Submissions on the RMA Streamlining Bill is due today. I’ll refrain from comments about politics and streamlining – or streamlining and design – you can check out Christina Cogdell’s Eugenic Design for that one. But the Bill proposed raises important issues about how the public might be included or excluded from the RMA process. The Bill also proposes new rules about whether a consent needs public notification … and for tree lovers there’s plenty to talk about.
Information on making a submission can be found at:
http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/SC/SubmCalled/1/6/e/49SCLGEresourcemanagements200904031-Resource-Management-Simplifying.htm
Manners Mall submission
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010The Architectural Centre has made the following submission : Manners Mall Carpark on the WCC’s proposal’s for the redevelopment of Manner’s Mall. As you may note from the written and drawn information, we were very much less than impressed. We are calling for the WCC to scrap the current scheme owing to its predominate use of car parking, and to re-design the spaces for the use of people, not cars.
Wellington deserves better than this from our Council, especially at such an important, central city site.
Arch Centre proposes that Dixon St is made a part of the south side of Te Aro Park, and is not made into a giant car park:
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