Debunking Leafy Suburban Myths
This is a guest post by Francis McRae. It was originally published on his Substack.
The recently announced bipartisan housing enabling bill will free up planning rules to allow three storey development across almost all of the existing residential areas of New Zealand’s five biggest cities. …
119 Comments Why is street innovation so hard?
This is a guest post by Hamish Mackie.
We need to do things differently in the transport system. The strategic ambition for road safety, mode shift, and climate change are all clear in documents like Road to Zero, Keeping Cities Moving, and the Emissions Reduction Plan consultation document.…
An anti-housing Trojan horse
Header image: affordable housing in London by architect Peter Barber
This is a guest post from Hayden Donnell
On Friday night’s episode of The Project, planner Graeme McIndoe conjured up what was intended as a frightening vision of a housing-filled future.…
Your next car should be a bike
Header image: bike parking at Western Springs College. Source – Greater Auckland
This is a guest post by Dr. Timothy F Welch. Tim is a senior lecturer in architecture and planning at the University of Auckland. Busting 5 myths about auto-centricity
Whenever it’s suggested that steps should be taken to reduce automobile use and provide better facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport, a host of long-standing myths resurface to cloud the conversation.…
The Minister’s View on Light Rail
This is a guest post from Transport Minister Michael Wood. We welcome guest posts from all political parties.
The release of the Chair of the Auckland Light Rail’s report on 29 October 2021 was a signal moment in the long history of light rail planning in our largest city.…
Creating green density with Ecological Build Zones
This is a guest post by Ed Clayton. Ed has previously written for GA about the benefits of ‘green-tracking’ light rail.
Light rail has been back in the conversation following the media release on route and mode selection last week (Greater Auckland post 29/10/2021).…
Students Reinventing Northcote
This is a guest post by Sam Duncan, an Urban Development student at Queensland University of Technology. Sam grew up in Auckland.
Recently, the results of the C40 Students Reinventing Cities competition were released. In the competition, student-led teams each selected one site out of a collection from 18 cities across the globe.…
What might the playful city look like?
This is a guest post by Alex Bonham. Alex is doing a PhD on the playful city at the University of Auckland in which she melds urban theory with play and performance theory. Her book Play and the City was published in July this year.…
Using Deliberative Democracy to explore the future of Auckland’s water supply
This is a guest post by Dr. Tatjana Buklijas. Tatjana is Associate Director at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, and a Senior Lecturer in Global Studies at The University of Auckland.
This post is based on a Business Lab podcast featuring Tatjana and Dr.…
Kāpiti Coast and Horowhenua – Planning for a High Carbon Future
This is a guest post by readers Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan. For more of Robert McLachlan’s writing on climate planning, we recommend his Planetary Ecology blog.
The challenges of decarbonising Auckland’s transport are significant. But are other regions also playing their part?…
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