by Ben Addington | Aug 2, 2020 | Laws and Regulations, Local Government, Planning, Urban Growth
The NZ government has released New directions for resource management in New Zealand. Key drivers of the review were: The way we use land has proved to be unsustainableUrban growth is poorly managedLand use must change to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate...
by Ben Addington | May 9, 2020 | Architecture, Building, Construction, Engineering, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Local Government, Other, Planning, Surveying, Sustainability, Urban Growth
The government has announced that it will undertake a law change to fast-track eligible development. The details are still relatively light but the following types of projects have been singled out for priority at this early stage (my satirical comments added):...
by Ben Addington | Jan 8, 2020 | Engineering, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Subdivision, Transport, Urban Growth
The Road to Zero: New Zealand’s Road Safety Strategy 2020-2030 contains some pretty sobering statistics, including: In 2017, there were 7.9 fatalities per 100,000 population.In 2018, 182 drivers and 5 cyclists were killed.The majority of serious crashes result from...
by Ben Addington | Jul 22, 2019 | Housing, Land Development, Laws and Regulations, Planning, Urban Growth
Buried in Attachment A for Item 5 of the Dunedin City Council Meeting Agenda from 6 May 2019 is: Action 1.4: The Council becomes a member of the ‘Cities for Adequate Housing’ and implements housing as a human right and ends homelessness in Dunedin.Housing...
by Ben Addington | Jul 22, 2019 | Planning, Transport, Urban Growth
Hamilton is moving forward with a new Transport Hub at Rotokauri. This is despite evidence from at least 2013 that Park and Rides actually encourage car use! I find the psychology of this interesting. Not all transport is created equal. If it doesn’t get you...
by Ben Addington | Jul 21, 2019 | Housing, Land Development, Planning, Urban Growth
In May 2019 townhouses comprised 25% of all dwellings consented. But what exactly is a townhouse? Town houseA tall, narrow traditional terraced house, generally having three or more floors. A multi-storey house in a modern housing development which is attached to one...
