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Free Parking is NOT Free Parking From City Observatory There’s not enough parking in Chicago: it’s an article of faith among many drivers, and has been a key assumption … Continue reading Parking Whether Off or On-Street Will Raise Affordability Issues Anywhere
Anti Urban Councillor? After the shock upset in Manurewa-Papakura Ward with Daniel Newman tipping out Calum Penrose in the recent elections it was always going to be interesting to … Continue reading We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
More housing Good news on the housing supply front. I was returning back from Manukau City Centre and noticed large earthworks as well as active diggers at the Manukau … Continue reading Manukau Special Housing Area (8 Pacific) Under-way
Productivity still missing 2% target About every November I usually will go checking up on Auckland’s productivity and see how it measures against Outcome 3 of the Auckland Plan … Continue reading Auckland Productivity Returns to Positive – Still Misses Target
Turning a former State Highway into a human people space Earlier in the Transform Manukau series I did comment and provide an alternative to Manukau Station Road (see: #TransformManukau … Continue reading Manukau Station Road Humanising Therapy #Part 19 of the #TransformManukau Series
Could Auckland take Wellington after a disaster The short answer is no or rather not easily. The continued news of Government or State buildings in the Government and … Continue reading UPDATED: Wellington Quake Damage Raises Auckland Capacity Issues
Plans are there, all subject to cash Just after the Local Government Elections there was a rather large spiel in one of the Papakura Facebook community pages about the … Continue reading Auckland Transport Reply on Great South Road, Takanini Issues. Bus Lanes Coming!
Business case to be developed for Botany to Airport In October I had commented on Campaign for Better Transport’s presentation to the Auckland Transport Board on how they believe … Continue reading Auckland Transport’s Formal Response to Light Rail to the Airport
Better use of land a good way to get on top of housing supply in Auckland Recently a presentation was given where four houses (especially large Housing New Zealand … Continue reading 18:4 Housing Solution. Is it a solution?
I lean to the former Transport Blog yesterday had a post on urban design owing to Auckland Council’s Design Champion recently saying that new apartments in Otahuhu looked ugly. … Continue reading Urban Design: Form and Function or Aesthetics? #CitiesSkylines Assists
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