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Did Anyone include when Light Rail Runs Through a Metropolitan Centre? The answer to that question and on Mixed Use zoning/housing was no. The result? We get a two dimensional … Continue reading Light Rail and Urban Transformation – A Video from the Building Nations 2018 Symposium. I Have Questions.
Moves to Streamline Building Consenting After a royal screw up by Council resource Consenting, the Auckland Design Office and Auckland Transport with Dominion Road (see: This ludicrous Dominion Road decision is … Continue reading Council Consenting Processes Questioned and Reviewed. Will Anything Happen?
Third attempt Can we get this right? Note: This is about the future transport investment options between Manukau and Pukekohe. For Structure Planning updates (urban development) please see: Structure Planning … Continue reading Southern Growth Areas (Transport Investment for Southern Auckland) Out For Consultation MK3
The timing reshuffle worked out fine – live stream wise The Planning Committee went a bit side ways with the Public Input session taking over 90 minutes today … Continue reading Presentation to Planning Committee on Auckland to Hamilton Integrated Spatial Planning – Lots of Cogs Moving
Changes suggested – Do not like them at all Tomorrow the Governing Body of Auckland Council will debate whether the Wards that make up the Governing Body (the main … Continue reading Governance Framework Suggests Splitting Manukau Into Two, No Changes to Manurewa-Papakura Ward
Now for some legislation I have believed that we need a Planning Ministry that oversees both Planning and urban development in New Zealand. The Australian State Governments have their … Continue reading Housing and Urban Development Minister Twyford’s Urban Development Super Ministry Draws Closer
Urban Geography can teach us a lot on how to work with Southern Auckland Manukau Ward Councillor Efeso Collins penned a piece to The Spinoff on the equity issues Southern Auckland … Continue reading From The Spinoff: Taxing the poor, to transport the rich
Reacting? Auckland Council yesterday decided to drop a presser on the Northern Airport Line (City Centre to Dominion Road). This is what it said. From Our Auckland: Light rail … Continue reading Auckland Council Announces Northern Airport Line (forgets its Southern sibbling)
GPS represents chance to do community and nation building With the Government Policy Statement on transport out we can see the Government will have Safety and Access as the … Continue reading The Government Policy Statement: More Than Transport It Is Also a Community Builder
Have your say on the draft statement that influences Transport investment Yesterday the Prime Minister, Transport Minister, Associate Transport Minister, and the Regional Development Minister (so Ardern, Twyford, Genter … Continue reading Government Releases Draft Government Policy Statement for Consultation (Due May 2)
Talking Southern Auckland 