I can see where and why the Port could be relocated through the next 40 years On Thursday the Port Auckland issue will come back before the Auckland Development … Continue reading Port Relocation? At High Cost But Can Be Done Through Time
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Airport (Heavy) Rail Via Otahuhu + Botany Line: Our Airport Lines. A Redux
Heavy and light rail give integrated solution With Mayor Len Brown defying Auckland Transport in stating a decision whether to go heavy or light rail to the Airport has … Continue reading Airport (Heavy) Rail Via Otahuhu + Botany Line: Our Airport Lines. A Redux
Trees On Streets Equals Bliss To All
Tree lined streets are a green oasis I do not think people value the worth and amenity of tree-lined streets whether in a residential or commercial as highly as … Continue reading Trees On Streets Equals Bliss To All
Auckland Conversation Talk on Housing Concludes: MOAR HOUSING! #AKLPols UPDATED
Robust discussion on needing more housing UPDATE: Video now included Last night Auckland Conversations held a panel on the housing situation in Auckland and what the future of housing … Continue reading Auckland Conversation Talk on Housing Concludes: MOAR HOUSING! #AKLPols UPDATED
ATAP Still a Load of Wonk. What I Would Have Done
A supposed technical manual short on delivery We have all seen the media reports about road congestion charging coming in the near future according to Minister of Transport Simon … Continue reading ATAP Still a Load of Wonk. What I Would Have Done
Auckland Electorate Seeking Improvement Not Change #Auckland2016
Council reputation report delivers fascinating insight Sunday’s are great days to contemplate the world around you while offline (Sunday is being full day off day). The day previous I … Continue reading Auckland Electorate Seeking Improvement Not Change #Auckland2016
Parking: Strong Towns Demonstrate some Fallacies With Parking
Including Parking MAXIMUMS Parking and for planners and communities alike parking minimums. The two very things more likely to polarise a city in a debate than putting in a … Continue reading Parking: Strong Towns Demonstrate some Fallacies With Parking
#CitiesSkylines Lessons with Planning Part 2. A Mature City
Mature city presents its own challenges In March I wrote a post on how the city simulator Cities Skylines can given some basic urban and transport planning lessons that … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Lessons with Planning Part 2. A Mature City
#CitiesSkylines Shows Auckland Transport Bus Lanes
Something so simple eludes so many in Auckland Transport In light of yesterday’s Auckland Transport to Miss Bus Patronage Targets maybe our transport engineers in Cities Skylines should pass a course in … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Shows Auckland Transport Bus Lanes
#TransformManukau – North/South Axis Connecting Manukau. Part 17 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Great South Road and Lambie Drive Axis need humanising In the past the thinking on doing urban renewal in Manukau has been focused on the east-west transport axis of: … Continue reading #TransformManukau – North/South Axis Connecting Manukau. Part 17 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Talking Southern Auckland 