Let’s get the mindset as Planners right. Let’s also get those standardised zones match fit as well! Submissions are open for the Planning Bill, and the Standardised Zones will soon … Continue reading Re-coding our Cities in Aotearoa – New Zealand
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Ben goes Planning Part 8.2: Reclaiming the Streets
Future Streets Initiative: A Phased Implementation Plan for Safer, More Liveable Public Spaces 1.0 Project Vision and Strategic Imperative This document outlines a phased implementation plan for the Future Streets … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.2: Reclaiming the Streets
Key Fundamentals in Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation
How we can move Aotearoa from it car-centric past to a people-centric future As submissions for the Planning Bill are currently open, while the drafting of the Standardised Zones is … Continue reading Key Fundamentals in Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation
Ben goes Planning Part 8.1 – Reclaiming the Streets: A Proposal for Safer, Healthier, and More Prosperous Communities through Safe Speed by Design
People first with Safer, Healthier, and More Prosperous Communities through Safe Speed by Design 1.0 Introduction: The Urgent Need for a New Approach to Urban Street Design Our streets are … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.1 – Reclaiming the Streets: A Proposal for Safer, Healthier, and More Prosperous Communities through Safe Speed by Design
Ben goes Planning Part 7.1 – Why our Streets are Failing: More Lanes, More Danger: 5 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Our Streets
Time to face the Truths About Our Streets Introduction: The Invisible Architecture of Our Daily Commute Have you ever felt a surge of anxiety stepping off a curb to cross … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 7.1 – Why our Streets are Failing: More Lanes, More Danger: 5 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Our Streets
Ben goes Planning Part 5: The City Pulse – How Cities Breathe: The Secret Dance Between Transport and Land Use
Cities are living organisms Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) the ongoing evolution of your city and region … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 5: The City Pulse – How Cities Breathe: The Secret Dance Between Transport and Land Use
Ben goes Planning Part 4: State of Play between Digital Urban Simulator and Real World Planning by a Planner
So, can real world planning, and the mixed reality of virtual planning via Cities Skylines exist side by side? Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 4: State of Play between Digital Urban Simulator and Real World Planning by a Planner
Ben goes Planning Part 3: Marsden Point Economic Development Strategy: A Master Plan for Integrated Urban Development and Economic Growth
Planning the engines of urban prosperity Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) the ongoing evolution of your city … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 3: Marsden Point Economic Development Strategy: A Master Plan for Integrated Urban Development and Economic Growth
Ben goes Planning Part 2: A Deeper Dive. Building Safer, More Connected Communities – A Policy Framework for Integrated Cycling Networks and 30 km/h Zones
Also a recap into planners and how they can influence economic development Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 2: A Deeper Dive. Building Safer, More Connected Communities – A Policy Framework for Integrated Cycling Networks and 30 km/h Zones
Ben Goes Planning Part 1: 5 Surprising Truths About How Your City Works (Learned from a Video Game)
The hidden logic behind the City’s Blue Print of Marsden Point Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) the … Continue reading Ben Goes Planning Part 1: 5 Surprising Truths About How Your City Works (Learned from a Video Game)
Talking Southern Auckland 