Need to sort out our structures The recent deaths of two pedestrians by a bus in Papatoetoe and the critical injuries a cyclist received while using the road in … Continue reading Urban Geography, Urban Planning, Urban Design and Engineering: We are in a Mess Folks
Money committed to Kauri Dieback From Auckland Council: Finance and Performance committee approve $740,000 for Kauri Dieback Published: 17 April 2018 Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance committee today approved up … Continue reading Decision Digest : Finance and Performance Committee – March 2018
Clean-up continues around Auckland From Auckland Council and Civil Defence: Clean-up continues around Auckland From Director of Auckland Emergency Management, John Dragicevich. Auckland Emergency Management has been working closely … Continue reading Auckland Council and Civil Defence Update #2: Clean-up continues around Auckland
Why can’t South Auckland be green When I have debates about the Southern Airport Line (Botany to Airport Rapid Transit via Manukau and Puhinui) with others the debate is … Continue reading We are doing the Airport Lines All Wrong Part 2: Where is South Auckland’s Green Line?
GPS represents chance to do community and nation building With the Government Policy Statement on transport out we can see the Government will have Safety and Access as the … Continue reading The Government Policy Statement: More Than Transport It Is Also a Community Builder
Reach for the sky! So we have the Auckland Spatial Plan and the Auckland Unitary Plan that (or should) dictates that we need capacity for 422,000 new homes for … Continue reading National Policy Statement on Urban Development MK2: Transit Orientated Developments Present Opportunity
Inter-Regional Planning Last year I gave a guest lecture to Geography and Environmental Planning students at the University of Waikato on the topic of inter-regional planning between Auckland, the … Continue reading Upper North Island Needs its Version of an Auckland (Spatial) Plan
A Plan is no plan if it does not have targets to reach It has not escaped my attention that the Auckland Plan 2050 (the refresh) is lacking hard … Continue reading Agree with Greater Auckland: #AucklandPlan 2050 Does Lack Clear Targets
Have your say in the future of Auckland That time again where we have our say on the next iteration of the Long Term Plan (the master budget document … Continue reading HAVE YOUR SAY: Long Term Plan 2018-2028 and Auckland Plan 2050 Out For Consultation
Waitakere Ranges to be closed to combat Kauri Dieback From Auckland Council: Decision digest | Environment and Community Committee 20 February 2018 Committee votes for further closure to protect kauri … Continue reading Environment and Community Committee Decision Digests Feb. 18: Waitakere Ranges to Be Closed
Talking Southern Auckland 