Next batch of SHAs to be confirmed
A few months ago the first Special Housing Areas (SHAs) were announced. The SHA’s are the result of the Housing Accord between the government and the council where for specially selected areas the Unitary Plan rules come in to effect straight away and which the council will have a fast tracked consenting process.…
48 Comments Cartoon history of transport
A week or so ago, in a comment on his own guest post, NCD alerted us to this cartoon which I thought was brilliant. It is from French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé and is from 1962 yet still seems relevant today.…
Unitary Plan panel announced
The group of people that will decide the fate of the unitary plan have been appointed.
Environment Minister Amy Adams and Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith have today announced the appointment of eight board members to the Auckland Unitary Plan hearings panel.…
Photo of the day – Waitemata
Looking North East from the Skytower Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
What would you do competition results
Last week we ran a competition asking for your best ideas that Auckland Transport could do quickly and relatively cheaply. Many of you have been wanting to know who won. The problem has been that I was absolutely blown away by the number of responses that it has taken me a while to actually go through them all.…
Better bus stations
Earlier this year I posted about “better buses”.
The main point of that post was to advocate for a greater focus on improving Auckland’s bus system. To support the case I discussed a couple of cities, namely Brisbane (population circa 2.0 million) and Edinburgh (population circa 600,000), where sustained investment in effective bus improvements have contributed to public transport outcomes that are far superior to what is currently achieved in Auckland.…
Photo of the day – Te Ara Tahuhu Walkway
Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
Overkill
We know that Auckland’s transport plans are completely unaffordable, a more interesting question is “why?” Much of the answer to that questions comes from what I refer to as “overkill”. Essentially, a solution that’s vastly oversized compared to the problem it’s trying to solve.…
Should we build a station at Dominion Rd?
My fellow bloggers and I were having an interesting – and unresolved – debate over the weekend that I thought probably deserved a post. The debate was about whether we should build a train station on the Western line at Dominion Rd.…
Guess where this is?
Little pop quiz for you all. Can you guess where this place in Auckland is. Click though to the post to get the answer.…
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