Do not forget to have your say After a month the Auckland Council Have Your Say on the Long Term Plan, and the Auckland Plan 2050 will draw to … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050 – Had My Say: In General Support But Plan Lacks Targets
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Should Manurewa and Papakura Become Unlocks or Transforms (Urban Regeneration)?
Opportunity does await Last week Manurewa-Papakura Ward Councillor Daniel Newman and Manurewa Local Board Angela Dalton made an impassioned plea to the Finance Committee of Auckland Council to have … Continue reading Should Manurewa and Papakura Become Unlocks or Transforms (Urban Regeneration)?
National Policy Statement on Urban Development MK2: Transit Orientated Developments Present Opportunity
Reach for the sky! So we have the Auckland Spatial Plan and the Auckland Unitary Plan that (or should) dictates that we need capacity for 422,000 new homes for … Continue reading National Policy Statement on Urban Development MK2: Transit Orientated Developments Present Opportunity
My Ideal central Urban Development Authority
Best we have towards a full blown Planning Ministry It has been known before and post election that the (current) Minister of Transport, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Phil … Continue reading My Ideal central Urban Development Authority
Upper North Island Needs its Version of an Auckland (Spatial) Plan
Inter-Regional Planning Last year I gave a guest lecture to Geography and Environmental Planning students at the University of Waikato on the topic of inter-regional planning between Auckland, the … Continue reading Upper North Island Needs its Version of an Auckland (Spatial) Plan
#AucklandPlan2050 – The Return of the Super Metropolitan Centre with the Nodes
Super Metros return formally into the Auckland Plan – well nearly With the Auckland Plan 2050 Development Strategy looking at Auckland becoming a multi-nodal city (see: #AucklandPlan2050: NODES! Or Rather … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050 – The Return of the Super Metropolitan Centre with the Nodes
#AucklandPlan2050: NODES! Or Rather Auckland Becoming a Multi-Nodal City
How Auckland will look dictates how we invest to make it all work? The Auckland Plan 2050 (the refresh) is currently open for consultation until March 28 long side … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050: NODES! Or Rather Auckland Becoming a Multi-Nodal City
#AucklandPlan2050 – Transport: Linking Auckland In and Out
Transport ambition resonates but needs to be matched with political and financial OOMPH! & Creating an equitable transport system The Auckland Plan 2050 and the Long Term Plan 2018-2028 … Continue reading #AucklandPlan2050 – Transport: Linking Auckland In and Out
Urban Geography 201: Building Transit Right First Time – Everytime. Lessons from Strong Towns
Strong Town Urban Geography Lessons on building transit Transit projects (and equally road projects) like urban developments can either end up a success or a massive failure. It all … Continue reading Urban Geography 201: Building Transit Right First Time – Everytime. Lessons from Strong Towns
Manukau Bus Station Build Nears Completion. Open Date Set for April. Bike facilities Poor
Manukau Bus Station nearing completion Auckland Transport has released some photos of the nearly completed Manukau Bus Station on their website: Manukau bus station project updates Read all the … Continue reading Manukau Bus Station Build Nears Completion. Open Date Set for April. Bike facilities Poor
