Don’t be City Centre Centric Mr Mayor – Auckland is more than that Last week Mayor Goff had an idea that Light Rail should be free when it is running … Continue reading Mayor Goff Has Right Idea of Free Transit – Needs to Expand Though….
Don’t be City Centre Centric Mr Mayor – Auckland is more than that Last week Mayor Goff had an idea that Light Rail should be free when it is running … Continue reading Mayor Goff Has Right Idea of Free Transit – Needs to Expand Though….
Cities Skylines and Maps, both brilliant communication tools for Geographers? How do both look?
Why is some of our worst intersections not up for fixing Auckland Transport has been doing the rounds to the Local Boards outlining their Road Safety campaign (I heard it … Continue reading Manukau’s Shocking Road “Risks;” Not a Murmer from Auckland Transport
Documents incompatible Finally NZTA and Auckland Transport released the documents and feedback form for the Supporting Growth – Southern Auckland plan (how transport might look in the South over … Continue reading Serious Questions to NZTA and Auckland Transport Over Supporting Growth – Southern Auckland: Does Not Match ATAP or Auckland Plan
The timing reshuffle worked out fine – live stream wise The Planning Committee went a bit side ways with the Public Input session taking over 90 minutes today … Continue reading Presentation to Planning Committee on Auckland to Hamilton Integrated Spatial Planning – Lots of Cogs Moving
Auckland big winner (as is the rest of NZ) Late last week the New Zealand Transport Agency released the final version of the National Land Transport Program or NLTP. … Continue reading NZTA Releases National Land Transport Program 2018-2021. Record Investment in Safety and Transit
Council needs to advocate not fob off On Tuesday the Auckland Council Planning Committee will be discussing the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor (or Auckland to Hamilton Corridor) and what … Continue reading Presenting to Council Planning Committee (September 2018): The Auckland to Hamilton Corridor
Airport Line could trigger unwanted consequences Cities are complicated. These three things can all happen at same time, even in same metro: 1) increasing gentrification; 2) increasing … Continue reading Gentrification: What Has Geographers Banging Their Heads Against the Walls and Has Planners in Knots While Auckland is Not Immune!
We need to make our Cities more inclusive Yesterday my old University – the University of Auckland held one of its 2018 Winter Lecture Series yesterday. This particular lecture … Continue reading Actual Liveable Cities – How to Build Inclusive Cities. A University of Auckland Winter Lecture
Sam Bur takes one last spin in his City and tells us What Makes a City Sam Bur is another Youtuber along with Biffa who I watch for Cities … Continue reading One Last Look at a #CitiesSkylines City. Also Real Time Mod Updates and allows REALISTIC JOURNEYS – HERE COMES THE SOUTHERN MOTORWAY!