Photo of the day: Auckland’s Land Supply Problem
I’ve posted this before on social media sites but this is a good example of why we have a land supply problem. Huge areas of our urban area are either well underdeveloped or are used for parking.…
33 Comments Governments view on the Unitary Plan
This week the council put online all 9,400 submissions to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP).
I’m going to look at a handful of interesting ones over the coming days/weeks and one has already been picked up on by the media and it comes from the government, submitted by the Amy Adams, the Minister for the Environment.…
Most HOP fares to drop
Auckland Transport have announced the results of the latest public transport fare review and its good. What’s more they appear to be addressing or working towards addressing many of the issues we have raised in the past.
Auckland Transport has completed its Annual Fare Review which sees ticket prices on buses, trains and ferries change from July 6.…
Postcard from Portland
Portland has something of a reputation as an urbanists poster child and my first impression is that it is indeed doing things right. Portland’s renaissance stems back ultimately to a local government amalgamation in the early 90s that led to a compact city master plan for the region that could actually be put into place (well the bits within Oregon state at least).…
AWHC or CRL?
While the number of people who oppose the City Rail Link thankfully seem to be reducing – something probably helped by the government at least saying it will be needed eventually – those that do oppose it appear to be getting increasingly desperate in their opposition.…
Photo of the Day: Tagging post congestion
New Lynn yesterday afternoon. Gating can’t come quick enough not only to combat fare evasion but also to smooth passenger flows. Not at rush hour and only one train disembarking.…
Residential parking permits – Paraphrasing opposing views
For those who have not heard, AT recently released a draft parking discussion document (PDD). The PDD has stimulated considerable discussion on parking issues in general and residential parking permit schemes (RPPS) in particular. In this recent post I outlined four reasons why I consider resident parking permits to be unwise, specifically: RPPS are unfair, insofar as they prioritise a public resource for a particular group of people based simply on where they live;
RPPS are inconvenient, insofar as they make it easy to park your car in the area where you reside, but less convenient in other areas where you might travel;
RPPS create poor incentives, insofar as they subsidise residential parking and thereby encourage residents to make inefficient use of on-street parking; and
RPPS are not an enduring solution, insofar as they do not tackle the underlying problem (excess demand) and instead ration demand based on location (and often first-mover advantage).…
Google auto-complete on cities
A quick game of Google auto-complete Any other good ones out there?…
The Auckland version of a Sneckdown?
We’ve talked before about the sneckdown. Of course in Auckland it doesn’t snow so we aren’t able to get them as described by Streetfilms . However as Pippa Coom suggests, perhaps we can use the results of last night’s storm to work out where we can reclaim road space.…
Ponsonby Rd Update
In addition to the information on route optimisation in the CBD, the Waitemata Local Board’s agenda included an item to endorse the final version of the Ponsonby Rd Plan. The plan went out to consultation in July last year with submissions open till mid September.…
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