The Elevated Rail proposal is back
The group pushing for an overhead version of the CRL have cropped up again. Yesterday they published a letter and presentation that they have sent to both Len Brown and Gerry Brownlee and a few others with their alternative. They are now calling their proposal eLtrack.…
58 Comments How Much Upzoning Does The Unitary Plan Really Enable And Is That Much Likely?
It’d be fair to say that there’s quite a bit of unease around parts of Auckland at the level of change the draft Unitary Plan appears to allow. In particular it seems as though the raising of height limits in town centres seems to terrify people of a certain age (just check out the grey hair at many of these public meetings- how many of these objectors will actually be around to be outraged when anything is actually built?)…
Apartment developments on the rise
One of the key issues impacting on housing affordability has been a lack of new dwellings in the past few years, particularly in the areas where people want to live. The segment of the market hardest hit was the apartment market as shown in the most recent government report on housing affordability.…
We need to stop underselling PT
One thing that really frustrates me about public transport projects is the tendency of both our official agencies and many supporters to completely undersell the benefits of them. Auckland Transport is a frequent offender of this and I think that the main problem is that they are a bit gun shy.…
NIMBYs: Redefining community?
Of late we’ve seen a number of rather animated discussions on the topic of “NIMBYs” (not-in-my-back-yard), such as: Milford – where people objected to a proposed plan change for higher density apartments and townhouses on the grounds that it was “out of character”.…
Guest Post: 23 reasons why trams are awesome
This is a Guest Post by Geoff Houtman
In the dying days of the ARC, with the “People’s Paradise” of Wynyard Wharf about to flower it was decided that a Tram Loop would be built, with future plans to extend it to Quay St and beyond.…
Good and Bad bus drivers
Glad we don’t have any bus drivers like this in Auckland ….. that I’m aware of.
Video released Friday, April 12th, 2013 shows an assault which occurred on a public StarTran bus in Lincoln, Nebraska. The incident happened in the late afternoon of Saturday March 23rd at 84th & ‘O’ streets.…
Ngati Whatua on the Unitary Plan
An interesting opinion piece by Rob Hutchison, the chief executive of Ngati Whatua Orakei’s investment arm Whai Rawa, in yesterday’s NZ Herald about the Unitary Plan. Some key points:
As mana whenua or guardians of the central Auckland area, Ngati Whatua Orakei is right behind the council’s desire to protect the sustainability of our natural resources and the heritage of Tamaki Makaurau.…
Oil, Thatcher, and the Wealth of Nations
Data visualisation specialist Jonathan Callahan has produced by far the most interesting response to the death of Margaret Thatcher I’ve yet to see, originally posted as a comment on The Oil Drum and reproduced below. Using his Energy Data Browser he has linked significant points of Thatcher’s career to the North Sea Oil boom.…
More info on the Manukau Southern Rail Link … kind of
The transport committee meets next Tuesday and there is quite a bit on the agenda. I will look at aspects at a later date but one that caught my eye is something that has been discussed a bit here recently, the Manukau Southern Rail Link Connection (page 213 – 6.9MB).…
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