Do we need to gold plate everything As I work through the parklets for Manukau City Centre I was having a look through this yesterday: Home / Parks Hub / Informal … Continue reading KISS: Keeping It Simple Stupid – With Parks
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Millwater: We Are Not Achieving The World’s Most Liveable (nor equitable) City
Red-light Runners and Police Excuse systematic of our Transport Planning Failures Auckland Council and Auckland Transport; we have a serious problem we need to have a wee chat about. … Continue reading Millwater: We Are Not Achieving The World’s Most Liveable (nor equitable) City
Electric Train 6 Car Sets “Comfortable”
Running close to capacity already on the Southern Line This morning the Electric Trains in both three and six car set configurations joined their soon to be retired diesel counterparts … Continue reading Electric Train 6 Car Sets “Comfortable”
One Year of Electric Trains
Marking First Anniversary This week marks when the first Electric passenger train began revenue service (taking passengers) on the Onehunga Line. Since then the Electrics or EMU’s for short (Electric … Continue reading One Year of Electric Trains
Mill Road and Regional Development (We Are Not Achieving The World’s Most Liveable City)
Not the Corridor that bothers me, it is what they want in terms of Regional Development The 4-lane de-facto urban motorway that is fast becoming the moniker for the Redoubt … Continue reading Mill Road and Regional Development (We Are Not Achieving The World’s Most Liveable City)
Wesley College SHA Even Larger
4,500 possible homes + 1,000 more in Takanini/Papakura Area + more else where I was flicking through the monthly ‘Our Auckland’ magazine yesterday when I came across the following titbit … Continue reading Wesley College SHA Even Larger
Will Council Push THE BIG RED BUTTON and Go Thermonuclear
Port continuing work against wishes of Auckland Council The Port of Auckland saga keeps on going. News out this morning shows the Chair of Port of Auckland giving a long … Continue reading Will Council Push THE BIG RED BUTTON and Go Thermonuclear
Regional Long Term Plan Consultation Considerations for Auckland Transport
To be considered and later actioned – dependent on Council Governing Body Next week the Auckland Transport Board holds its monthly meeting. One of the larger considerations on the Agenda … Continue reading Regional Long Term Plan Consultation Considerations for Auckland Transport
Updates on the “Playground Needing 44 Car Parks In Place of Occupied Existing Residential Dwellings?” Story
An Update First off a thank you to readers, commenters and Local Board member Julie Fairey on the discussion that has taken place about the Monte Cecilia Park situation. The situation … Continue reading Updates on the “Playground Needing 44 Car Parks In Place of Occupied Existing Residential Dwellings?” Story
Pitch For South Auckland to Retain Pasifika
Local Board to sponsor pitch to keep Pasifika Festival This year owing to the Fruit Fly saga in Grey Lynn the Pasifika Festival was moved from its historic home in … Continue reading Pitch For South Auckland to Retain Pasifika
Talking Southern Auckland 