Working with our edges in City Building One thing I have been critical of with Auckland and it’s planning is this fetish towards mono-centric planning. That is all focus … Continue reading Looking at Our Cities Differently: Interweaving our Green and Farms into the Urban Fabric
Pictures say a thousand words Two recent posts I did managed to flame some controversy. Nothing unusual as from time to time the blog does that in order to … Continue reading Why I Use #CitiesSkylines in my Urban Geography Posts?
What type of builder are you Note: YouTube video attached has minor coarse language I saw this satirical video from a Cities Skylines player on what type of … Continue reading What Type of City Builder Are You #CitiesSkylines – An Interesting Satire Piece that Makes Us Confront Our Bias
Need to sort out our structures The recent deaths of two pedestrians by a bus in Papatoetoe and the critical injuries a cyclist received while using the road in … Continue reading Urban Geography, Urban Planning, Urban Design and Engineering: We are in a Mess Folks
Freedom of information, thought, discussion and critique An interesting column came up from the London School of Economics on academic publishing. Traditionally when an academic wants to publish it … Continue reading Talking Southern Auckland – My Digital Platform and Repository on All Things Urban Geography
Public Notification set for new apartment/hotel tower in Manukau City Centre Last week someone gave me the heads up via the Tweeters that a new hotel and serviced apartment … Continue reading New 16 Storey Hotel and Serviced Apartment Complex Set for Manukau #ourmanukau #TransformManukau Part 28
Why can’t South Auckland be green When I have debates about the Southern Airport Line (Botany to Airport Rapid Transit via Manukau and Puhinui) with others the debate is … Continue reading We are doing the Airport Lines All Wrong Part 2: Where is South Auckland’s Green Line?
Utrecht embarks on regeneration like Transform Manukau. Could the Dutch have Ideas for Us? As Transform Manukau continues along (although with some poor initial outcomes – Manukau Bus Station … Continue reading #ourmanukau – Dutch Ideas (Utrecht Overvecht) Could Help Transform Manukau #TransformManukau Part 27
Opportunity does await Last week Manurewa-Papakura Ward Councillor Daniel Newman and Manurewa Local Board Angela Dalton made an impassioned plea to the Finance Committee of Auckland Council to have … Continue reading Should Manurewa and Papakura Become Unlocks or Transforms (Urban Regeneration)?
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
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