More to the point how is the Government doing? A year ago Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff would stand in front of a sizeable crowd at … Continue reading The ATAP One Year on, how is Auckland Doing?
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#OurManukau Update: Feedback Due Again for A2B, Manukau Mall Expansion, and new Hotel notifed!
More cranes for Manukau Exciting times for Manukau as more cranes are due to go up as even more projects get under way. Also an update on Airport to Botany … Continue reading #OurManukau Update: Feedback Due Again for A2B, Manukau Mall Expansion, and new Hotel notifed!
Have Your Say on how Drury-Pukekohe will develop, Round 3 (I think). Also Plan Still Has Shortfalls
Getting there but… It is that time again where we read maps that struggle to illustrate the full story while wondering if Auckland Council reads their own spatial planning documents. … Continue reading Have Your Say on how Drury-Pukekohe will develop, Round 3 (I think). Also Plan Still Has Shortfalls
I Am A Geographer, Planner, Designer and Citizen. The Rise of the Urban Simulator and All-Rounder
One mistake = OH CRAP! Late last month a Twitter conversation got going about how Urban Development is often held up by nit picking. Whether it be the example below … Continue reading I Am A Geographer, Planner, Designer and Citizen. The Rise of the Urban Simulator and All-Rounder
Southern Auckland (Drury to Pukekohe) Structural Planning Due for More Public Feedback
Next round in spatial planning Round three of Structure Planning in the South will get underway this Friday. From Auckland Council: Drury and Pukekohe destined for major urban transformation Your … Continue reading Southern Auckland (Drury to Pukekohe) Structural Planning Due for More Public Feedback
March 2019 Housing Update. 28% of New Builds Near a Transit Line
Too little being built near Rapid Transit Lines This came in last night from Auckland Council on how well (or not) our residential builds are doing: Auckland Monthly Housing Update … Continue reading March 2019 Housing Update. 28% of New Builds Near a Transit Line
City Centre to Mangere Light Rail Still Well Derailed
No one knows If you caught the Bernard Orsman special last night about City Centre to Mangere Light Rail and any apparent progress I am sorry to break it to … Continue reading City Centre to Mangere Light Rail Still Well Derailed
MY CITY IS A COMPLETE MESS! A City Planner using an Urban Simulator to Help Us Fix our City Messes #CitiesSkylines
A Great Communication Device Your City is a complete basket case with traffic jams everywhere, your transit system not firing on all cylinders and your zoning choices probably not the … Continue reading MY CITY IS A COMPLETE MESS! A City Planner using an Urban Simulator to Help Us Fix our City Messes #CitiesSkylines
Imminent Funding Announcement for City Centre to Mangere Light Rail?
Progress after silence for so long? After I posted on the total lack of communication from any one (particularly NZTA) on updates for City Centre to Mangere Light Rail it … Continue reading Imminent Funding Announcement for City Centre to Mangere Light Rail?
City Centre to Mangere Light Rail Entirely Off the RADAR
Local Board Updates Absent of Light Rail Information While Airport to Botany Rapid Transit continues to move ahead (Stage 1 operational date is set for 2020 with possibly a March … Continue reading City Centre to Mangere Light Rail Entirely Off the RADAR
