AUCKLANDAUCKLAND CITY CITY CENTRE: CENTRE: THE AUCKLAND DESIGN OFFICE HAS PRODUCED SIX SUMMARY SUMMARYSUMMARY SHEETS SHEETS SHEETS TELLING THE STORY OF AUCKLAND’S CITY CENTRE

SUMMARY SHEET CHAPTERS Auckland has a renewed vision for the City Centre and waterfront, with the opportunity Chapter 1: Heart of Auckland: The city centre and its relevance to the entire region to deliver a high quality urban environment alongside well-integrated public transport. Chapter 2: Urban Design + Transport Design: The importance of walking as a transport mode

The Auckland Design Office has produced six Chapter 3: Living in the City Centre: The growth of central Auckland as a place to live summary sheets to tell the story of the city centre and its importance to the whole of Auckland. Chapter 4: Connectivity Creates Wealth: The financial and economic benefits of a strong city centre

Each summary sheet addresses a separate Chapter 5: Targeting Better Streets: The importance of the City Centre Targeted Rate (CCTR) aspect of urban design in Auckland city centre.

Chapter 6: So Why Invest Now? Delivering movement and place simultaneously HEART OF AUCKLAND THE CITY CENTRE IS THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HEART OF AUCKLAND. EVEN IF 1 YOU NEVER COME INTO THE CITY CENTRE, IT IS STILL WORKING FOR YOU. WHY COME INTO THE CITY CENTRE? WHAT DOES IT DO FOR ME?

SHIPPING EASY TO REACH REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE MAJOR EVENTS BY ROAD & RAIL, FERRY CENTRE FOR 34% OF NEW ZEALAND POPULATION SPORT 7 DAYS A WEEK DEPARTURE POINT HIGHEST VALUE PORT IN NZ MUSIC CULTURE

SHOWING TC VISITORS 33 HECTARES R GOODS - E STARTING POINT OF GREEN MONEY FOR OPEN SPACE OVER 125,000 INTERNATIONAL ARS - CONSUME EMPLOYEES IN CITY GENERAL RATES FOR ALL REGION C TOURISM CENTRE (5 CAUS) 7.4% OF NZ GDP FAMILY TRIP TO PARK INCOME TAX & GST SPECIALIST EMPLOYMENT CITIES BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER NEW ZEALAND’S CBD CONCENTRATION HOME OF MOST OF OUR MAJOR NATIONAL CULTURAL NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, E.G. AGGLOMERATION INSTITUTIONS - FONTERRA - SPARK DIVERSITY - THE TRADING BANKS - NEW ZEALAND SUPERFUND SPECIALISATION - AIR NEW ZEALAND STUDY: 36,900 STUDENTS - TVNZ - LAW FIRMS GREATEST HIGH EDUCATION - TV3 - NICHE BUSINESS CONCENTRATION IN NZ - HIGH FASHION VARIETY - LOCAL CUISINE

$1.8BN RETAIL SPEND/YEAR HIGHLY CONCENTRATED 20% OF AUCKLAND’S ACCESS TO WATERFRONT FLAGSHIP BRANDS AND SPECIALISED EMPLOYMENT AND HARBOUR SPECIALIST SCHEDULED HERITAGE RETAIL URBAN DESIGN TRANSPORT DESIGN BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT BRINGS MORE PE OPLE INTO AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE. 2 WALKING IS THE NUMBER ONE TRANSPO RT MODE FOR GET TING AROUND THE CITY CENTRE.

GETTING INTO THE CITY GETTING AROUND THE CITY THE CHOICE OF TRANSPORT MODE DETERMINES HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN MOVE THROUGH A GIVEN AMOUNT OF SPACE. † PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLES * NEED FOR 600-1,600/HR . SPACE-EFFICIENT 1,990,100 BUSES IN GENERAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN OO. . T

AUCKLAND POPULATION BBYY 202028 TRANSPORT 1,000-2,800/HR 300,000 AND 520,000 L A

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7,500/HR C WALKING TRIPS ARE MADE IN O THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH ROOM TO MOVE PEOPLE. S

SPACE-EFFICIENT TRANSPORT MODES REDUCE CONGESTION S DEDICATED BUS LANES AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE ’

AND INCREASES CAPACITY. T 4,000-8,000/HR EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY. I FOOTPATH .

AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE MORNING PEAK MODESHARE . 9,000/HR . 2001 - 2016 (2046 PROJECTED) F AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE IS COMPACT. F

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120,000 BUSWAY / LIGHT RAIL WALKING IS THE EASIEST WAY TO T S 110,000 10,000-25,000/HR GET AROUND. 100,000

54% BUY 90,000 N

80,000 A MAX PRACTICABLE CAPACITY, 70,000 42% 45% C 39% PEOPLE PER HOUR, U

60,000 O 32% 11,715 INBOUND MORNING PEAK 11,260 50,000 Y 19% 8% 7% 7% 7% INCREASE IN PEDESTRIANS 40,000 SEVEN MOTORWAY LINKS ONE RAIL TUNNEL ACROSS THE CITY CENTRE 2010-2015‡ 30,000 INTO AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE (TWIN TRACK) . 60% 53% 51% 48% MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORT TRIPS = MORE FOOTFALL 20,000 27% FANSHAWE E. . T

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PRIVATE MOTOR TRAFFIC WALKING AND CYCLING PUBLIC TRANSPORT 2023 T NELSON (FROM WEST) CITY RAIL LINK THE NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS ALL GROWTH IN COMMUTING TO AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE OVER THE PAST WELLESLEY 15 YEARS HAS BEEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT. CAR TRIPS ARE FLAT. CAPACITY ON QUEEN STREET DOUBLED § OESN ’ D GRAFTON CAR MODE SHARE DROPPED FROM 60% TO 48% 2001-2016 NON-CAR MODE SHARE INCREASED FROM 40% TO 52% ALTEN WALKING IS... ENJOYABLE... * STATS NZ 2028 MEDIUM PROJECTION †† NACTO TRANSIT STREET DESIGN GUIDE (2016) ‡ HEART OF THE CITY PEDESTRIAN COUNTERS § PUBLIC LIFE SURVEY, 2010 vs 2015 CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT HUBS TRANSPORT IN AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE IN 2023

TWO PUBLIC TRANSPORT HUBS

BRITOMART (DOWNTOWN) AOTEA (MIDTOWN)

CITY RAIL LINK CITY RAIL LINK Silo Park Quay St BUS ROUTES BUS ROUTES BRITOMART W Y N YA R D Customs St LIGHT RAIL (FUTURE) LIGHT RAIL (FUTURE)

Beach R Anz A U C K L A N D C E N T R A L z ac A R A d FERRIES ve IN 2023, TOTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAPACITY INTO CENTRAL AUCKLAND trand WILL BE OVER 50,000 PEOPLE PER HOUR. The S t t t t t t S S S S on on on S on University of Alten s s Auckland Reserve Queen S Nel Nel s Hob s

t Victoria S Park PLUS WALKABLE CITY CENTRE

AOTEA Albert ymonds S S Park G r af f t on MOST OF AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE IS WITHIN AN 800m WALK OF THESE TWO

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Wellesl PUBLIC TRANSPORT HUBS. ey S WALSKt E ING RADIUS HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT Auckland Domain

FERRIES F R E EMA NS B AY Myers Park CITY RAIL LINK WALKABLE STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES MAIN BUS NETWORKS LIGHT RAIL (FUTURE) LIVING IN THE CITY CENTRE AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE IS MORE THAN A CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. OVER THE PAST DECADE 3 IT HAS EMERGED AS A POPULAR PLACE TO LIVE.

POPULATION GROWTH INDEX HELPING TO ADDRESS AUCKLAND’S HOUSING NEED RESIDENTS TRAVEL DIFFERENTLY (2001 BASE = 100) 500 AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE 2001 TO 2016 NEW RESIDENTS 450 60,000 MOVED INTO THE CITY 400 CENTRE OVER THE 350 POWER 50,000

LAST THREE YEARS. X AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE 300 40,000

ION IND E 250 T A 200 WATER 30,000

CITY CENTRE POPULATION POPU L 150 IS GROWING AT: $146,000 20,000 100 BULK INFRASTRUCTURE PER GREENFIELD HOUSE 50 ROADING 10,000 AUCKLAND REGION 0 (FUTURE URBAN LAND SUPPLY STRATEGY) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 POPULATION 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 New Zealand (Index) Auckland Region (Index) Auckland CBD (Index) RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY CAN USE THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE MORNING PEAK CAR COMMUTERS CITY CENTRE RESIDENT POPULATION MORE PEOPLE NOW LIVE IN THE CITY CENTRE ACTUAL AND PROJECTED POPULATION IN AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE AREA UNITS (5 CAUs) THAN TRAVEL IN BY CAR FUTURE GROWTH 1,500 RESIDENTS IN 1991 THIS LITTLE CORNER OF AUCKLAND... HAS AS MANY CITY CENTRE POPULATION PEOPLE AS INVERCARGILL. (STATS NZ) THAT WALKS TO WORK

