Better Cities = Better Living That is the question right? Which do you want more of; what is on the left or the right of the above picture. This is … Continue reading Reclaiming our cities: from a Sea of Parking to Oceans of Communities
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National Standardised Zones top off busy week in the Aotearoa Planning Sphere
Aotearoa is diving headfirst into the National Standardised Zones (NSZs), ripping apart over 1,000 zoning categories to embrace a mere 17-20, mirroring Japan’s and Victoria’s models. This radical overhaul promises uniformity across cities, but is it truly beneficial? While gamers cherish the consistency of zones like those in Cities Skylines, the real question looms: Will this homogenization in planning stifle diversity and creativity in urban design?
Ed Clayton: Thoughts on Auckland flooding. Is there a Way Forward?
Forwards or backwards A guest post from Ed Clayton who has written for the blog before coving Green Infrastructure especially around Storm Water. I’m writing a few days after Tāmaki … Continue reading Ed Clayton: Thoughts on Auckland flooding. Is there a Way Forward?
New Zealand Population Projections 30 Years Off Course – How Did the Institutes Miss This and what have the consequences been?
New Zealand struggling with housing and infrastructure Recently an article in the NZ Herald illustrated that our population planning projections are out by 30 years. That is New Zealand was … Continue reading New Zealand Population Projections 30 Years Off Course – How Did the Institutes Miss This and what have the consequences been?
#CitiesSkylines , Urban Islands and Urban Geographies. Stitching it all together!
Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Using Urban Islands to balance a City Last week I talked about the three Urban Geographic concepts I use in City building that can…
The Human Recharge Stations and the Role of the Lotter. What Did You Just Utter?
The role of the Lotter, the Human Recharge Stations and how Urban Geography “recycling” repurposes “stuff” for cities and even the regions Builders, Lotters and Modders. Urban Geography. Urban Simulators. … Continue reading The Human Recharge Stations and the Role of the Lotter. What Did You Just Utter?
Guest Post: Onehunga’s Neglected Foreshore
Our Forgotten Harbour shows its long history of neglect Guest post from Stephen Lasham Onehunga has a sticky problem, a problem that has been growing steadily over the last 100 … Continue reading Guest Post: Onehunga’s Neglected Foreshore
The Price of Greenfield, the Price of Brownfield (Developments). Could Urban Geography ever solve Auckland’s Urban Dilemma?
Insights into intensification and sprawl The Unitary Plan has come back into the spotlight this week since the report that 92% of urban development in Auckland in 2018 was in … Continue reading The Price of Greenfield, the Price of Brownfield (Developments). Could Urban Geography ever solve Auckland’s Urban Dilemma?
Access 4 Everyone: Manukau and Papakura
Expanding the Car Free Queen Street idea South! After the fanfare over the last two days of Queen Street to be car free next year (see: Auckland Council Moves Towards Car … Continue reading Access 4 Everyone: Manukau and Papakura
Goff Calls for Harsher Penalties Against Repeat Dumpers
Sentences too light for illegal trash dumpers From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff: Mayor Goff calls for harsher penalties on illegal dumpers Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed Auckland … Continue reading Goff Calls for Harsher Penalties Against Repeat Dumpers
Talking Southern Auckland 