More detail on Queen Elizabeth Square plans
A week ago we discussed the possibility of the council selling Queen Elizabeth Square to Precinct properties and during the week the council debated it at it’s Development Committee allowing new details to emerge. The report that accompanied the discussion provides a lot of hints at what the thinking is around what this part of town could look like in the future, here’s the executive summary.…
Queen St Water Slide?
Auckland’s hills help to define the city and making good use of them is important. As I mentioned the other day some people have started taking to “downhilling” on the rail network whereby they get off a train at Grafton and ride down to the city from there.…
Photo of the day – Queen St
Queen St hums with people most days. Time for some more pedestrian space? Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
Photo of the Day – Queen St Valley
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Lower Queen St the place to be for retailers
An interesting article yesterday on what is happening in the retail building market in central Auckland.
Cruise ship passengers and Auckland shoppers are providing the impetus for the redevelopment and popularity of the lower Queen St retail area, says Nilesh Patel, associate director of retail services at CBRE.…
Counting Pedestrians
In the past the use of our streets wasn’t so defined as it is today. Sure there were footpaths however people, cars, trams and even horse drawn carts all had equal access to the road. The image below of Queen St in 1922 shows this well, after all can you imagine the reaction you would get today if a group of guys decided to stop for a chat in one of the traffic lanes on Queen St.…
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