Flashback Saturday – Farnham Street residents looking at each other down the barrel of a gun
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by John was originally published in September 2016, which isn’t really that long ago in the scheme of things, compared, say, to the length of the career of John Farnham (caution: this post contains multiple references to John Farnham). …
5 Comments Weekly Roundup 13-Dec-19
Here’s our weekly collection of smaller pieces. Road Funding
The discussion about how much money we spend on roads has been high on the agenda this week, particularly in the wake of the government’s announcement they’ll be investing $6.8 billion extra in transport over the coming years.…
Weekly Roundup 08-Nov-19
Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have cropped up this week CRL Walkthrough Tickets
On Wednesday City Rail Link gave away tickets for a walk though of the tunnels next weekend. However due to the strong demand and an appalling system that would reserve tickets but kept on crashing when you tried to enter your details to secure them, many people including myself were left frustrated by not being able to get any.…
Ready-Made Council Plans At Your Service
Thank you, local government candidates. The sacrifice of your time, energy and privacy is deeply appreciated, whether or not you achieved the position you sought. Your standing provided us with choice. I believe the election has delivered a good team of representatives to help keep this city ticking along and improving.…
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.…
Fifty Percent May Be Acceptable To You
Auckland’s Climate Action Framework – Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri is a very readable piece of work resulting from extensive public engagement, and covering a lot of topics. It’s time to make your submissions – they’re due Monday.
Auckland has had a Low Carbon Strategic Action Plan since 2014.…
Solid planning shakeup undermined by sprawl push
Yesterday the Government released a discussion document on a “National Policy Statement for Urban Development”. This represents a pretty big shakeup to how our planning system guides urban development and the provision of housing.
A new approach to urban planning designed to allow our cities to make room for growth has today been released by Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford and Environment Minister David Parker.…
Auckland Building Activity soars
In mid-2009, in the wake of the global financial crisis, the number of new building consents issued over a 12-month period plunged to the lowest point since the regional level data began in 1990 (prior to that it is only at a national level).…
Flashback Saturday: How should we pursue good urban design?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in November 2016.
I’m not an urban designer or an architect – economists are famously bad at that sort of thing – but I do pay attention to the way places are built.…
Good Density
(Credit for above image: Point and Miller)
Promoting density is critical to avoid locking in sprawling, inefficient and climate-vulnerable modes of growth, but the kind of density matters. ‘Good density’ means functionally and socially mixed neighbourhoods with access to green spaces, comfortable, affordable, and climate-smart housing for all, and high-quality public transport networks.…
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