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!
Always talked about And until recently was never built. Fellow Southern Aucklander Alex found this gem from the Manukau Courier dated some time in 1996, it shows what … Continue reading It is the Congestion Free Network – From Another Mother – Well, a Different Era
Add Real Time and things get a bit too realistic for game play The (occasional) series with Cities Skylines as a communicator tool continues with me looking at Parking Minimums … Continue reading Social Planning Explained (Or Rather BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE): How #CitiesSkylines Can Give a Basic Breakdown of Social Planning
Over half of players “fail” So you have seen me intermix Cities Skylines pictures and concepts into my Urban Geography posts as I communicate ideas into the digital sphere … Continue reading So You Want to Start Your Own #CitiesSkylines City Huh? Some Beginner Tips
Could the Metropolitan Centres “make or break” a Rapid Transit Line? Updated: Presentation now included (This post appeared originally on my LinkedIn page. You can see my LinkedIn page … Continue reading UPDATED: Urban Geography Thoughts on City Centre to Airport Light Rail, and Airport to Botany Rapid Transit
Public Transport collapses so we go on a Hulk Highway Smash! With the Transport Manager President Edition Mod being broke (until last night) public transport usage for Biffa and … Continue reading Biffa Engages in 1960’s Planning – HULK HIGHWAY SMASH (Through Urbanville). Also Other #CitiesSkylines and Urban Geography Happenings
Planning too dominant Yesterday I was at the New Zealand Geographical Society and Institute of Australian Geographers Conference at my old university – the University of Auckland. The event … Continue reading NZGS/IAG Conference – Urban Geography Was Great Fun But I Felt Extremely Let Down By NZ Geography. NZ Also has a wider problem!
Talking Southern Auckland 