Basically, the city’s suburban and regional bus network is very good but doesn’t attract good ridership as Hamilton is so focus on cars. Likely because a lot of bad stories about poorly managed body corp, maintenance and legal issues that scares people away. Use the same principles as Auckland – simple, direct and frequent, with easy interchanges. It’s great to see more inner city residential developments happening, and in 5-10 years I think this will lead to more pedestrianisation and protected bike paths around the CBD. Tous droits réservés. It is, however, to be hoped that Hamilton and Tauranga can look north and learn some lessons and be able to speed up these mis-steps…. Smith says the massive project will be “a game changer” for the Waikato and potentially for Auckland and other areas of the country – offering greater scale and efficiency for importers and exporters to move cargoes as sustainably as possible. As such, the City of Hamilton and the Future of Hamilton consortium have identified four challenge areas that they would like Nordic participants to contribute towards. I lived there in my teens and early 20s and while I have never had any intention of moving back there, you have certainly made it seem to be a very attractive option. By David Hallett. Ensure Existing Firms Remain Competitive However I do feel there inst much of a focus on the commuter and these pathways are predominantly focused on the recreational user. "Where people choose to live depends on a large number of social, economic and environmental factors not just insurance and how it is priced. Mind you, having been inside a few of the garages in inner suburbs like Freeman’s Bay and Ponsonby, as well as in the next set of suburbs out, like Westmere and Pt Chev, I believe the cars are on the road because the garages are full of stuff. Sailor boy, maybe in this case (I assume we are just talking Hamilton city) 0 deaths is achievable. Hamilton’s bus services need a good shake up now. Its the 2 entrench National MP’s that don’t see the need for train services between Auckland and Hamilton and want to build more roads. The example of this, is the Base development at the expense of the CBD due to inward thinking city council of the time. "There's only so much you can do to hold back the sea. Why not set a more realistic goal – reduce by 50% or something? Most of Auckland would still be well above sea level even under the worst case scenario for sea level rise. Freight already has the rail option, and we think it is time that people did too. "In a handful of cases it will involve an entire city but in most situations it will involve parts of a city.". This must surely lead to further investment into rail lines in this region which will also support the opportunity to add passenger services to the system. I have a friend there who works shifts – a morning shift with a 6 am start one week, and an afternoon shift with a 10 pm finish the next week. Then there remains only the problem that the CBD is choked from almost all directions by bridges with poor cycling amenity and/or large and dangerous roundabouts. For small apartments we may get away with only one. The really significant shift in Hamilton’s fortunes is what has become of its big sister up the road. The city is forecast to see a population growth of 74,600 residents – a 50 per cent growth – between 2013 and 2043, which would see Hamilton reach a total population of 224,800. All rights reserved. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Interestingly, archeological records from many parts of NZ showed that there were multiple waves of migration inland (after each tsunami) and then back to the coast (as boldness returned). These challenges areas are: Smart and Sustainable Building Technologies. But for all the talk of intercity train services could we see the numbers? It been zero in the past, we want target of zero ever year, Hamilton Local roads 2001 Zero Hamilton SH 2001 Zero Hamilton SH 2008 Zero NZ Easter Holiday 2012 Zero NZ Queen’s Birthday 2013 Zero Hamilton Local 2014/15 zero Hamilton SH 2015/16 Zero, The future is about forgiving (not killing) people for there misteaks. Free parking and easy driving plus the entirely car free all weather environment of the large mall has been an irresistible competitor, indeed as it was in Auckland too. https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2017/08/17/introducing-regional-rapid-rail/. My home is in Auckland and deliberately above 10m and so I was being rather dramatic. "We are the city of the present, we are the city of now.". However, she said there could be movement between cities that are geographically close - like Tauranga and Hamilton. If that happens you can immediately tell from the wall of parked cars on the street. History of Hamiltron (City of the Future) Originally known by the extremely boring name of ‘Hamilton’, Hamiltron was founded by the mysterious H. Tron. The rail routes between Brisbane and the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast are good examples. This is just a quick high level overview, clearly it opens up the opportunity for much further work in both transport and urban form. I think it would keep cars off the street until improved PT makes a car – free lifestyle more desirable for more people. Smaller towns that can be compact, walkable but cheap places to live. Got to have urban-rural boundaries or greenbelts., and allow more intense land-use within them. Until then, inland city life continues to keep worries about ominous seas - and nightmarish insurance premiums - at bay. But other features need work. Cycling in a flat relatively small city like Hamilton is surely an important contributor. HCNC will create teams from these individual players. Hamilton is ideally placed for strong growth. At least if council forces you to build a car park a garage can be used for storage, or converted at a later date! I think we can look forward to it being a big issue some winters. Would you be happy flying in Air New Zealand had a target of 3 or fewer domestic plane crashes annually? Still at the very first stage of intensifying, trying to do it on the auto-dependency model. Do you want me to take some photos on my way around town at rush hour for you? While the City of the Future name was apparently given with some irony in the late 1990s (much like its nickname The Tron), the Waikato city is heading down that track, especially with electrics. The contradictions of ‘dense sprawl’ and ‘car-orientated intensity’ are still being worked through in Auckland. A real issue with attempting to constrain sprawl, is that most Kiwis have an uninformed bias against medium density or higher housing. Required fields are marked *. I don’t think there’s much bike infrastructure so far? Last time I took train AKL to Hamilton it crawled along at 40-50 km/hr in sections…not even 3rd world. Should be a lawn. It means stream (manga) of flax (harakeke). Those are all settlements on the line that used to have train stations. 