President Andy Smith

Affordable housing needs walkable, compact and well-designed neighbourhoods

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 23:08

I recently sent this letter to Minister Nick Smith following some comments from him about urban design and footpaths. High quality urban design that encourages walkable neighbourhoods around public transport nodes is essential for the future or our cities. Good urban design makes economic sense both for individuals and communities as a whole.

Here is the letter I sent. I will post the response when it arrives.

Andy Smith - Living Streets Aotearoa President

 

Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Design and planning
Transport
Walkability
Public Transport
Institution: 
NZ Government
Free tags: 
Minister Nick Smith
President Andy Smith
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