Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Can I build a City in two hours So I got roped in by fellow Cities Skylines player Cazgem to do Cities in Snap.…
Auckland goes Sepia from the Australian Fires – A Photo Collection
Welcome to Climatic change induced conditions I was over in Central Auckland when at 2pm the sky went very yellow and dark. The smoke from the Australian fires had finally … Continue reading Auckland goes Sepia from the Australian Fires – A Photo Collection
The Port Relocation Saga – Where are the Spatial Plans?
I’ll start one Last Thursday finally put to bed what had become a very myopic debate on relocating Port of Auckland to Northport in Whangarei some 170km to the north. … Continue reading The Port Relocation Saga – Where are the Spatial Plans?
Ben’s Urban Geographies: I will be Podcasting all things #UrbanGeography from 2020
Twitch and Podcasts After initial positive feedback with both the Twitch streams and podcasts using Cities Skylines as the main communication tool I am going to separate the two out … Continue reading Ben’s Urban Geographies: I will be Podcasting all things #UrbanGeography from 2020
New Zealand Population Projections 30 Years Off Course – How Did the Institutes Miss This and what have the consequences been?
New Zealand struggling with housing and infrastructure Recently an article in the NZ Herald illustrated that our population planning projections are out by 30 years. That is New Zealand was … Continue reading New Zealand Population Projections 30 Years Off Course – How Did the Institutes Miss This and what have the consequences been?
WHOA – PEOPLE USING TRANSIT – WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SO WHEN ACTUAL DECENT FREQUENCIES ARE PROVIDED! #CitiesSkylines Highlight
Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Day 1 and already having to adjust bus frequencies After some glitches with Twitch I finally got streaming and recording. In the stream I…
Urban Development in Southern Auckland (Paerata) Demonstration of Infrastructure Deficit Model
Consequences on behaviour and culture that will be with us for decades to come I saw this tweet from Paerata (about 15 minutes south of me here in Papakura) and … Continue reading Urban Development in Southern Auckland (Paerata) Demonstration of Infrastructure Deficit Model
A Little City Centre That Could. Is #ourmanukau the next Parramatta?
The drive towards a 24/7 Economy Earlier in the week I was reading articles on how Parramatta was proceeding full speed in becoming Sydney’s second City Centre with a $A5.5 … Continue reading A Little City Centre That Could. Is #ourmanukau the next Parramatta?
Putting Urban Geography to the test in: Building a City Centre TAKES TIME – LOTS OF TIME. #CitiesSkylines
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Putting Urban Geography to the test I have finally started building the Manukau City Centre which will become the main of the two City…
Airport to Botany and Southwest Gateway Submission Guide
NO MORE ADDITIONAL PARKING ON LAMBIE DRIVE Yesterday both NZTA and Auckland Transport released the much anticipated second round of consultation of both the Southwest Gateway and Airport to Botany … Continue reading Airport to Botany and Southwest Gateway Submission Guide
Talking Southern Auckland 