Port Future Study and NIMBYs….. Warning: Long post as this combines extracts from older posts on the Port of Auckland Relocation project in 2012 After The Nation leaked … Continue reading Port of Auckland Has 40 Years of Capacity. So Let’s Take Our Time Getting This Right
Ummm okay? The Nation on TV3 yesterday revealed that the draft Port Future Study for Port of Auckland (the final version due to be released next month) has been … Continue reading Draft Port Future Study Suggests Manukau Harbour? Report a Floozy?
Deja vu moment as Elected Representatives realise human element missing from planning Reading the following statement from Auckland Council below it seems our Councillors and for that matter our … Continue reading Councillors Realise Social Response needed for Auckland’s Growth 5 Years Late #AKLPols
Cars and parking not always the answer How we use our streetscapes determines the quality of the urban environment. Both roads and streets (two very different meanings) have their … Continue reading How to Use OUR Street Space Efficiently While Being Pro-People?
Council already has 11,000 hectares of land for Greenfield release There has been a lot of rhetoric from the Prime Minister on housing in Auckland even though the Government … Continue reading Is Key All Talk When it Comes to Greenfield Development? Council Sets Aside Land for 160,000 Homes #UnitaryPlan
Government had no idea then And has no idea now If two things about Budget 2016 from the National Government could be said they would be: They have no … Continue reading Government Asleep at the Wheel for 8 Years so #Budget2016 Misses Auckland Entirely
Not sure what the ARA are trying to get at Seems the resident Auckland troll who runs the Jo Holmes Blog, the Len Brown Must Resign Facebook page and … Continue reading Waste Not Want Not. Ratepayers Onion Prints A Lot of Waste to Spam your Mailbox
Government increases threats on Unitary Plan with housing While Budget 2016 is certainly a flop to the point a national disgrace I have seen Finance Minister Bill English and … Continue reading English Gives Strongest Hints on Auckland Commissioners with the #UnitaryPlan
Want Goods moved efficiently? Try rail and boat From Transport Spokesperson for the Greens Party – Julie Ann Genter: Greens launch Safer, Cleaner Freight policy to get trucks off … Continue reading Greens Commit to Rail and Shipping with Freight
Empowering communities, people and business From Strong Towns: ENGINEERS SHOULD NOT DESIGN STREETS MAY 23, 2016 BY CHARLES MAROHN Last Friday I was participating in the 5th Annual Mayor’s Bike … Continue reading Streets versed Roads: Why Engineers Should Not Design Them But People Should
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