Rethinking our low and medium density suburbs This appeared originally at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/urban-design-geography-green-utility-vs-city-budget-ben-ross/ Cities Skylines (the urban simulator from Paradox – Colossal Order) has from time to time provided … Continue reading Urban Design, Urban geography and Green utility vs the City Budget. A #CitiesSkylines Lesson
Auckland Plan and Airport Lines mark the way forward for Auckland As New Zealand slowly winds its way back to work (Auckland won’t be back to full power until … Continue reading #SummerSeries 17/18 – 2018 Marks the Way Forward
Confidential Report highlights costs outweigh benefits Radio New Zealand reported today (that a recently confidential report Mayor Phil Goff tried to have blocked from being released (the Ombudsman ordered … Continue reading Cost of Moving The Port (Cars) Outweighs Benefits – by $1 Billion and 10,000 Jobs
Some picks for 2018 If 2017 was the year change was going to sweep through (#SummerSeries 17/18 – The Year That Was 2017) then 2018 will be the year of … Continue reading #SummerSeries 17/18 – What Lies Ahead in 2018
Up and down year New Government 2017 did not start flash with Auckland Transport but by the end of it things were definitely on the up! That would mark … Continue reading #SummerSeries 17/18 – The Year That Was 2017
And I am being polite Last week the Briefings to the Incoming Ministers were released to the public and media. I will be covering housing, transport, urbanism and infrastructure … Continue reading Briefing to the Housing Minister: Housing Is Not In a Good State
Salvation Army report makes for glum reading A report from the Salvation Army due to be released at Parliament later this morning made for some glum reading for the … Continue reading Papakura Forgotten According To Report. Not Surprising Unfortunately
Ranges should be closed From Auckland Council Environment and Community Committee: Committee votes for track closures to fight kauri dieback Today’s Environment and Community Committee had a comprehensive and … Continue reading Council Commits To Half Baked Measure to Protect Kauri in the Waitakere Ranges
Nodes and Metropolitan Centres. None are missing it out In my Auckland City Centre and Manukau City Centre. Major Centres and the Auckland Plan Refresh it was pointed out that the Auckland … Continue reading The Auckland Plan And THE NODES. Why Manukau, Albany and Westgate are Nodes and Takapuna is Not
Housing a universal right On Friday Transport, Housing and Urban Development Minister (THUD) Phil Twyford gave a speech at the South Auckland Salvation Army base on Labour’s outline with … Continue reading Twyford: Because if we don’t, who will? State Housing Drive for Kiwis
Talking Southern Auckland 