Housing has been much in the headlines recently, with a few Auckland Councillors fighting tooth and nail to prevent more of it in their own neighbourhoods and instead push it out to other parts of the city. That approach failed yesterday, with a committee of council as a whole voting to accept a new Plan Change 120, to replace the existing Plan Change 78.… The post Plan Change debate: more housing was the winner on the day appeared first on Greater Auckland.| Greater Auckland
Almost exactly three years ago, Auckland Council notified “Plan Change 78” (PC78) in response to government direction to allow apartments near major centres/transit stations and to allow townhouses throughout the suburbs. Since then, Council has fought that government direction tooth … Continued| Greater Auckland
Yesterday I went to the launch of the Committee for Auckland’s third The State of The City launch. It’s great they are doing this work, and the event was very interesting. You can read| Greater Auckland
The government have announced more details about their plans to require even more density around some train stations to make the most of the City Rail Link. on Substack!| Greater Auckland
The government requiring the council to zone for more housing in Auckland is dead, long live the government requiring the council to zone for more housing in Auckland. One of the governments key housing polices when was to make optional … Continued| Greater Auckland
Well, it’s the last day of the year, so it’s time for a quick wrap-up of the most important things that happened in 2024 for urbanism and transport in our city. A huge thank you to everyone who has visited … Continued| Greater Auckland
Mark Farrell, pitching himself as having the strongest private sector and business background, proposed a 20-year plan for the city’s downtown.| The San Francisco Standard
