Extending Light Rail to Weymouth would uplift most socially deprived area of Auckland while also staving off further Greenfield sprawl further south On Tuesday I wrote how Southern Auckland’s Rapid … Continue reading Weymouth Light Rail? Silly? Actually No as it would provide massive boost to area and Auckland as a whole!
Effective bus placement Busses are usually the main way people will move around an urban area whether it be short commuter busses, feeder busses feeding into the rail system or … Continue reading Wheels on the Bus Go Around and Around. Placing Bus Stops #CitiesSkylines
South and West Auckland have no identity to the Auckland City Centre. Does Not Mean the South is not Busy though… This weekend, they’re putting a temporary barrier at the … Continue reading Access 4 Everyone (A4E) Means Well, But City Centre-Centric Focus Risk Alienating Sub Regions?
Town Planner Sam Bur uses Cities Skylines to communicate things one should not do in their cities – simulated AND reality While players often get stuck building cities our planners, … Continue reading Six Things to Avoid (Tips) in #CitiesSkylines – AND with actual real life Cities as well
Latest Milldale Residential Development Shows Large Urban Geography Shortfalls! There was fanfare earlier this week in northern Auckland as Minister Twyford and Mayor Goff each turned a sod to mark … Continue reading Southern Auckland has Manukau. So Where is North Auckland’s Albany?
Connectivity rather than encouraging urban regeneration is the name of the game Part of this article was a presentation was recently given to MCBC Toastmasters as part of the Innovative … Continue reading Human Connectivity – Which Way Is Best? Why Should (A2B) Light Rail Go Down Manukau Station Road and not Ronwood Avenue.
The earthquakes have given the city a new start -an opportunity to explore better ways of doing things This guest post is from Brendon Harre and is republished with his … Continue reading Guest Post: Liveable Christchurch
毎日が旅であり、旅を住みかとしている Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home – Matsuo Basho Guest Post by Rob Mayo. Transport service provision in Japan, along with retailing and consumer product … Continue reading Guest Post: Turning passengers into shoppers – adopting a Japan-style public transport service model for Auckland
Making use of underutilised land to deliver affordable housing and lively Centres This story originally on LinkedIn The story should have been honestly been on page one of the media … Continue reading #OurManukau Set for Major Development: Some Urban Geography Thoughts on my Home undergoing transformation change
By Ed Clayton. Part 3 of a 3 part series Part One: Guest Post: Auckland’s Urban Freshwater – our Historic Relationship (Part 1) Part Two: Guest Post: Auckland’s Urban Freshwater – the Water … Continue reading Guest Post: Auckland’s Urban Freshwater – our transport future? (Part 3)
Talking Southern Auckland 