All about the rules Over in the United States @StrongTowns asked is it possible and/or worthwhile to retrofit suburbia or should we just abandon underused suburban places. They also asked what … Continue reading Retrofitting Suburbia: Is It Worth It? What to do about Big Box Retail
Heavy and light rail give integrated solution With Mayor Len Brown defying Auckland Transport in stating a decision whether to go heavy or light rail to the Airport has … Continue reading Airport (Heavy) Rail Via Otahuhu + Botany Line: Our Airport Lines. A Redux
Great South Road and Lambie Drive Axis need humanising In the past the thinking on doing urban renewal in Manukau has been focused on the east-west transport axis of: … Continue reading #TransformManukau – North/South Axis Connecting Manukau. Part 17 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Ronwood Avenue to Cavendish Drive sector proves challenging The section of Manukau City Centre that spans from Ronwood Avenue up through Cavendish Drive and Ryan Place (otherwise … Continue reading #TransformManukau – What to do with the North. Part 16 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
First large scale redevelopment in Manukau within two years UPDATE – March 2018: The deal did not happen. According to documents and correspondence from Panuku the land never changed … Continue reading UPDATE #TransformManukau – 600 Apartments on the way. Part 15 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
The Meeting Place of the South needs new meeting places Manukau: The Meeting Place of the South is the line I came up with to run along side Panuku … Continue reading #TransformManukau – Establishing New Meeting Places. Part 14 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Also Panuku have a competition for you The writing of identity with Manukau City Centre comes perfectly in line with Panuku running a competition on what they call ‘The … Continue reading #TransformManukau – Our Identity. Part 13 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Improving Housing in Manukau When improving an existing residential area such as the residential area of Manukau (south of the Manukau City Centre) and Rata Vines the imperative to … Continue reading #TransformManukau – Housing. Part 12 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Southern main corridor needs humanising With Davies Avenue covered (see: #TransformManukau – The Davies Avenue Axis. Part 9 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series) as a premier boulevard … Continue reading #TransformManukau – Manukau Station Road. Part 10 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
First stage/project of the Panuku Transform Manukau Project In the Transform Manukau series I have covered the following up until now: The case for Transform Manukau and the authorisation … Continue reading #TransformManukau – The Davies Avenue Axis. Part 9 of the Manukau City Centre – The Transform Series
Talking Southern Auckland 