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A step-change for Auckland
Our transport-specific urban design approach has helped prioritise $8 billion of transport infrastructure for 30 years of growth including new town centres, residential communities, employment areas, rail stations, rapid transit networks, and cycleways. Urgency fueled by Auckland’s housing crisis required an alliance of three agencies, Auckland Transport, Auckland Council, and the NZ Transport Agency, […] more...
Transport as a Tool for Transformation
Councils and communities around Australasia are grappling with complex transport challenges which threaten to stifle their economies and weaken their communities. Typically they are either confronted with too much traffic, congestion, and harsh environmental conditions, or too few linkages to satisfy community and business needs. Yet some new processes are delivering remarkable outcomes, saving […] more...
Liveable Arterials in UK Urban Design Journal
The Liveable Arterials Plan is New Zealand’s first network-wide transport plan based on an urban design-led process. It was developed to address the spatial and financial challenges facing Auckland’s arterial road network. The Plan sets out a 25-year framework for the innovative management of arterial roads in the city based on integrated design, to balance […] more...
ICTC conference “Intelligent City Wide Networks”, Geelong
The 2009 International Cities and Town Centres Society’s (ICTC) annual conference provided a platform for recent experiences and new ideas to be shared amongst the built environment. Kobus Mentz presented a paper titled “Intelligent City-Wide Networks”. The paper outlined new techniques to enable all disciplines to meaningfully participate in the creation of inclusive transport networks. […] more...