Cases in position now to get going The excitement is building since I blogged recently that Auckland Transport had released tender documents on the first stages of the Southern … Continue reading Airport Lines, The Airport Access Business Case and Light Rail. Dominoes all falling into place!
The answer is yes Then following series of Tweets below got me thing about a serious question with our planning regime currently in Auckland: .@pamelablais & @burchfie … Continue reading Transit Lines, Transit Networks and Urban Planning – Is Auckland Missing Something?
Northern Airport Line debate prompts interesting question Greater Auckland posted up on the different routes the Northern Airport Line (City Centre to the Airport) and the consequences of the … Continue reading Northern Airport Line Verses Southern Airport Line and All the Options in Between. What Are We Wanting to Achieve?
Lessons for Auckland? The Northern Airport Line will be Light Rail while I am pushing the Manukau to Airport section of the Southern Airport Line to be Light Rail (Manukau … Continue reading Trans City vs Local District Transit. #CitiesSkylines Lessons for Auckland
Lessons for Auckland? Do not be afraid of Light Rail and also Light Rail is good for small intra suburb running as well as big trans-city running like Airport Lines. … Continue reading ALL ABOARD. Light Rail Moving You Around. #CitiesSkylines Lessons for Auckland
Part Three – The Urban Form Established Where a motorway once was is now a thriving urban area that connects the City Centre up to the main urban area in … Continue reading Lessons for Auckland Ctd – Proof is in the Pudding: From Motorway to a Place People Love. #CitiesSkylines
UPDATE on property valuations Earlier this morning in my Property Value Jumps of 50%+ Is Not All Good News For Southern Auckland post I had commented how property valuation jumps of over … Continue reading Papakura Property Values Jumps 65%. I Think We Having a Housing Crisis
Large value jumps reflect broken property market Property revaluations are out next week as they are every three years. The revaluations help Council determine how Rates are struck for … Continue reading Property Value Jumps of 50%+ Is Not All Good News For Southern Auckland
Lessons for Auckland? Auckland has plenty of excessively wide roads that can be humanised and two motorways that can be “buried” by placing parks above them. Grafton Gully is one … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Urban Regeneration Project Offers Lessons for Auckland
I like option one The five options for where the America’s Cup bases should be held. Cue political infighting for the next wee while but in the meantime let’s … Continue reading Auckland America Cup Base Options – Which Ones Should Councillors Go With (And Cue Infighting)
Talking Southern Auckland 