All in one urban planning Apologies for the run of Cities Skylines posts at the moment. Things got a bit busy over the last three weeks and will continue … Continue reading Today Biffa Teaches Us – OH MY GOODNESS – BOAT JAM!!! When Congestion Hits the Waterways in #CitiesSkylines . Also Integrated Planning!
Next up Update from the NZ Superfund NZ SUPER FUND STATEMENT ON AUCKLAND LIGHT RAIL PROJECT Posted On: Wednesday, 9 May 2018 The NZ Super Fund confirmed today that … Continue reading UPDATE: NZ Super Fund Puts in Bid to Design, Build and Operate Light Rail in Auckland
Quick wins for the Minister We know last weekend Transport Minister Phil Twyford effectively signalled the Northern and Southern Airport Lines will start in the first term of this … Continue reading We are doing the Airport Lines All Wrong. Start from the Airport not from the City Centres
Start basic and move from there I saw on the Papakura Facebook pages yesterday that a moderate accident had occurred at the intersection of Redoubt Road and Murphy’s Road … Continue reading Mill Road Need Not Grandiose Motorways – Simple Fixes Will Get the Road Moving
Development has potential yield of 4,000 homes And so that Isthmus site that has been rumoured at for the last wee while is finally confirmed: 4,000 new homes at … Continue reading Mt Albert Unitec Housing Project Formally Launches KiwiBuild
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
AV’s and their consequences on the Urban Geography environment There has been a lot of chatter around how Autonomous Vehicles could help out congested cities. This concept needs a … Continue reading Autonomous Vehicles, Transit, The City and Urban Geography. An Urban Geographer’s Look
Up and down year New Government 2017 did not start flash with Auckland Transport but by the end of it things were definitely on the up! That would mark … Continue reading #SummerSeries 17/18 – The Year That Was 2017
Outlining concerns of Auckland From Our Auckland: Briefing to incoming government – Council outlines contribution, challenges and opportunities Auckland Council’s briefing to new government Mayor Phil Goff’s Briefing to … Continue reading Mayor Phil Goff’s Briefing to the new Government
Kiwi Rail on the up The Kiwi Rail Briefing to the Ministers paints a picture of a troubled time for Kiwi Rail but also it worth in resilience and … Continue reading Kiwi Rail, on a Rebuild But Still Moves the Goods and Most Resilient Land Transport Option
Talking Southern Auckland 