Street Mix in Manukau City Centre Thanks to Hamish over in Transport Blog (in regards to the Lincoln Road upgrade (or downgrade depending on your point of view)) I … Continue reading Playing Around with Street Mix
Category: Manukau
How Don Draper Could Help Our Planners
Lessons from Don Draper (for Planners) – From Planetizen I caught this real gem from Planetizen on Planners needing to think like Don Draper from the Mad Men series. … Continue reading How Don Draper Could Help Our Planners
Reading Material on Unchecked Urban Sprawl
Suburban Sprawl – Exposing Hidden Costs and Identifying Innovations That is the titular title of the 42 page PDF document on urban sprawl that is embedded in this blog … Continue reading Reading Material on Unchecked Urban Sprawl
Entering the City Building Phase – Well the Actual City Phase
Getting the Ducks Lined up – One at a Time Two pieces of what I would call irony: Realising that a major Council Controlled Organisation of Auckland Council share … Continue reading Entering the City Building Phase – Well the Actual City Phase
Seton, Manukau and Albany
All Having the Same Conversation It seems the city of Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta is having a similar discussion Auckland has around second tier centres otherwise … Continue reading Seton, Manukau and Albany
The Botany Line Sky Train
Time to Link the Eastern Suburbs, Airport and South Auckland up with a quality Light Rail Transit System Since the Botany (heavy rail) Line got bottled along with the … Continue reading The Botany Line Sky Train
The East West Link
Back to the Drawing Board it goes Yesterday I was at the Infrastructure Committee in which the East-West Link was being debated and presented on. When you hear this: … Continue reading The East West Link
Developing a 21st Century Auckland Presentation – The Results
A Good Day And the Mayor Got Broadsided as well (not intentionally – well maybe in the end) An excerpt from Bob Dey’s Property Report Blog post that was … Continue reading Developing a 21st Century Auckland Presentation – The Results
Too Many Restrictions, Not Enough Progress – Unitary Plan
Unitary Plan Still Needs to be Liberalised I came across this dissenting opinion over at Bob Dey’s Property Report Blog yesterday on the Unitary Plan. A reminder that … Continue reading Too Many Restrictions, Not Enough Progress – Unitary Plan
Continuing to Develop a 21st Century Manukau
Continued Inspiration to Develop a 21st Century Manukau After the Developing a 21st Century Auckland and Manukau Presentation to the Auckland Development Committee last Thursday in which some successful … Continue reading Continuing to Develop a 21st Century Manukau
Talking Southern Auckland 