Tag: Ben Ross

Sprawl While Inevitable Sprawl Does Cost a City

Smart growth And no when I say smart growth I do not mean a water tight Metropolitan Urban Limit that forbids development outside it and does not move without … Continue reading Sprawl While Inevitable Sprawl Does Cost a City

Southern Airport Line just makes sense Before the Planning Committee started yesterday I was having a discussion with Orakei Ward Councillor Desley Simpson over what project should be next given … Continue reading The Southern Airport Line. Our Next Project After the City Rail Link

A collection of Urban Geography stories on the growth and its pressures on Southern Auckland Introducing the second Omnibus collection of stories from Talking Southern Auckland: The Southern Auckland … Continue reading The Southern Auckland Development and Its Pressures Omnibus

April 19, 2017 ·

Land shortage could force release of more land When vacant land for industrial development is as low as it is in Auckland (2.1%) you could surmise two things: Auckland … Continue reading Industry: It Doesnt Cut Ribbons But It is Crucial to the Economy

Omnibus updated With the Transform Manukau Framework Plan now out I have updated the Omnibus to reflect the changes. Also included is a supplementary post on the pressures the … Continue reading #TransformManukau Omnibus 2017. Framework Plan Included

Pressures in Southern Auckland require some more unique thinking [Republishing this after it gotten lost with Cyclone Cook] From 2013-2016 when the Unitary Plan was being created I floated … Continue reading Growth Pressures in Southern Auckland: Is/Should the Super Metropolitan Centre to Make a Comeback?

April 5, 2017 ·

Work to be done Last month I volunteered with Panuku Development Auckland to do a Public Life Survey in Manukau City Centre both on a weekday and a Saturday … Continue reading #ourmanukau Public Life Survey Reveals Challenges. Part 24 of #TransformManukau Series

Development in Southern Auckland opens possibility Note: Since the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy is under consultation right now there is a few work streams underway with Southern Auckland … Continue reading Auckland to Receive its 11th Metropolitan Centre? Is the Super Metro Back?

It is all about the connectivity In Part 22 I looked at how Manukau needs a vibrant heart to support the wider Transform Manukau program and the ambitions of … Continue reading #ourmanukau Key Move 5: Enhancing Community Connectivity. Part 23 of the #TransformManukau Series

The body needs a strong heart Last Friday Panuku Development Auckland (the Council’s property and development arm) released the Manukau Framework Plan that sets out Manukau’s urban regeneration program. … Continue reading #ourmanukau Key Move 2: Creating a Vibrant Heart. Part 22 of the #TransformManukau Series