Multiplication by Subdivison
Brady Nixon, the Development Manager at Progressive Enterprises [yup, the supermarket biz] and the force behind the upcoming Vinegar Lane development in Ponsonby has written a very detailed response to key aspects of the Draft Unitary Plan. His approach is particularly interesting because it is grounded in market practicalities and focused on design quality outcomes through intensification.…
74 Comments Government funding to help make Skypath a reality
While many (not all) locals are busy doing whatever they can to stop the Skypath from happening, in an extremely positive sign at least one government ministry can see the benefit of it. The Ministry for the Environment has announced that it will provide $193,000 in funding to help investigate the feasibility of the project.…
CRL Notice of Requirement Report
Earlier this year, Auckland Transport formally launched the process to obtain designation for the City Rail Link. Submissions closed back in March and those that submitted will know that commissioners have been appointed and the hearings for the notice of requirement (NOR) will be held in August.…
Massive feedback for the Unitary Plan
The Auckland Council have announced just how much feedback they received about the Unitary Plan.
Thousands of Aucklanders have taken the opportunity to have their say on the draft Auckland Unitary Plan.
Around 22,700 pieces of feedback have been received via forms, emails and letters, as well as an additional 6,540 comments and posts gathered from social media and the Shape Auckland website.…
Edward Glaeser: Triumph of the City — 1 July 2013
“the most remarkable social phenomenon of the present century is the concentration of population in cities.” Adna Weber [1899] Enough writing about agglomeration, urban innovation,and the future of cities, here’s a talk about it. Edward Glaeser, economist and professor from Harvard and author of the Triumph of the City: How our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier and happier (reviewed here by Patrick) will be speaking at the University of Auckland on Monday 1 July.…
More info on the East-West Link
I’ve talked before about how as part of The Auckland Plan, that councillors couldn’t help but lose their focus and instead of providing the high level strategy, goals and objectives went and created the biggest transport wish list the city had ever seen.…
AT to Trial Secure Cycle Cages at Train Stations
Two weeks ago an article in my local paper caught my attention. The article was in relation to the security of bikes locked up at train stations.
As mayor Len Brown strives to convince Aucklanders to stop using cars some of Auckland’s most eco-friendly commuters are calling for more safety measures to protect bikes.…
Housing Affordability: Why Where Matters As Well As What
Unfortunately there is a tendency in discussions on housing affordability to remain quite siloed. The government seems to be only concerned with land supply as the key to addressing affordability, financial commentators privilege access to loans and other financial instruments, and developers stress construction overheads and compliance costs.…
Carpooling – when all else fails
*** This is a guest post by Christian Williams ***
It certainly isn’t glamorous. It doesn’t steal the limelight, and it doesn’t exactly have a huge cult following. But carpooling has big payoffs and has the potential for major growth.
Why doesn’t it get the attention it deserves?…
Manukau street getting a parking diet
If there is one thing that Manukau has more than enough of, its parking. In fact as this image shows, there is more land dedicated to parking than there is actual buildings. If there is one advantage to all of this parking it is that it makes it much less painless to remove on street parking and in some good news, that is exactly what is happening.…
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