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Planning the engines of urban prosperity Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) the ongoing evolution of your city … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 3: Marsden Point Economic Development Strategy: A Master Plan for Integrated Urban Development and Economic Growth
Also a recap into planners and how they can influence economic development Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 2: A Deeper Dive. Building Safer, More Connected Communities – A Policy Framework for Integrated Cycling Networks and 30 km/h Zones
The hidden logic behind the City’s Blue Print of Marsden Point Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) the … Continue reading Ben Goes Planning Part 1: 5 Surprising Truths About How Your City Works (Learned from a Video Game)
2026 = the pivotal moment for planning reform in Aotearoa Over the course of the next two weeks (Monday to Friday) I will be republishing posts from 2025 that covered … Continue reading Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation
So, was I the City Cereal King or just a Planner enabling the economic development of the city and/or region? Because while Marsden Point is in Cities Skylines 2, in real life while my main wheelhouse right now is Policy Planning or Land Use Planning, I draw upon other aspects of planning ensuring the best for the area I am representing and/or advocating for!
Using Urban Simulator to illustrate how cycling can work for you So, you have medium density being built in your city, businesses want to establish or expand as a consequence … Continue reading Making Cycling Work for YOU and Your City!
No they do not impact arterial roads nor the movement of people and goods, at least not negatively! It seems that a policy push to introduce 30km/h speed zones in … Continue reading 30km/h Streets are your Friends in Cities and Towns!
Public Service Announcement for Auckland residents: Submissions for Plan Change 120 (PC120) are open until next month, leading up to the Hearings PC120 serves as a trial for how Unitary … Continue reading SUBMIT TODAY ON AUCKLAND’S FUTURE: PLAN CHANGE 120 (Auckland) OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Comment from Mayor as Auckland continues to intensify earns a caution! Local elections have concluded, and Wayne Brown will continue as Mayor for another term, with Cr. Richard Hills returning … Continue reading Large Arterial Roads Are NOT Great for Residential Building, Wayne Brown!
Reconnecting the lost art (and science) of city, town and community building! With all the chatter about housing, housing shortfalls, loneliness, and resistance to brownfield developments (intensification), it could be … Continue reading The Missing Middle: Enabling the Complete Package, including those Universal Connections!
Talking Southern Auckland 