First fare hikes, now possible loss of services? I had mentioned earlier in the month on the fact Auckland Transport Refuse in Improve Rail Frequencies. Remembering: In March a new rail … Continue reading New Auckland Rail Timetable Disaster for Western Line Commuters? UPDATED
Divide up into smaller pieces By now you would have seen the doom and gloom Herald articles about the Isthmus’s sewer network spilling sewerage into the harbours on a … Continue reading How to Handle Auckland’s Growth: Do We Divide Up or Go All In?
How will you improve your community today? So you have attended a march over the weekend, Tweeted some reckons, post a selfie and a spiel on Facebook and converse … Continue reading So You Have Marched? Now What? UPDATE: Urbanism in Play
Updated for Version 1.4.2 It took a couple of days but some 246 pages and around 24,500 words later the #TransformManukau Omnibus has been complied into a single PDF edition. … Continue reading UPDATED: The #TransformManukau Omnibus (Version 1.4.2)
Moving Manukau from a 9-5 economy to a full-time economy To support the wider Southern Auckland population lifting itself socio-economically its population need to be able to access high … Continue reading Walkable and Transit Orientated Environments – They Attract Jobs #Part 20 of the #TransformManukau Series
Government helping? Regular Auckland commentator Bryce came up with an idea that could boost our sagging housing supply while at the same time building communities as well. It stems … Continue reading An Idea for Auckland: Using Self Build to Help Build Homes AND Communities
Auckland’s time to shine But a lot of work to do Provinces benefit from Age of the City With serious concerns & question marks around the leadership of … Continue reading 2017 Marks the Start of The Age of the City
Get the hierarchy right and rest falls into place 2017 is not that far away in what promises to be a busy year with the Unitary Plan operative and … Continue reading #SummerSeries – Humanising Auckland through Transport
Three Rate rise options The Governing Body of Auckland Council met yesterday to adopt what would go out for consultation in the next Annual Plan (main yearly budget for … Continue reading Governing Body Decisions – Adopts Mayoral Budget Proposal for Consultation
Why Isthmus and pockets of Southern Auckland “popular” We know affordability (of a house) and travel (in terms of cost and time) will sway choices in selecting a place … Continue reading Affordability and Travel Drive Housing Choices According to Report
Talking Southern Auckland 