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Auckland's CBD Into the Future
Introduction |
About the CBD |
The CBD Board |
The guiding documents |
Activity in the CBD |
Street and open space upgrades |
Projects |
Quarter plans |
Residents advisory group |
Funding |
Research |
Video clips |
Living Room events |
Action plan review project
Funding and budget
Budget
- Auckland City is
investing a total of $810 million to transform and revitalise Auckland's Central
Business District (CBD) and the Waterfront as part of a 10-year action plan that
began in 2004.
- $401 million is
currently allocated to a wide range of projects to transform and revitalise the
CBD, including a streetscape and open space upgrade budget of $157 million.
- $409 million is
currently allocated to developing the CBD waterfront including Wynyard Point and
the surrounding area. This will provide much-needed capacity for growth in a
central location and will be a significant visitor and international tourist
attraction.

CBD targeted rate funding
- A targeted rate to fund
development projects in Auckland's central business district was introduced for
residential and non-residential ratepayers in the CBD in 2004 for a 10-year
period. In 2006, the collection of the targeted rate was extended a further two
years to 2016.
- The CBD targeted rate
will provide $167 million over 12 years to transform and revitalise the CBD.
The targeted rate funding covers the streetscapes and open space upgrade
programme, and increased service levels for street cleaning and maintenance.
- After 12 years, the CBD
targeted rate will be reduced to cover day-to-day operational costs, such as
higher levels of street cleaning and maintenance.
- The additional funding
from the CBD targeted rate will significantly speed up and expand the projects
to revitalise Auckland's CBD as one of the world's most vibrant and dynamic
business and cultural centres.
- The targeted rate is
applicable to CBD ratepayers only. These are the property owners who will
benefit most from Auckland City's CBD Into the future strategy. The targeted
rate will be used exclusively for projects that will enhance the CBD.
CBD projects
completed to date
Since June 2004,
Auckland City Council has completed $177 million worth of projects out of the
$401 million allocated to Auckland's CBD Into the future strategy. The benefits
of this investment include:
- improved urban
environment due to streetscape upgrades and footpath renewals on K-Road, Lorne
Street, Quay Street, Khartoum Place, Vulcan Lane, Swanson Street and Queen
Street
- pedestrian focused
signage erected to provide a sense of familiarity and orientation for both local
users and visitors
- enhanced access to the
CBD for passenger transport through the implementation of designated bus
priority lanes on key transport routes
- increased activity and
events in the CBD resulting in a more vibrant and dynamic place to live, work or
visit
- coordinated planning
and implementation of projects within the CBD through the introduction of the
CBD strategy and action plan
- innovative parking
guidance signs, advising motorists of available short-term spaces in CBD parking
buildings.
Projects completed between July 2004 and June 2007
Projects
|
Budget
|
Completed
|
Planning
and policy
|
|
CBD
Targeted Rate introduced to fund work programme |
Resource
only |
2005 |
|
Quarter
Plan Development |
$257,000 |
2006/2007 |
|
CBD
Retail Strategy |
$146,000 |
2005-2007 |
|
Auckland's CBD Into the future Strategy, CBD Public Activity Plan and
the Central Area Access Strategy (transport) |
$323,000
|
2004-2005
|
|
CBD
Destination Marketing Plan |
40,000 |
2006/2007 |
|
Creative
Industries Plan |
$78,000 |
2005-2007 |
|
University Quarter Plan development |
$47,000 |
2006/2007 |
|
Town
Hall Arts Precinct development |
$43,000 |
2007 |
Street
and open space upgrades
|
|
K'Rd
Upgrade - Stage 2 |
$1,400,000 |
2005 |
|
K'Rd
Upgrade - Stage 3 |
$1,500,000 |
2006
|
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Quay St
|
$7,900,000 |
2005/2006 |
|
Wellesley St West footpath and road improvements |
$1,024,000 |
2006 |
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Vulcan
Lane |
$1,800,000 |
2007 |
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Lower
Khartoum Place |
$1,050,000 |
2007 |
|
Lorne
Street |
$3,500,000 |
2007 |
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Beach
Road - Stage 1 |
$2,170,000 |
2007 |
Capital
Works
|
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Pedestrian wayfinding signage |
$500,000 |
2006 |
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Central
Library upgrade - café development |
$2,200,000 |
2006 |
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Vector
Arena |
$72,500,000 |
2007 |
Transport
|
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Mayoral
Drive/Wellesley Street/Kitchener Street improvements |
$1,358,000 |
2003
-2006 |
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Fanshawe
Street road widening and bus priority improvements |
$7,405,000 |
2006 |
