First two major transit projects post City Rail Link a GO! Well this was one way to start an Easter Sunday morning: We are working on it right now. … Continue reading Regional Rapid Rail and The Southern Airport Line a (virtual) GO!
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Mill Road Need Not Grandiose Motorways – Simple Fixes Will Get the Road Moving
Start basic and move from there I saw on the Papakura Facebook pages yesterday that a moderate accident had occurred at the intersection of Redoubt Road and Murphy’s Road … Continue reading Mill Road Need Not Grandiose Motorways – Simple Fixes Will Get the Road Moving
#AucklandPlan2050 – Had My Say: In General Support But Plan Lacks Targets
Do not forget to have your say After a month the Auckland Council Have Your Say on the Long Term Plan, and the Auckland Plan 2050 will draw to … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050 – Had My Say: In General Support But Plan Lacks Targets
Should Manurewa and Papakura Become Unlocks or Transforms (Urban Regeneration)?
Opportunity does await Last week Manurewa-Papakura Ward Councillor Daniel Newman and Manurewa Local Board Angela Dalton made an impassioned plea to the Finance Committee of Auckland Council to have … Continue reading Should Manurewa and Papakura Become Unlocks or Transforms (Urban Regeneration)?
National Policy Statement on Urban Development MK2: Transit Orientated Developments Present Opportunity
Reach for the sky! So we have the Auckland Spatial Plan and the Auckland Unitary Plan that (or should) dictates that we need capacity for 422,000 new homes for … Continue reading National Policy Statement on Urban Development MK2: Transit Orientated Developments Present Opportunity
My Ideal central Urban Development Authority
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
Upper North Island Needs its Version of an Auckland (Spatial) Plan
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
Prefab Housing and Automation Key to Building Housing in Auckland
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
Value Capture Taxes: An International Best Practice to Fund Transit Infrastructure
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
Mayoral Taskforce Reconvenes to Advance Housing
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
