Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: A plea for sanity on the…, in reply to Chris W,
Whether supporting or opposing the draft plan, everyone is entitled to their opinion
Usual distinction between opinions and facts applies.
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to kiwicmc,
And you deserve a range of options. Most of Auckland's housing will still be single detached houses even after a flurry of terrace/apartment development over the next few decades.
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Similar to arguments I've read that we should somehow force people and businesses to spread around the nation. Young designers are just gagging to live in Tokoroa, you know. Same with established finance industry managers.
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to Jim Welch,
The way I understand what is proposed is that the goal is not so much decentralisation as increasing density around certain local centres in addition to the CBD.
The proposed Unitary Plan includes other strong centres already. Not building the Core Rail Link for instance (because it's seen as 'in the cbd') helps none of them.
A couple of experts explain some relevant lessons from Seattle's successful planning.
Yes, we all like our space. But it's well known that both productivity and wages rise with density. A well-designed urban space becomes not just a place to shovel additions to our society (immigrants like us), but a creative, connected and diverse space to trade ideas, make progress, innovate and better society as a whole.
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Ratepayers get the bill and it'll be far more expensive the further out we build. Sure, rural land is cheaper at the moment, but it's a false promise: extending costly amenities like transport, sewerage, water, power, police, schools and hospitals will cost far more. And think of the opportunity costs; we could be wisely investing our rates in improving existing infrastructure.
We believe the irony to the current discussion is that the draft Unitary Plan is not nearly aggressive enough in its rural/urban balance; its target is a reduction in the current urban development trend, actually calling for increased sprawl. No sprawling city will ever win the world's liveability title.
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Hard News: A plea for sanity on the…, in reply to Sj,
welcome back. and Sacha is a great name. :)
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to Jim Welch,
I think the real division is not generational, but the widening gulf between rich and poor.
Older people tend to have accumulated more wealth, so yes. Interesting to see which suburbs are making the most noise.
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to Sudhvir Singh,
No matter what job you do or commitments you have, if you're working long hours you don't want to spend your valuable time outside of work stuck in traffic.
So true. Takes family time away from far too many people.
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to Sudhvir Singh,
Thanks for writing this so well, sir. Can you comment more on this concern which I very much share, but do not know enough about yet:
How does the Unitary Plan ensure good quality urban design?
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Council voted against extending the submission period on the Draft. Note George Woods' understanding of what the Plan allows.
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Hard News: A plea for sanity on the…, in reply to Chris W,
If people submit objections on the basis of mis-information the council should be able to pick up on this and treat it accordingly
Totally agree. And I for one am available at very reasonable rates if they don't have the necessary skills to do that.