More developments going ahead
We’ve all heard about the housing problems that exist in Auckland (and other parts of NZ). While everyone might have different views on how to do it, at least everyone at least agrees that it is important we build a lot more homes. …
65 Comments Hi John …
*** I recently wrote this post on the National Government’s LTMA Bill, which is currently before parliament. One of our readers felt sufficiently motivated by issues with this Bill to submit the following letter to his local National MP, in which he outlines his concerns.…
Auckland Transport Blog Submission on the Draft Unitary Plan
Today is the last day, if you haven’t already, please make a submission before 5pm
This is a joint post by Patrick Reynolds and Matt L
Introduction
I sometimes self-describe as an ‘impatient optimist’. And impatiently optimistic is how I feel about Auckland right now.…
Misinformation about the Unitary Plan continues
If you haven’t done so already, it is so critical that you submit on the unitary plan. You can do it via the official feedback form on the ShapeAuckland website or you can use this quick an nifty form set up by Generation Zero.…
CBT open letter to Gerry Brownlee about the CRL
In December last year the council released the City Centre Future Access Study (CCFAS) which looked at various options for moving more people in and around the city centre. Crucially this project also involved staff from various government agencies including the Ministry of Transport and it came to the conclusion that the City Rail Link was the best option.…
The cost of growth
If there is one thing that both supporters and opponents of the Unitary Plan agree on it is that the councils communication over the plan has been less than ideal. Personally I think one of the biggest failings has been that the council didn’t put any effort into showing people what plans existed currently so they could accurately judge what change was occurring.…
Gen Zero and the Unitary Plan
Edited with new link to an easier to use feedback form.
Our colleagues over at Generation Zero have been hard at work on ways to help people who want a better city be heard in the Unitary Plan debate. They have a whole lot of great stuff on their site including this on the Unitary Plan
And this fantastic quick and legible submission form: Obviously you can tick as many or as few boxes as desired.…
Radio NZ Insight into relationship between Council and Govt
For those interested in local body politics, there was a great piece from Radio NZ’s Insight programme looking at the relationship between the Auckland Council and the Government. It is a bit long but at 30 minutes but well worth a listen.…
Unitary Plan on TVNZ
With the submission period for the Unitary Plan drawing to a close, there seems to be one last push by opponents going on. Tomorrow we should have our submission guidelines up along with some easy things you can do to submit but before then I thought it would be worthwhile looking at a couple of the developments over the last few days.…
April patronage and HOP review
Auckland Transport have their board meeting this week and so have finally release the patronage results for April and there has been some significant changes to how they are doing it. Instead of just some monthly PT figures, AT staff are proposing adding in wider economic indicators which may have impacts on the transport network along with results on other parts of their business, like arterial road performance, I think this is a good move.…
Processing...