Consultation Under Way on the Southern Bus Network While the Unitary Plan has caught Auckland’s attention again (“Councillors at odds on housing plan” and “Report on Today’s Auckland Plan … Continue reading Don’t Forget, AT is Asking On the New Southern Bus Network
Two Hours on the Processes – Not the Mixed Housing Zone or Terrace Housing and Apartment Zone The Auckland Plan Committee today discussed the first two workshops around the … Continue reading Report on Today’s Auckland Plan Committee Proceedings
Council has just released a media statement on today’s two-hour session at the Auckland Plan Committee that was meant to be discussing the first two workshops (June 19 and 26). That technically did not happen and as I speak I am writing my exclusive post up on today’s proceedings now (to be out by 6pm).
From Auckland Council:
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As I said I am getting my own commentary on today written up now
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After the first 15 minutes and enough Twitter Spam to start a #trend we got into the nuts and bolts on the Urban Economics presentation by Harvard Professor Edward Glaeser.
Once his presentation is up I will retrieve it and link it back here. Needless to say it was a thought-provoking session although again the questions were patsy.
And tomorrow it is off to the Auckland Plan Committee to observe what will be a full day of Unitary Plan deliberations. I will be running the commentary live via the blog and Twitter on the proceedings as they happen. So stay tuned.
I am here at Aotea Centre waiting for the start on today’s Auckland Conversation piece on Urban Economics: Up or Out.
I will be tweeting live from the event as it happens.
I also wonder if I should open live bets on the questions. That is will we get some actual real questions asked to the panel (which includes our Deputy Mayor) today or will we get the same patsy questions from the same patsy people pushing their same patsy barrow.
I suppose we will soon see.
Auckland‘s Transport Mega Projects Part Two – A Comparison And so the Prime Minister has announced around $10 BILLION worth of transport mega projects in Auckland for the next well I … Continue reading Auckland’s Transport Mega Projects – Part Two
Auckland‘s Transport Mega Projects Part One – The Gist And so the Prime Minister has announced around $10 BILLION worth of transport mega projects in Auckland for the next … Continue reading Auckland’s Transport Mega Projects – Part One
The Auckland Plan Committee is to meet (as an open meeting) on July 2 to deliberate on the first round of Unitary Plan Workshops (June 19 and 26).
From the Council media release just released:
Directions to guide Unitary Plan changes
The Auckland Plan Committee will meet next week to consider the first set of directions to address issues identified in the draft Unitary Plan.
The directions, based on feedback analysed to date, were proposed by elected members at the first two post-engagement Unitary Plan workshops.
A report outlining some of the key issues identified by Aucklanders as well as the initial directions will be presented to the Auckland Plan Committee on Tuesday 2 July.
The topics covered in the first two workshops and reflected in the report include:
- Principles for height in local and town centres
- Principles for height, notification and provisions in the Terrace House and Apartment Building zone
- Proposed heights, minimum dwelling size and development controls in the Mixed Housing Zone
- Quality design and notification of development control infringements
Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse, says she is pleased with the progress councillors and local board chairs have made over the past two weeks.
“The workshops have been well attended and there has been very useful discussion from everyone on how to incorporate what we are hearing from our community into the plan.
“Tuesday’s committee meeting is about further discussion and giving staff a more formal go ahead to start incorporating changes into the version of the plan we are developing, ready for notification,” said Penny Hulse.
For further details on the feedback and the next steps in the Unitary Plan process, please see the Shape Auckland site.
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I also have here and embedded below the report via an Addendum agenda:
I will write-up a post commentary on the agenda tomorrow morning.
Also remember July 2, 10am at Town Hall – the Auckland Plan Committee meeting discussing the first two Unitary Plan workshops will be open to the public. And yes I will be attending to observe proceedings.
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The Prime Minister has announced what is effectively an ULTRA spend up on transport in Auckland for the next wee-while.
I am still working through the material and am most likely to post a full response tomorrow.
Also I am just re checking material I have written over the last three years. I don’t know if Council or Government has ever read my submissions in related to transport or not, I am not particularly fussed. But the CRL, the AWHC, AMETI and other things seem to be on a very similar timetable to what I suggested in my Auckland Plan submission:
From Page 49 of my Submission to the Auckland Plan
As resources and capital is scarce, a priority system is needed best allocate those scarce resources and capital to extend Auckland’s Transport System. This priority system in this submission will be brief with extended details provided in a separate submission to the Auckland Long Term Draft Plan.
Priority One (To be completed by 2018)
Priority Two (To be completed by 2025)
Priority Three (To be completed by 2040 or optional)
This priority system was created in attempt to create an idea on how transportation projects should be rationalised and built over the next thirty years with scarce resources and capital. Priorities can change as the transportation needs change for Auckland. Through creating the basic outline of the Auckland Transportation Network over the next 30 years, and through more technical analysis in the Long Term Plan Submission, it is hoped that Auckland’s transport needs will not virtually bankrupt the city and allow the city to be known again for its affordability and economic progress. Also the Auckland Transport Network ideas outline is designed to complement the LADU system also mentioned in this submission. The LADU system proposed in this submission is to allow the submission’s goal to be realised and affordability plus economic progress not be strangled by DURT!
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You can see my original submission in the embed below.
As I said above I will comment in full later while I digest all this (and my lunch). You can see the initial Herald reaction HERE.
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