Bill McKay

Bill McKay, senior lecturer in architecture and planning who focuses on urban design and resilience, explores fuel-proofing cities. He discusses how sprawl and car dependence raise fuel vulnerability. He recommends electrifying logistics, rooftop solar and microgrids, harvesting industrial rainwater, and converting vacant central buildings to housing to shorten trips and cut fuel use.

Bill McKay, senior lecturer in architecture and planning at the University of Auckland, breaks down shifting Auckland housing rules. He explores why plans keep changing and the politics behind rollbacks. He covers public resistance to density, transport-focused zoning, and the practical limits to building to maximum density.