Auckland without a car - not so difficult.

Hi, I'm Daniel, an urban planner living and working in Auckland - originally from Adelaide, Australia. Everything reflected here, explicitly or implied, are personal opinions and/or observations. Work is sometimes not my own and will be attributed to where possible, however I do tend to try and post my own content. My reflections on here are not related to my employment and will be based on personal interests, travel and my passion for design and planning. Would like to connect with like minded people, so shoot me a message.

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Me with my beautiful dog.

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Manukau Bus Station Project

https://at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/manukau-bus-station/manukau-bus-station-project-updates

Much watch time-lapse on the project - great progress, and a good investment for South Auckland.

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That perfect Sydney skyline shot from the airport.

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View towards Queen Street from a building on Kitchener Street.

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Kaohsiung Circular LRT.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_light_rail

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Kaohsiung, photos taken from our hotel.

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Photos of one of the stations on the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System in Taiwan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Rapid_Transit_System

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SkyTower Auckland, as viewed from M Social across the Downtown Carpark.

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Entitlement parking on the footpath.

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Poor mismatch of urban realm treatment along Quay Street adjacent the redeveloped Copthorne Building (now M Social).

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Victoria Residences on Victoria Street West in Auckland - a Conrad Properties project, still under construction as of February 2018.

www.conradproperties.com/en/portfolio/?ID=10 

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Looking north towards the new UniSA Health Innovation Building, with the Adelaide Convention Centre on the right.

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The riverbank in Adelaide, looking north.

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A blank wall on High Street. I really don’t find them quite has horrifying as everyone else in the NZ architecture and planning profession.

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Flashback to when the Central Area Plan for Auckland encouraged the use of east-west footbridges and underpasses in the CBD to help pedestrians navigate grade changes between the streets.

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Auckland skyline from Vue Restaurant, Grand Mercure.

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The inside of 92 Albert St, Auckland - a Chase Corporation project. This building used to have a food court, with connections right through to Queen Street.