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The following posts are filed under: Affordability.
No really, where do the children play? Stealth segregation in housing developments
When a housing development says “inclusive” it might pay to look closer. An award-winning mixed-affordability development in London ended up literally segregating the richer kids from the poorer kids in its play areas. How on earth did this get through?
Read MoreFresh thinking on filling the affordable housing gap
Although Aotearoa has a dire lack of state housing, there is also a growing hole in the middle too. The Urban Advisory’s (TUA) report on scaling up affordable housing came out this month; and it had some interesting ideas about how to fill the gaps.
Read MoreFix the housing crisis: take the power local and let’s get dense!
Porirua’s Growth Strategy is out for public feedback. Guest poster Tam Holsen finds it detail-rich on greenfield housing development but undercooked on densification or intensification, and wonders if her city is missing a trick
Read MoreCohousing: Part 3
In her final piece of the series, guest poster Biddy Livesey – housing policy analyst, researcher, and future resident of Cohaus – considers how cohousing is supported, and the specific planning challenge for an innovative collective housing development. This article was originally published on Greater Auckland, and is reproduced with permission.
Read MoreSteb in the Dark? Step into the Light!
Wellington City Council is developing a brand new suburb in Upper Stebbings Valley. Let’s shine a light on how to do it well! So it’s not yet another stab at big cookie-cutter houses in a dormitory suburb. It’s about building a community, while building homes.
Read MoreCohousing: Part 2
Biddy Livesey – housing policy analyst, researcher, and future resident of Cohaus – leads us on an exciting journey: what Cohaus will look like…
Read MoreMoney makes us do stuff, money lets us do stuff…
We all know the Wellington region needs more cash for public transport, plus discouragement from driving that clogs the roads (we said it loudly too). But how do we get it? One tool is congestion charging. Auckland’s thinking hard about it – is it a tool our region should use too? Auckland’s Harriet Gale has some…
Read MoreA home for all: the future is now
The future of state and affordable housing is arriving – and it looks pretty nice. Talk Wellington looks at some of these developments … and wonders where our region’s private sector is at.
Read MoreWeekend reading 10.3.18
Wake me up before you go-go: Wellington City Council goes WHAM, plus attractive TODs.
Read MoreWeekend Reading – Saturday 14.10.17
Buses, houses, and old stuff: this weekend’s reading is full of goodness! “Bye bye, Leccy Bus” A small girl getting off a trolley bus ahead of me yesterday said it, and from 1st November we’ll say bye to the last vestiges of the network. From Congestion Free Wellington: “Wellington Cable Car Ltd (owned by…
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