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WHOA – PEOPLE USING TRANSIT – WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SO WHEN ACTUAL DECENT FREQUENCIES ARE PROVIDED! #CitiesSkylines Highlight

November 25, 2019 ·

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

November 25, 2019November 23, 2019 · 1 Comment ·

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?

November 22, 2019 ·

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

November 20, 2019 ·

Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
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

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 ·

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

Airport to Botany Rapid Transit Stage 2 Out for Consultation. HAVE YOUR SAY By December 8

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 ·

Connecting Auckland to the Airport and allowing cross town transit draws closer with Airport to Botany Stage 2 Trust the news to arrive while I was (ironically) in Manukau on … Continue reading Airport to Botany Rapid Transit Stage 2 Out for Consultation. HAVE YOUR SAY By December 8

#CitiesSkylines , Urban Islands and Urban Geographies. Stitching it all together!

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 ·

Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Using Urban Islands to balance a City Last week I talked about the three Urban Geographic concepts I use in City building that can…

Restoring a Former Urban Pathway in #OurManukau – Let the People Flow!

November 8, 2019 ·

Restoring Manukau Plaza and opening the connection between two major way points. I was going through some old Manukau files that go right back to 2013 and ponder what has … Continue reading Restoring a Former Urban Pathway in #OurManukau – Let the People Flow!

Urban Geography and City Building Using #CitiesSkylines

November 6, 2019 ·

Also Forest Fire Right after the forest fire that the City puts I take a look at the three modes a City can be in: City Planning and Building Expansion … Continue reading Urban Geography and City Building Using #CitiesSkylines

#CitiesSkylines City Building. The Subway is Fixed in Grand Manukau/Layton Cities

October 30, 2019 ·

Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Building of the Downtown and East End After the issues with the Mods things got back on track. So here we are with this…

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