2729 Pages 1. How spillovers from the Auckland boom are driving growth in nearby regions. Here is an interesting similar observation from the US. The other suburbs are protected by the gulf islands. It seems to me crazy to have passenger trains passing frequently through places like Huntly but not stopping there. The city of 536,917 was recently ranked as one of the top tech cities in North America for “opportunity.” Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE rated Hamilton number two in 2019, citing a tech scene that has grown by 52 per cent over the last five years. There are good signs of positive change there already, but there is so much more that can be done, particularly to exploit the boon of the Auckland spillover. Record number of new cars are being added to our roads yet number of people (drivers) being killed in crashes is increasing, 2010 at start of safer Journeys Strategy 180 driver killed, now today 12 months to 22/09 = drivers 200 killed. There is a new adage in commercial development: ‘Public Realm is the new anchor tenant’ -Marcello Corbo, Chilean property developer. Saddled with the weight of its moniker "the city of the future", … Thank you – i stand corrected. 2010 the average car was of 1996 technology now the average car dates about 2002. I hope the council has the foresight to take the plunge now and get a headstart on the competition. Hamilton is about to live up to its handle “City of the Future”, particularly in developing a “Smart Hamilton” initiative. I absolutely agree that Hamilton should have its bus services rationalised and improved. Your email address will not be published. Even a cursory glance at the current map suggests the system could likely benefit from a Auckland New Network type shake up: While serious efforts to tame Auckland’s dwelling supply and cost issues hopefully will be forthcoming, it seems likely that the effects of Auckland’s relatively new-found scale and dynamism will remain for the foreseeable future, and therefore the opportunities for neighbouring towns and cities to trade on its constraints will be there to be exploited. A lot of the farming community often want rural subdivision though – exploit the land while they own it, then subdivide into rural lifestyle blocks once they’re done. Of course it’s always been there, so what has changed? I understand the sentiment, but I still think zero road deaths cannot be achieved without a huge leap in vehicle technology. Hamilton’s strategic location, access to transportation infrastructure and land supply will be major advantages. Auckland is home to some 1.61m souls to Hamilton’s 161k, and Tauranga’s 128k (Council areas, 2016, here). The only way they will achieve that is if there are some serious changes to transport technology (e.g. At this point I opted to hire a bicycle from the Ferrybank info centre and joined the daily cycle tour from the city to the Hamilton gardens through Hamilton East. It would be fantastic if the Regional Rapid Rail was enacted, and the central station was reopened. Hamilton may be best known as a steel city – a moniker it may never shake, given the industry is still alive and well here. 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"There are going to be locations where insurance retreat at the coast is inevitable. Years 1-2 - 2021. No idea about the timing, but I’d guess probably sometime in the early 2020s. Adjacent is the cricket ground, within easy walk is the Waikato Stadium, the Waikato Museum, and all the hotels and restaurants of the city centre. This is not a long term solution. So clearly the freight industry has seen the opportunity in Hamilton’s position and the semi-dormant resource our existing rail network. Already perfectly connected with all the city buses and set to turbo-charge the already underway city centre revival. And most of Hamilton is 30m higher than the river…. Related Videos. Bus lanes on Peachgrove Road, approaching Five Cross Roads from the north and on Anglesea Street and Anzac parade towards the Ham East Bridge. Some of it is due to geography, but a lot of it is due to capability. The central role of inter-regional transport infrastructure for reviving small towns and enabling their residents to take part in the bigger urban economies. If we don’t watch it, Hamilton will sprawling city like a miniature version of Auckland. And Hamilton’s bus system, while improving (in the face of gradually declining patronage), is still very sub-par for anyone whose hours of work are not the normal 9-5. Hello Heidi at 7:22 Below are some key changes to planning rules. Some of it is due to geography, … TECH TALK – Why Hamilton is the City of the Future. Any train service between Hamilton and Auckland, would need to stop at Hamilton City (if possible), Frankton, Hamilton – Te Rapa, Hamilton – Horotiu (Also the new inland port), Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Te Kauwhata, Mercer, Pokeno, Papakura (for Auckland Airport) Syliva Park, New Market, Britomart. The city is forecast to see a population growth of 74,600 residents – a 50 per cent growth – between 2013 and 2043, which would see Hamilton reach a total population of 224,800. But I’ve heard people saying we should adopt it for the whole country. Highlights so far: I was lucky enough to be in the middle of Boobs on Bikes; The Auckland Museum - wonderful! See this article for example. I can’t see what is wrong with Huntly benefiting from people wanting to live there and commuting to Auckland or Hamilton. A city as large and diverse as Hamilton provides countless public and community services. Length of Competition: 9 weeks. They key is making sure urban design ensures an easy transition to a transit city as it’s population grows and public transport improves. Hello Kelvin Hamilton sprawl is from political driven changes to district planning. These various factors can all be summed up by the term walkability. 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