tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post3634021821235108348..comments2023-08-26T01:09:07.337+12:00Comments on Reflections on Auckland Planning: Government Policy: Road to NowhereJoel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-84585687458741661512012-09-25T10:19:01.740+12:002012-09-25T10:19:01.740+12:00Vivienne, I think you'd actually be hard press...Vivienne, I think you'd actually be hard pressed to find many quarter-acre sections left in the heritage suburbs - certainly not in Ponsonby, Freemans Bay or Grey Lynn - in fact these suburbs are some of the most intensely developed in Auckland. And a fair bit of their value in fact stems from their density - the ability to walk to the shops, having social interaction, actual urban spaces, Liam Winternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-55611586915330118852012-09-24T09:02:00.838+12:002012-09-24T09:02:00.838+12:00forgot to say they won't be doing it in the He...forgot to say they won't be doing it in the Heritage areas. Where only rich buggers will be able to live on their valuable quarter acres. Vivienne Keohane (Kaipatiki Local Board)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-66182595236035627742012-09-24T08:59:16.193+12:002012-09-24T08:59:16.193+12:00Good news Joel, they are planning on intensificati...Good news Joel, they are planning on intensification round shopping nodes now as we speak. 3 story high sausage blocks including planning them for steep hills such as Glenfield where hardly anyone walks up the hills to the shops on the ridge. This will create no parking for residents and parked cars everywhere on the streets and clogging the roads because no one wants to walk up hills. Ho hum. Vivienne Keohane (Kaipatiki Local Board)noreply@blogger.com