Tag: Ben Ross

The Rezoning Exercise with the #UnitaryPlan. The Facts

November 23, 2015 ·

And why you should take the Herald, who gets stories from certain Councillors with a grain of salt I was warned that certain Councillors and a certain Herald reporter … Continue reading The Rezoning Exercise with the #UnitaryPlan. The Facts

However, concerns on Kumeu are legitimate I was warned a couple of weeks ago this might occur in regards to the new Unitary Plan Spatial Maps (the zone applications) … Continue reading Auckland 2040 Blowing Smoke over the #UnitaryPlan Rezoning

Preparation work for Topic 081 – Residential Zones I picked up yesterday from the Auckland Unitary Plan Hearings website that the Independent Hearings Panel has instructed Auckland Council to … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Panel Issues Instructions for Demand and Supply Estimates across all Zones. UPDATED

New paper suggests suburbs have more complex and beneficial relationships than urbanites might let on? I am currently reading Suburban Urbanites from UCLPress which looks differently at the role … Continue reading Suburbs: What Are Their Relationships within a City?

November 13, 2015 ·

Included are the Minutes of various meetings in regards to the new Local Board funding formula’s Earlier today I penned an OP-Ed piece in reply to claims by Manurewa … Continue reading Southern Councillors “React” To the Chair of Manurewa Local Board’s Claims of “Neglect” #AKLPols

Submissions close November 20 Don’t forget to submit on the Manukau Bus Transport Interchange concepts by Auckland Transport before the close date of Friday November, 20. You can submit … Continue reading Do Not Forget to Submit on @AklTransport Manukau Bus Interchange #BetterAuckland

November 10, 2015 ·

Submission ready for submitting and for sharing I have completed my submission to Auckland Transport’s Manukau Bus Transport Interchange which can be read below (note: in A3 size) … Continue reading Manukau Interchange Submission to @AklTransport Complete #BetterAuckland

Render complete, now to submit to Auckland Transport I have completed the macro-level design rendering and some micro-level detailing on my alternative to the Auckland Transport Manukau Transport Interchange. … Continue reading Manukau Interchange – Final Design Complete Ready For Submission

November 9, 2015 ·

Rezoning exercise last big hearing left for the Panel Last week the Unitary Plan Hearings Panel (the Panel) reported that the Hearings have made it through 79% of the … Continue reading Unitary Plan Hearings 79% Completed #UnitaryPlan

Meeting time costs $9,038 an hour Given the recent media interest in the costs of running Auckland Council Governing Body, and Committee of the Whole meetings in which $20,000 … Continue reading Council LGOIMA Response into Costs of Running the Governing Body #AKLPols