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Albert
Street bus priority |
$145,000 |
2005/2006 |
|
Quay
Street bus priority |
$175,000 |
2007 |
|
Queen
Street pedestrian countdown clocks |
$88,000 |
2007 |
|
Parking
improvements |
$424,000 |
2005 |
|
Real
time parking information signage |
$300,000
|
2006
|
Events
|
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Events,
(including
Harbour
festival
Air New
Zealand Fashion Week
Lantern Festival
Santa Parade
Dwali Festival
AK 05
and AK 07)
Living
Room programme
|
$4,000,000
$106,000
|
2004-2007
2006 |
Waterfront
|
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Land
acquisitions:
POAL
public space
Harbour
Bridge Park
Halsey
Street Wharf
Hobson
Wharf |
$49,300,000
$3,700,000
$9,000,000
$4,500,000 |
2007
2007
2007
2007
|
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Total |
$176,979,000 |
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Projects underway or planned from July 2007
Project
|
Budget
|
Planning
and Policy
|
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Quarter
planning and implementation (Victoria, Aotea and University) |
$400,000
(2008-2010) |
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Invest
Auckland CBD |
$300,000
(2008-2010) |
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Town
Hall Arts Precinct Business Case development |
$410,000
(2008) |
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West
Bledisloe bus station feasibility study |
$323,000
(2008-2011) |
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CBD
destination marketing implementation |
$1,200,000 (2008-2010) |
|
Retail
Strategy implementation |
$100,000
(2008-2009) |
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Creative
Industries Action Plan implementation |
$50,000
(2008) |
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Central
Area Plan changes |
$200,000
(2009-2010) |
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Core
commercial area study |
$50,000
(2008) |
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Participation programme |
$30,000
(2008-2010) |
Street
and open space upgrades
|
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Albert
Park upgrade |
$624,000 |
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Albert
St upgrade - Stage 1 |
$3,900,000 |
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Albert
Street upgrade - Stage 2 |
$10,600,000 |
|
Aotea
Square redevelopment (including Civic underground carpark repairs) |
$96,000,000 |
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Beach Rd
upgrade - Stage 2 |
$8,300,000 |
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CBD core
streets and lanes |
$9,880,000 |
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St
Patrick's Square upgrade |
$7,800,000 |
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Upper
Khartoum Place upgrade |
$1,000,000 |
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Lorne St
upgrade - Stage 2 |
$6,200,000 |
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Nelson/Hobson St upgrade |
$12,420,000 |
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Queen St
upgrade |
$42,400,000 |
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Lower
Swanson St upgrade |
$1,800,000 |
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Victoria
St upgrade - Stage 1 |
$3,800,000 |
Capital
works
|
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Art
gallery redevelopment (council contribution)
Q
Theatre (council contribution) |
$33,000,000
$9,200,000 |
Transport
|
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Central
Connector (council contribution) |
$10,000,000 (approx) |
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University Travel Plan implementation |
$75,000 |
Events
|
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Events -
Diwali Festival, Lantern Festival, AK09, etc |
$4,000,000 (2008-2010) |
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Living
Room |
$300,000
(2008 - 2010) |
Waterfront
|
Land
acquisitions
Te Wero
Bridge
Fanshawe
Street underpass/overpass
Marine
Events Centre
Teal
Park
Harbour
Bridge park
Wynyard
Quarter development
Pedestrian overbridges
Westhaven infrastructure
Other |
$25,200,000
$36,000,000
$100,000,000
$20,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$113,000,000
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$12,000,000 |
Other
|
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Higher
maintenance standards and renewing of assets |
$6,000,000 for higher maintenance standards $18,000,000 for asset
renewals |
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CBD open
space land purchase - Cook Street |
$19,350,000 |
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Total |
$649,912,000 |
Other key
projects in the CBD include the $350 million Britomart above ground project, New
Zealand's largest heritage redevelopment, to be carried out by Bluewater. The
project entails the renovation of 18 heritage buildings and the development of
eight new buildings in the Britomart precinct.
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