45,000 RESIDENTS IN 2017 MAPS OF AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE POPULATION THAT GETS TO WORK AND INVERCARGILL 590 BY FOOT, CYCLE OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT AT SAME SCALES RESIDENTS IN 2017 SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH WYNYARD QUARTER IS FORECAST NON CITY CENTRE POPULATION DRIVING TO WORK 90,000 80,000 HIGH PROJECTION (2013 CENSUS) 70,000 WE’RE 15 YEARS AHEAD RESIDENTS IN 2030 OF POPULATION S

T 60,000 PREDICTIONS 50,000 MEDIUM PROJECTION BECOMING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE SIDE N E R 40,000 APARTMENTS INVERCARGILL 30,000 SUGARTREE ACTUAL POPULATION 650 COMPLETE: BY 2020 PUBLIC SPACES, PARKS AND WATERFRONT 20,000 10,000 0 CENTRE OF AUCKLAND’S TRANSPORT NETWORK 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 APARTMENTS POPULATION ESTIMATE POPULATION PROJECTION (MEDIUM) POPULATION PROJECTION (HIGH) PACIFICA 295 COMPLETE: BY 2020 EASY ACCESS TO JOBS CONNECTIVITY CREATES WEALTH AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE'S STRENGTH IS ITS ABILITY TO BRING MANY PEOPLE INTO THE SAME SPACE. 4 THIS FACE-TO-FACE CONNECTIVITY BRINGS WIDE-RANGING ECONOMIC BENEFITS.

MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT THE RATES OF THE REGION POUR AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE JOB DENSITY INTO AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE. IN FACT THE CITY CENTRE IS HECTARES A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO AUCKLAND'S BUDGET AND LAST DENSE, WALKABLE CITY CENTRE YEAR GENERATED ALMOST $100m OF GENERAL RATES FOR NEW ZEALAND’S GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF JOBS THE AUCKLAND REGION. 0.08% OF AUCKLAND REGION 20% OF AUCKLAND REGION GDP Silo Park Tamaki Dr 1% INCREASE IN WALKABILITY = $42M INCREASE IN GDP W E S T H AV E N Quay St W Y N YA R D Customs St 7.4% OF NEW ZEALAND GDP Beach A A U C K L A N D C E N T R A L nz Point Erin Park ac R A d ve

rand St Auckland-Kumeu Motorway The t t S T M A R Y S B AY t S S S on on University of Alten s Auckland Reserve Queen Nel PA R N E L L Hob s

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GENERAL RATES POPULATION EMPLOYMENT G R A F T O N IMPROVE WALKABILITY TO INCREASE t S ymonds N E W T O N S CONNECTIVITY IN CITY CENTRE. Khyber Pass Rd E D E N T E R R A C E d R th r

eat No r GENERAL RATE RECEIVED IN THE CITY CENTRE IS GOING UP G d R AS POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT INCREASE. Dominion ECONOMIC GROWTH

WAIKATO REGION HECTARES LIBRARIES $20.9 BILLION GDP PARKS 8.3% OF NEW ZEALAND GDP AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE GENERAL BINS HAMILTON RATES WAIKATO EXPRESSWAY DISPERSED AUCKLAND REGION STREETS POPULATION

IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY BY BUILDING THE RATES RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CENTRE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE WAIKATO EXPRESSWAY PROVIDE PUBLIC GOODS FOR ALL AUCKLANDERS, SUCH AS LIBRARIES, PARKS, SEWAGE AND STREETS.

MONEY IS SPENT WHERE IT WILL DELIVER THE GREATEST BENEFIT FOR THE GREATEST NUMBERS OF PEOPLE.

ECONOMIC GROWTH TARGETING BETTER STREETS CITY CENTRE TARGETED RATE IS A SPECIAL TAX PAID BY CITY CENTRE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. 5 IT HAS HELPED TO TRANSFORM THE LOOK AND FEEL OF AUCKLAND’S STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES.

