It already is In my previous post I looked at whether there was a preference for suburbs or whether that was a myth based on restrictive planning processes against … Continue reading Rich Cities and Poor Suburbs? Could it Happen in Auckland and Does the Onus Fall to Panuku?
Quick win While we wait for Auckland Transport and Central Government to get cracking with Airport rail (see: Airport Light Rail Case Study Contained Errors Prompting Review? Back to Heavy Rail?) … Continue reading 380 Airporter Needs to be Split into Two
No It has been suggested that the Drury South industrial complex and surrounds (currently all Future Urban Zone land in the Unitary Plan) could be the next Manukau in … Continue reading Will Drury South Be the new Manukau of the deep South (of Auckland)?
Should have stuck with heavy rail? The Airport Line has come back onto the debate table (so has Light Rail down Dominion Road) thanks to Campaign for Better Transport’s … Continue reading Airport Light Rail Case Study Contained Errors Prompting Review? Back to Heavy Rail?
Have a look at the Interchange now under construction While I did post on the Manukau Bus Station just recently since then I asked Auckland Transport for some higher … Continue reading Manukau Bus Station High Resolution Renders
We proactive or reactive as a City? With Mayor-elect Phil Goff having picked his Deputy Mayor (Bill Cashmore) and having set up the Committee structure (similar to Len Brown) … Continue reading Community and Environment Committee Supersedes Planning Committee in Importance
A good investment There is nothing worse than a great honking wide motorway (or in some cases a main rail line) severing a place in half disconnecting it from … Continue reading A Park Connecting Manukau to Manukau City Centre?
Yeah I know 10 years and counting It seems IKEA are slowly placing down their digital foundations for New Zealand some ten years after their abortive attempt to … Continue reading IKEA Finally on the Way?
Much delayed bus station due to start construction Amongst the news of the new Deputy Mayor and the Chairs of the Committees being appointed did this piece come across … Continue reading Manukau Bus Station Construction Starts Next Week
What is in the pipeline With a 14-7 progressive-conservative split on the Governing Body of Auckland Council (see: 15% Council Reputation = Elect Exact Same Council Makeup) it looks like a … Continue reading The Next Three Years Ahead for Southern Auckland
Talking Southern Auckland 