Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Matthew Poole,
NZTA itself has said that the models tend to overstate the benefits of road projects while understating the benefits of public transport projects
And cycling infrastructure already has a BCR of 22:1 apparently. Wonder how high it would have to be to make any difference to the government allowing funding of it, or the council going ahead anyway? We could have a complete regional cycling network for about $600m.
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Russell Brown,
Because we don't want any young people in our city?
A glorious retirement village by the sea. That's what all Aucklanders want, isn't it?
(though with nobody to empty the bedpans or trim the hedges)
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Russell Brown,
Yet it accurately conveys the fears of some people, which the Herald has been whipping up for some time. Orsman's column is just the latest in a long line.
By contrast, they've posted a well-reasoned guest piece today proposing smaller section sizes than in the draft Unitary Plan. See, it's possible, Mr Editor.
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Russell Brown,
the Unitary Plan actually offers some more control over bad development
I'd welcome more detail about how. Seems a key point.
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Taking the argument to new lows, Canute is alive and well in Warkworth. Prime example of imagining the future being the same as today except for the thing you don't like. In his case, more people. Solutions include banning refugees and making people move into retirement villages in other parts of NZ away from their families.
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Eric Dutton,
a terminally ill-mannered attack on Gerry Brownlee
you have that round the wrong way
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The 'but Len lives on a lifestyle block so how dare he tell us to intensify' angle makes sense from the right. Slightly undermined by his Deputy Mayor announcing she is moving into an apartment in New Lynn's heart. Oh, and by the lack of Aucklanders who live in 'lifestyle blocks'.
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Morgan Nichol,
All intensification should be along the rail corridors, and centred on stations.
Milford is only a secondary centre. The proposed public transit plan connects those more than today's does. Avondale does seem less politically problematic.
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Russell Brown,
What a silly argument
Yet all too easy to make stick when no one is reminding us that most Aucklanders will still live in detached houses for many years yet. The communication management on this stuff is poor despite the best of intentions.
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Hard News: Competing for Auckland, in reply to Graham Dunster,
thus multistory new buildings can pop up without any reference to the actual streetscape or existing usages
I'm not clear how the Plan's various 'overlays' resolve that as some say they do, but it does appear to be a central issue, yes. And lack of worked-through examples doesn't help our understanding.