Some outlines on what is going on with the vexed residential zones While the weekend basically a large pile after Labour’s Phil Twyford remarks about who is buying what real … Continue reading The Residential Zones and The Unitary Plan
Tag: Ben Ross
I Say No to Fat Taxes, I say No to Fruit Subsidies, I Do Say Yes to Better Planning
Academia again looking in wrong direction on Obesity Issue I see the usual shrieking around the need for what is essentially a ‘Fat and Sugar Tax’ is doing the rounds … Continue reading I Say No to Fat Taxes, I say No to Fruit Subsidies, I Do Say Yes to Better Planning
Auckland Development Committee Meets Today + Upcoming Interview
Some large items on the Agenda Today at 9:30am the Auckland Development Committee meets to discuss some weighty items. I will be live Tweeting the open session through the morning … Continue reading Auckland Development Committee Meets Today + Upcoming Interview
Weekend Reading: Why the Vancouver Transit Referendum Was Savaged
Lessons for Auckland as we are in the EXACT same boat “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. … Continue reading Weekend Reading: Why the Vancouver Transit Referendum Was Savaged
Residential Zones Provisions Workshop (Unitary Plan) Out (Yes Clunky was Mentioned)
Similar view points Clunky, Clunker, yep the Unitary Plan has been called that much to the annoyance of our Deputy Mayor. But it wasn’t me this time calling it clunky. … Continue reading Residential Zones Provisions Workshop (Unitary Plan) Out (Yes Clunky was Mentioned)
Council CCO Gone Rogue Causing Hindrance to Another CCO’s Crucial Project? #AKLPols
Auckland Council Property Limited hindering Auckland Transport on Manukau Transport Interchange? It seems one of our Council Controlled Organisations are actively hindering another CCO in allowing them to effectively … Continue reading Council CCO Gone Rogue Causing Hindrance to Another CCO’s Crucial Project? #AKLPols
Herald Correction Published
And noted after complaint Yesterday I picked up a Bernard Orsman special from the Herald where he mislead readers into thinking “tens of thousands” of Auckland Ratepayers would get whacked … Continue reading Herald Correction Published
Stock-take On Our Centres? I would say so before Unitary Plan Goes Live
Need to know what we got before the Spatial Priorities via the Long Term Plan Kick In While I prepare the evidence chain for the Super Metropolitan Centre concept before … Continue reading Stock-take On Our Centres? I would say so before Unitary Plan Goes Live
Splitting the Zone Hierarchies in the Unitary Plan
Method to the madness This particular theme has come across both the Centres Zones and at the moment with the workshops the Residential Zones. That is the respective zones in … Continue reading Splitting the Zone Hierarchies in the Unitary Plan
City Transformational Project Fallen off the Rails #Auckland2016
One Project continues full steam The other you would struggle to find anything on When the Auckland Plan and later the (Proposed Auckland) Unitary Plan came out it was … Continue reading City Transformational Project Fallen off the Rails #Auckland2016
Talking Southern Auckland 