by Ben Addington | Jan 16, 2020 | Land Development, Planning, Subdivision, Sustainability
During 2019 five regional councils (including Auckland) and ten territorial authorities declared a ‘climate emergency’ in NZ. An emergency is a a dangerous situation requiring immediate action. It’s probably fair to say that Council’s...
by Ben Addington | Jan 15, 2020 | Engineering, Land Development, Sustainability, Transport
The Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister recently used legislative power to remove parking requirements from Lyttelton in an attempt to stimulate growth. Parking requirements have long been identified as an insidious planning tool that is criticised by movements...
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...
