AV’s and their consequences on the Urban Geography environment There has been a lot of chatter around how Autonomous Vehicles could help out congested cities. This concept needs a … Continue reading Autonomous Vehicles, Transit, The City and Urban Geography. An Urban Geographer’s Look
The 20 minute neighbourhood Often I/we have talked the 800 metre/10 minute walk up catchment to a transit stop where that transit takes us to the City Centre or … Continue reading Sociable Neighbourhoods: Reconnecting Isolated Suburbia
Insights into two large planning documents out for your say this month The Auckland Plan is currently under going its mandatory refresh while the 2018-2028 Long Term Plan is … Continue reading #AKLConversations on The Auckland Plan Refresh and Long Term Plan (Transport and Environment)
13th February Presentation date Planning Committee Chair Councillor Chris Darby has given approval for me to give a brief presentation to the Committee on the Southern Airport Line. The … Continue reading Presentation to Planning Committee on Southern Airport Line a Go!
Will it happen or will it not? Today is Tuesday the day after Auckland Anniversary where most of the population in New Zealand gets an extra day’s Summer holiday. … Continue reading The Age of the City Continues. 2018 Marks Next Phase of Auckland’s Evolution – (a Brief Look into 2018)
I think it can We know of heavy rail (conventional passenger and freight trains) and light rail (trams or metro style trains that can operate within a road corridor … Continue reading UK Looks at Lite Light Rail. Could It Have Applications for Auckland?
Draft Regional Land Transport Plan right out from the 1960’s UPDATE: From the Transport Minister I’ve had sincere apology from AT chair Lester Levy for internal “budget” document mistakenly … Continue reading UPDATED: (AT Chair Apologies to Minister) Draft RLTP From @AklTransport Signals Wholescale Cuts to Transit and Cycling While Wanting MOAR ROADS
Rethinking our low and medium density suburbs This appeared originally at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/urban-design-geography-green-utility-vs-city-budget-ben-ross/ Cities Skylines (the urban simulator from Paradox – Colossal Order) has from time to time provided … Continue reading Urban Design, Urban geography and Green utility vs the City Budget. A #CitiesSkylines Lesson
Making most of the situation There seems to be a bit of movement with Light Rail as Auckland Transport and Greater Auckland make the case for the Northern Airport … Continue reading The Southern Airport Line and Transit Orientated Developments. Rethinking Transit and Developments in Auckland
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Could Cities Skylines transit network redesign offer hints for Auckland’s poor accessibility to transit? ? Yesterday a paper was released by MRCageny on accessibility…
Talking Southern Auckland 