On Apr 6, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Must have been a terribly poignant walk for you, Dave. > > Looks like the new normal is going to last a while. So sorry you folks are > having to contend with it all.
Actually I think you'd be surprised at how normal it felt to us because we're used to it and we've been going through the area occasionally. There are a handful of blocks almost fully razed which makes you think. It was interesting looking at empty lots trying to remember what used to be there before. Those Google glasses would be useful here if loaded up with the previous Street View imagery :) When I looked at last years collection I was surprised at how much had changed but there's still lots more to be done. The city is still just carrying on; many businesses have relocated and because of this it may end up being difficult to bring life back into the CBD when it reopens. Shops have settled in with their new customer bases so another move would be disruptive again. And I think rents will be fairly high in town with so many buildings being new. It will definitely be an eye opener when it's opened up a bit more as there is a lot going on in places we can't see. We also saw a handful of new construction sites which would be nice if they weren't all tilt-slab :( Dave > On 4/6/2012 2:35 AM, David Mann wrote: >> We went for another look around the CBD cordon today. We did the same walk >> last year but the cordon has been reduced a bit since then. >> >> http://www.multi.net.nz/cordon-walk-apr-12/ >> >> Here's a link to the current extent of the cordon. >> http://cera.govt.nz/cbd-red-zone/red-zone-cordon-map >> >> And this page can show you how it has been gradually reduced over time. >> http://cera.govt.nz/maps/cordon-reduction >> >> The cordon will reduce further as the larger buildings are demolished. >> >> Cheers, >> Dave >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
