Tag: transportation

Catch Up

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After a Busy Day

 

Another one is in store

 

Yesterday was a busy day for me in the CBD with the Manukau as The Second CBD presentation to the Auckland Plan Committee, and the Generation Zero Unitary Plan Youth Event. Monday night was the Karaka Collective presentation on the Karaka North and West Rural Urban Boundary and THAT bridge which I also need to write up on.

As a result I need to catch up on a few emails and blog post of the events, as well as what is coming up next with the Unitary Plan

 

BR:AKL Commentary will cover today and tomorrow:

  • The Karaka Collective Presentation on Monday night (must request the presentation from Peter Fuller)
  • The Manukau as the Second CBD of Auckland presentation to the Auckland Committee
  • The Resolutions of the Orakei Local Board on Special Character Zones
  • The Generation Zero Unitary Plan Youth Forum
  • Post May 31 Consultation on the Unitary Plan
  • And for a Transport Issue – the Transport Committee discussing the Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP)

 

BEN ROSS : AUCKLAND

BR:AKL: Bring Well Managed Progress

The Unitary Plan: Bringing Change

Auckland: 2013 – OUR CITY, OUR CALL

 

Consultation on Port of Auckland

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Time to Talk Port

 

Bit of a change of tact today. Today BR:AKL talks port – no not the drink – the port that sits on Auckland‘s prime waterfront and moves goods in and out of the city via ship.

 

During the anxiety caused by the Housing Accord being dumped upon Auckland by the clueless Dr Nick Smith, Port of Auckland released their latest development proposals. You can read the “interactive” presentation from Port of Auckland here: Port of Auckland Development Proposals

Note: You need Flash to run the page and  not recommended on Smart Phones

 

I have gone through the entire proposal on first glance and will take a decent look at it tomorrow (unless someone else decides to dump a Unitary Plan stopper upon the city) (makes a good break from the UP anyhow). In going through it my pragmatism came to the play and some realisations had to be “made.”

 

Port of Auckland knows very well I would like to see the port shifted to the South East Auckland site near Clevedon (and 35mins east from where I live in Papakura). This would allow the redevelopment of the $4.5b worth of waterfront real estate into something more eye pleasing to the public, as well as get that freight traffic off the inner motorway system (to the point of staving off the Eastern Highway even further). However, due to Council through its shortsightedness (Ann Hartley) in denying the second part of the Port Review (looking at relocation options) the city (we) are stuck with the port staying where it is. In the same regard the Port seem happy enough to stay where it is, so efforts flip over to mitigation on their expansion ideas.

 

And so I realise the Port is staying where it is and now thoughts focus on how do we mitigate the worst of the effects if and when the Port expands in its current location. Hence I shall have good look at the proposal tomorrow and give my feed back on what POAL is proposing.

 

In the same regard; Port of Auckland is asking for public feed back. So please do so as this is critical piece of infrastructure and real estate holder in Auckland.

 

 

 

 

Updated Southern Rural Urban Boundary Maps

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RUB Map – Without THAT Bridge

 

Finally got them sent through from the Deputy Mayor’s Office but, I now have the map of the Southern RUB – with no bridge. There is even a note on page two of the map for your reading:

 

A reminder though that the Karaka Collective are presenting their view on development in the Southern RUB – and that does include the Karaka-Weymouth Bridge. You can find out more here in my “KARAKA PUBLIC MEETING – KARAKA COLLECTIVE PRESENTS” post.

 

 

 

Public Meeting – Redoubt Road/Mill Road Corridor

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Public Meeting on the 4-lane Corridor

 

Picked up one of these last night after the Alfriston Unitary Plan Community Meeting:

 

I have commented on the project before with my most recent being: “MAYOR SUPPORTS SOUTH EAST HIGHWAY” which also has the link to the information article here: “ROAD PLAN CONCERNS”

 

I will attend the public meeting and rather observe this time round, participate actively as I am affected by the project. The corridor if and when fully completed is five minutes away to the east of where I live and will cause rat-running down a main road I use to get to Papakura Town Centre and Rail Station, will possible spill on effects to my local road as some might use it as a bypass…

 

So a project that hits close to home both here in Papakura and in Manukau along Redoubt Road…