Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 6)
This is part 6 of a 6-part series covering “Cities in the Year 2000”, a kids’ book on cities published in 1985. Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).…
33 Comments Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 5)
This is part 5 of a 6-part series covering “Cities in the Year 2000”, a kids’ book on cities published in 1985. Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).…
Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 4)
This is part 4 of a 6-part series covering “Cities in the Year 2000”, a kids’ book on cities published in 1985. Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).…
Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 3)
This is part 3 of a 6-part series covering “Cities in the Year 2000”, a kids’ book on cities published in 1985. Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).…
Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 2)
This is part 2 of a 6-part series covering “Cities in the Year 2000”, a kids’ book on cities published in 1985. Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).…
Development update: August 2018
What a month it’s been for hotels. In the last month, the Herald has covered a number of new hotel announcements – an Indigo Hotel on Albert St, a Sudima Group hotel by the International Convention Centre, a TFE Hotels operation in Britomart, an Accor hotel at 500 Queen St and, out in Karaka, a Hilton one.…
Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 1)
Note: this 6-part series is now complete; here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).
In 2013 or thereabouts, I bought a book from a second hand bookstore in Tirau.…
GA’s Low Emissions Economy Submission
Patrick wrote last month about Greater Auckland’s submission on a draft report by the Productivity Commission: “Low-Emissions Economy”. Our full submission is available here.
We looked at three chapters of the report – Land Use, Transport, and The Built Environment. Patrick’s post focused on The Built Environment.…
Construction Crunch 2018
Everyone loves a good soundbite, so it’s no surprise that the RLB Cranes Index gets more attention than the analysis RLB does to back it up. And hey, cranes are a pretty visible sign of stuff happening, and they’ve been a symbol of construction and ‘progress’ for decades.…
Development update: June 2018
Here on Greater Auckland, we’ve got the sponsored RCG Development Tracker page which shows hundreds of housing projects across Auckland (and NZ): apartments, terraces, retirement villages etc. It also shows big commercial developments and Auckland’s rapid transit network.
After a great post from Matt the other week, I’ve updated the Development Tracker with the proposed light rail lines along Dominion Rd and out to the airport, and out to the North West.…
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