Forward contribution to speed up Southern Auckland development From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff: AUCKLAND COUNCIL VOTES TO GET ON WITH DRURY SOUTH DEVELOPMENT A decision today … Continue reading Council Commits to Drury South Development
Tag: Urban planning
The Planning (Super) Ministry and the NZIA. What Are They?
What are these contraptions NOTE: This post was written in 2017, and needs to be updated for the 2025 environment! In my Regional Rapid Rail, Inter-Regional Planning, and a … Continue reading The Planning (Super) Ministry and the NZIA. What Are They?
Regional Rapid Rail, Inter-Regional Planning, and a Planning Ministry. Transforming and Unlocking Places
Regional Rapid Rail opens up opportunities Greater Auckland’s Regional Rapid Rail has certainly opened the discussion on rebuilding the regional rail network across the upper North Island. From Greater … Continue reading Regional Rapid Rail, Inter-Regional Planning, and a Planning Ministry. Transforming and Unlocking Places
Goff and the ATAP. Why Come September 24 ATAP Could Be Scraped
Council silence does not help Auckland We have had both National and Labour outline their transport policies for the election and beyond. Labour have gone all in being proactive … Continue reading Goff and the ATAP. Why Come September 24 ATAP Could Be Scraped
How Do the Northern and Southern Airport Lines Work? A Short Redux into the twin Airport Lines
Something for everyone With the announcement from Labour to fast track the Northern and Southern Airport Lines (see: Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To) there … Continue reading How Do the Northern and Southern Airport Lines Work? A Short Redux into the twin Airport Lines
Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To
Contrast between leadership and management Two leaders (well one leader and one manager), two Parties, two announcements and two very different results. In Wynyard Quarter sounded by 500 people … Continue reading Labour Wants to Get Auckland Going – Southern Airport Line Committed To
Presentation to the August Planning Committee – Building on Momentum Forward
Got to keep the momentum going With the array of recent announcements including two new rail stations, the battery-powered electric trains and the City Rail Link Limited entity being … Continue reading Presentation to the August Planning Committee – Building on Momentum Forward
Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
Could the B-EMUs be what the Manukau South Link needed? With the news Auckland Council is to commit to 17 new battery-powered Electric Multiple Units (B-EMUs) (aka the same … Continue reading Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
UPDATED Water, Wastewater and Stations on their way Today the Prime Minister along with other Ministers, the Mayor Phil Goff and Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore attended a ceremony in … Continue reading Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? Part Two
What do residents have preferences for Yesterday in Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? I wrote: A question often asked in the real world as well as Cities Skylines: How … Continue reading Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? Part Two