MANY OF CITY CENTRE TARGETED RATE - CCTR AUCKLAND’S BEST-LOVED SPACES ACTIVATE AUCKLUCKLAND COST TO GENERAL RATEPAYERS: SOME OF OUR PROJECTS: $20m RAISED BY CCTR

DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE

FANSHA STREETSCAPES & SHARED SPACES WE ST REET REET T S QUA Y ST STREET REET NELSON STREET

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QUEEN STREET

WELLESLEY MATARIKI FESTIVAL S TRANSFORMING SPACES TREET GENERATED BY CITY CENTRE RESIDENTS SYMONDS STREET AND BUSINESS. INCREASE IN HOSPITALITY SPEND IN FORT STREET IN 2012 COMPARED BOOK BIKE WITH PRE-UPGRADE LEVELS IN KARANGAHAPE ROA D 2010. RAISED REINVESTED WHAT IS CCTR INCREASE IN RETAIL SPEND IN FORT FOR THE LOVE OF BEES IN CITY CENTRE STREET IN 2012 COMPARED WITH PRE-UPGRADE LEVELS IN 2010. (FORT STREET PRECINCT CASE STUDY, 2013) SOME OF OUR PARTNERS: PANUKU - CLOUD - AUCKLAND LIBRARY - AUT SKY CITY - K ROAD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION STREETS & SQUARES MORE WALKABLE, BETTER SEATING, PLUS PLANTING, LIGHTING, ACTIVE FRONTAGES, ... PARKS ACTIVATION MARKETING MONITORING SO WHY INVEST NOW? THE WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY ARE NOW OPEN TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY STREETS AND SPACES 6 AS PART OF EXISTING TRANSPORT PROJECTS.

REGIONAL TRANSPORT FUNDAMENTAL ENABLERS CONSTRUCTION DISRUPTION NO-ONE WANTS TO DIG UP NEW BUS NETWORK SOME PROJECTS THE BEST TIME TO DELIVER LIVEABLE STREETS IS AS PART OF ONGOING WORK AND NOT AS SEPARATE THE ROAD TWICE ENABLE WORK COMPLETE: 2020 SEAWALL NEEDS TO HAVE PROJECTS. TO HAPPEN. SEISMIC STRENGTHENING CITY RAIL LINK BEFORE WE CAN IMPROVE COMPLETE: 2023 THE STREETSCAPE ON TOP

WELLESLEY STREET CIVIC BOULEVARD TWO PROJECTS DELIVERED TOGETHER LIGHT RAIL (FUTURE)

BUS CORRIDOR OR BUS BOULEVARD ? WELLESLEY ST LINKS

• UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND • AUT • ST MATTHEWS CHURCH TRANSPORT CAPACITY INTO AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE 2018 TO 2026 • AUCKLAND ART GALLERY • CIVIC THEATRE TRANSPORT PUBLIC REALM • AOTEA SQUARE MAXIMUM PRACTICABLE CAPACITY, PEOPLE PER HOUR, INBOUND MORNING PEAK PROJECT • NZICC PROJECT • SKY CITY 2018-2026 • VICTORIA PARK

70,000 PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROJECT COSTS CAPACITY TO INCREASE HIGH QUALITY PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT COMPLEMENTS PUBLIC TRANSPORT 60,000 BY 40% AIRPORT TO CITY RAPID TRANSIT, 6,750 NORTHWEST RAPID TRANSIT, 3,600 50,000 VICTORIA STREET LINEAR PARK

CITY RAIL LINK, 15,000 TO SKY TOWER 40,000 AOTEA STATION DISRUPTION TO BUSINESSES

BUSIEST STATION 30,000 SKYPATH 2,000 RAIL, (BRITOMART) CYCLEWAYS PROGRAMME 4,000 IN NEW ZEALAND FROM 2023 11,260

CYCLE LANES 4,000 C Y 20,000 H T AFF I

BUS R MOTORWAY LINKS 11,715 TIO N DISRUPTION TO TRANSPORT FOOT PAT H

18,460 LEW A WALKING 21,600 LINEAR PARK ENTR Y C 10,000 ST A Y OO TP A F CONNECTS PEOPLE TO C LOCAL STREETS ENE D

AND ARTERIALS 9,900 FERRY, 4800 MOTOR T

CITY CENTRE WI D TRAFFIC ACTIVE TRANSIT DESTINATIONS. DELIVER TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC REALM TOGETHER TO MAXIMISE BENEFITS. (BUSINESS CASE FOR WALKING, MARCH 2017) TO QUEEN STREET