Better transport and urban planning
driven by vision, data and curiosity
Precision City is a strategic infrastructure consultancy driven by Peter Cockrem, a multidisciplinary expert at the intersection of policy, economics and urban systems.
We offer a rare balance of complementary perspectives, along with a global sense that everything is possible.
Advice, insights and design to help you create a better future.
Vision
Detail
Policy
Engineering
Empathy
Analysis
Types of projects we help with
Economics
Does your decision-making truly reflect your values? We shine a light into the black box of economic processes and help clients assess the full social value and long-term impact of projects.
Modern economic appraisal and evaluation is much more than benefit/cost ratios!
Transport
We work closely with clients to create efficient and sustainable transportation systems that benefit communities and the environment.
We can help you develop performance criteria, plan your strategic networks, assess your current state, develop interim and permanent solutions, and audit proposed designs.
Urban strategy and policy
From Paris to Phnom Penh, there's a world of wonderful urban ideas out there. We bring on-the-ground experience in 60 countries to the big and small decisions that shape vibrant and sustainable communities.
Contact us for guidance or reviews in your work, such as spatial planning, transit-oriented development, standards and rules, business cases and designs.
We help you make the best choices
Shape impactful objectives
Projects and programmes often fail to make a real difference because of a focus on superficial symptoms.
We dig deeper with system thinking to help you craft investment objectives and policy goals that really matter.
Business case development, investment logic mapping, and strategic planning all rely on this critical foundation.
Develop better options
You can't make the right choice without the right ideas!
Our multi-disciplinary perspective brings you a whole new array of possibilities, including win-win solutions from the global frontier.
Option development and long-listing that combines transport, land use, policy and technology can solve your problems more effectively and efficiently than conventional siloed thinking.
Communicate effectively
Patience and empathy go a long way in building consensus on challenging topics.
We look beyond surface positions to connect with people's deeper values - inside organisations and with the public.
We help people reach agreement on pragmatic solutions by finding the values and challenges we can agree on, and providing people with the tools and perspective to arrive at shared conclusions together.
Make good decisions
The world is changing fast, with serious risks and radical opportunities emerging faster than many people realise.
Economic appraisal, cost-benefit analysis, and multi-criteria decision analysis - we do these with heart and soul, not just going through the motions. We're passionate about real-world evidence and robust data analysis driving choices that are holistic, feasible, and impactful.
If you're not testing scenarios for climate change impacts and supply chain disruption, are your choices sound?
Peter Cockrem
Peter's expertise covers a wide range of today's challenges, with a solid background in local and central government, and experience consulting for transport authorities, developers and research organisations. His work includes transport pricing policy development, economic appraisal of major infrastructure, spatial accessibility analysis, public transport optimisation and community consultation, and he has contributed research and analysis to published guidance.
His passion for systems thinking and wellbeing economics inspires his commitment to creating sustainable cities that tackle climate change, housing affordability, and social equity challenges. His extensive travels to examine land use and transport systems in 60 countries further enrich his perspective and enhance his ability to develop innovative solutions.
Contact us
Precision City is based in Wellington, New Zealand, welcoming enquiries from around the world.
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