A visiting American property developer has struck a welcome chord with Auckland's deputy mayor, with his suggestion that intensive housing developments get automatic approval if they are within 1.5 kilometres of a public transport hub. The company has been talking to Auckland Council and Housing Minister Phil Twyford about its plans. Deputy Auckland Mayor Bill Cashmore told a summit audience yesterday the idea of intensification as-of-right within a 1.5km radius of a public transport hub was, for him, the major take-out from Holland's talk. "There's a lot of piping, roading, and public transport to do there to service a low percentage of the population." If you're building housing around transport that's walkable you're going to have substantially less cars."

Source: Stuff February 27, 2019 20:26 UTC