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My Ideal central Urban Development Authority

March 19, 2018 ·

Best we have towards a full blown Planning Ministry It has been known before and post election that the (current) Minister of Transport, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Phil … Continue reading My Ideal central Urban Development Authority

Inter-Regional Planning Last year I gave a guest lecture to Geography and Environmental Planning students at the University of Waikato on the topic of inter-regional planning between Auckland, the … Continue reading Upper North Island Needs its Version of an Auckland (Spatial) Plan

Must be smarter as traditional methods are failing us As Auckland continues to boom the City is continuing to fail to keep up with the housing demand needed by … Continue reading Prefab Housing and Automation Key to Building Housing in Auckland

Finance and Transport Ministers float equitable fund-raising scheme for projects like the Airport Lines We all know Auckland has a large transport infrastructure deficit and we equally know those … Continue reading Value Capture Taxes: An International Best Practice to Fund Transit Infrastructure

MAYOR, MINISTERS AND INDUSTRY UNITE TO BUILD MORE HOUSES IN AUCKLAND From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff MAYOR, MINISTERS AND INDUSTRY UNITE TO BUILD MORE HOUSES IN … Continue reading Mayoral Taskforce Reconvenes to Advance Housing

Super Metros return formally into the Auckland Plan – well nearly With the Auckland Plan 2050 Development Strategy looking at Auckland becoming a multi-nodal city (see: #AucklandPlan2050: NODES! Or Rather … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050 – The Return of the Super Metropolitan Centre with the Nodes

March 6, 2018 ·

Economies of Scale vs Local Accessibility It seems Orsman has been writing tripe about Auckland Council Service Centres again. While I am not going to link it the reply … Continue reading Creation of Service Centre Hubs Consistent with #AucklandPlan2050 Multi Nodal City Approach

How Auckland will look dictates how we invest to make it all work? The Auckland Plan 2050 (the refresh) is currently open for consultation until March 28 long side … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050: NODES! Or Rather Auckland Becoming a Multi-Nodal City

Transport ambition resonates but needs to be matched with political and financial OOMPH! & Creating an equitable transport system The Auckland Plan 2050 and the Long Term Plan 2018-2028 … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050 – Transport: Linking Auckland In and Out

Have your say in the future of Auckland That time again where we have our say on the next iteration of the Long Term Plan (the master budget document … Continue reading HAVE YOUR SAY: Long Term Plan 2018-2028 and Auckland Plan 2050 Out For Consultation