Business as usual or a park for the planet and our people? The case of Chamberlain ‘Park’
This is a guest post from Nola Smart Generation Zero Auckland Local Policy Lead
As Auckland grows and intensifies,it is increasingly important to have accessible green spaces for all. The Albert-Eden Local Board area is one area that requires an investment in providing more open space to help deliver on the Auckland Plan, to support higher density living.…
86 Comments Getting the little things right – some insights from Japan
This is a guest post from reader Malcolm M and follows on from his earlier post here.
While transport public transport authorities in the English-speaking world pattern themselves on the successes (and failures) of British policies, perhaps a better model would be look to Japan, particularly in getting the little things right.…
Elevated Lines
This is a guest post by Ella Kay.
I’m currently staying adjacent to one of Berlin’s U-Bahn lines. I wouldn’t usually notice how proximate I was to a train line (apart from being near enough to a station), but couldn’t avoid noticing it here as the rail line is just below eye level of my fourth floor window.…
Planning and transport postcard from Japan
This is a guest post from reader Malcolm M
One of the first things noticeable to Western tourists visiting Japanese cities is how little traffic there is. Here is the morning peak on the main street of Ginza, Tokyo. Instead it’s crowded on the subway line beneath the street, and plenty of people walk from the subway station to their destination.…
Planning Successful Cities: Submission Guide
This is a guest post by Stephen Davis. It was first published on City Beautiful on 30 September 2019.
Introduction
In my previous piece I talked about the proposal by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) to direct local councils to allow for more intensification, through a device called a National Policy Statement.…
Klimaschutz
This is a guest post by Ella Kay.
Last month, the German government announced a €54b (NZ$96 b) klimaschutz (climate protection) package to address climate change. The plan comes in response to growing pressure on the German government to step up to the climate challenge, as Germany comes closer to 2020 with only a third of CO2 emissions reduced (from a 1990 baseline).…
Triumph of the high-amenity city
This is a guest post from Stu Donovan
Why do cities grow? If you’re interested in answers to this question, then please come along to a public talk I’m giving in Auckland on Thursday 3 October from 5.00 – 6.30pm. Details below. The main message of our research is that local amenities matter, both to firms and households.…
Oh my Göttingen
This is a guest post from reader Ella Kay.
I’ve been in the small-medium, quaint city of Göttingen (smack bang in the middle of Germany) for the last six weeks.
It isn’t exactly a bustling metropolis with a bunch of stimulating stuff going on, but it is exceptionally easy to navigate and pleasantly accessible which demonstrates that cities don’t need to be ‘hyped’, ‘smart’ or ‘experiencing growth’ to have a good transport system.…
Book Review: The Design of Childhood
This is a ‘guest post’ book review, by Alexendra Bonham. Alex is doing a PhD on Playful Cities at the University of Auckland and is a candidate for the Waitemata Local Board.
The full name of this book is “The Design of Childhood: how the material world shapes independent kids”, by Alexandra Lange.…
Going round in circles at Royal Oak
This is a cross post from our friends at Bike Auckland. The original post is here.
Auckland Transport is consulting on an “upgrade” to the Royal Oak roundabout, which sits at the heart of what we in Bike Auckland call the “Bike Bermuda Triangle”: the central isthmus, woefully bereft of bikeways.…
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