The answer is yes – and rather easily The 15 minute City concept, and removing cars out of Osterley Way in Manukau are two subjects well written here at Talking … Continue reading Can Cities Go Car Free?
Tag: Urban design
The Shared Path. Report on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Out and we have a lot of work to do
Helen Clark Foundation Report is out on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Today the “The Shared Path – A RESEARCH PAPER BY HOLLY WALKERVOLUME II: How low-traffic areas in Aotearoa’s cities candecarbonise … Continue reading The Shared Path. Report on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Out and we have a lot of work to do
Orakei’s Proposed Design for its St Heliers Town Centre Leads to Breaches of the Vienna Convention (in terms of Safety)
Auckland Transport and Orakei Local Board needing reminding on Vision Zero What? A Design Breaching the Vienna Convention aka International Law? How so. Well we start with with Dooring: Dooring is … Continue reading Orakei’s Proposed Design for its St Heliers Town Centre Leads to Breaches of the Vienna Convention (in terms of Safety)
STAND BY FOR ACTION: Tactical Urbanism Starting in Manukau City Centre Soon!
Take note – Auckland’s second City Centre engaging in next phase of urban renewal When I was doing my Tactical Urbanism course earlier this year I floated the idea of … Continue reading STAND BY FOR ACTION: Tactical Urbanism Starting in Manukau City Centre Soon!
More Tactical Urbanism? Yes Please – with South Auckland Picking up Five!
NZTA Innovative Tactical Urbanism Fund Rounds 2 Out On Friday NZTA released their round 2 of their Innovative Tactical Urbanism Fund totally some $10.3m in Auckland. This time around Southern … Continue reading More Tactical Urbanism? Yes Please – with South Auckland Picking up Five!
UPDATE (Budgets Again): A Little City Centre Waits: Where is #ourmanukau ‘s Tactical Urbanism that Equals Jobs?!
Why are we waiting Auckland Transport and Panuku? UPDATE FROM AUCKLAND TRANSPORT: Improvements to Ronwood Avenue are proposed through both the Connected Communities and Airport to Botany Rapid Transit programmes. … Continue reading UPDATE (Budgets Again): A Little City Centre Waits: Where is #ourmanukau ‘s Tactical Urbanism that Equals Jobs?!
PODCAST: Replacing the Resource Management Act Take 2. Thoughts and those Spatial Plans
Resource Management Act Review suggests replacing Act with new Legislation Not long after the National Policy Statement – Urban Development was released by the Government, an independent report into replacing … Continue reading PODCAST: Replacing the Resource Management Act Take 2. Thoughts and those Spatial Plans
PODCAST: Spatial Planning 101: If Active/Transit Modes = 40% More Spend ($) in Town and Metropolitan Centres by Patrons why are our Centres still being designed around the car?
What is International Best Practice? Recently I was asked on LinkedIn about the proposed Drury Town Centre Main Street being designed around the car. If International Best Practice is demonstrating … Continue reading PODCAST: Spatial Planning 101: If Active/Transit Modes = 40% More Spend ($) in Town and Metropolitan Centres by Patrons why are our Centres still being designed around the car?
Micro Districts, the Soviet Union and Modern City Planning
How a Soviet Concept can be translated into the 15 Minute City After my Vision Week podcasts (Going Back to the Beginning – Spatial Planning #visionweekNZ #bounceforward Podcasts) I had chanced … Continue reading Micro Districts, the Soviet Union and Modern City Planning
#CitiesSkylines , Urban Islands and Urban Geographies. Stitching it all together!
Originally posted on Ben's Cities:
Using Urban Islands to balance a City Last week I talked about the three Urban Geographic concepts I use in City building that can…
