Goodness, thats me with my Vivente, and Ortlieb pannier bags. I was trying to decide where to park the bike, and eventually wound up locking it to the black pole on the right.
No, let’s have another thoroughly male dominated website that makes teenage comments whenever a woman turns up.
Thanks Dan for calling out that commenter 🙂 I would certainly hate to see ATB turn into such a site!
Thank you, Dan. I was thinking the same thing last night when reading the comment. Not objectifying women every second of the day would be a most refreshing change.
To be clear, being gay, I have zero interest in the ‘legs and shorts of the three women’. They are just women. That’s all. What I do have interest in is where to park my bike!! (However, if the situation I was in showed three cute and sexy men in shorts, trust me, I’d be all like… oh boy!).
I believe that the reaction was to owen’s comment, not to where you might be looking in the photo. your response here is a bit odd and doesn’t do you any favours though.
two things: 1: there aren’t enough bike parks in the city at all, I always have to stick my bike in dodgy places or faraway. Bike parks need to be spread a bit everywhere, not clustered in a few spots. 2: 6$ beer of the week
I disagree, there are lots of bike parks around the city generally, that’s one of the few things that AT have been proactive about I’m regards to cycling. It’s the more or less complete lack of cycle lanes that needs working on, there’s usually somewhere to lock a bike, just no good way to get there.
You must be lucky because I often end up tying my bike to traffic signals and benches.
Sure I do too sometimes, but I’m perfectly happy with a lamp post or random pole, I’d much rather AT actually install cycle lanes than simply pretend they’re doing anything for cycling by installing cycle advance stop boxes, cycle poles and more or less nothing else.
The only place i would say has lots of bike parks is britomart. There is about 6 by the cafe outside the downtown shopping center, and allegedly some more down side streets though i haven’t seen them yet.
Everywhere else you have to find a parking sign to lock against. Just try finding a bike park when going to an auckland council screening at the sky theatre, i don’t think there is a single bike park on the entire block!
Vulcan lane is the only other pedestrian only space, although the other day I saw cars parked in it?!? Auckland drivers appear to be blind or simply arrogant hillbillies.
More wardens and the fines themselves need to come up – $40 for parking illegally is so minuscule most people appear to just risk it. It’s often cheaper than some of the parking buildings. It should be at least $100, then people would take it more seriously.
Just back from a weekend in Bordeaux… A city that even the main shopping street, and all those off it, are car free pedestrian zones. A delight to walk around.
Also they have 3 excellent new tram lines around the town. Day pass for all pt is 4.90 euros.
Basel’s main shopping streets are also ped zones. Car parks on the edges of the cbd, great tram network.
Auckland, as starters, needs a modern tram from the waterfront to upper Queen St.
I know that street well; have a tiny apartment in The Met which has the main entrance in Durham lane. Nice thing about The Met / SoHo apartments is that there is no carparks for the residents, but that has not affected the popularity of the place as a rental.
…a tiny apartment that would be completely unconsentable under the unitary plan?
I looked at an amazing top floor loft there with a mezzanine bedroom. It was only 35m2 (not counting the mezzanine) so banks wouldn’t touch it… So I had to skip the perfect place at a very cheap price and spend three times as much on a bigger place elsewhere.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading and research on tiny dwellngs (both apartment style and additionals on existing sites and have come to the conclusion that most people who argue against these are not the people who will use them. We need low cost accommodation in the city and the best way of doing that is reducing the size. We need an Ikea expo detailing just how quality, tiny dwellings are achievable.
The arguments against (the minimum balcony argument comes to mind) is another example of middle aged, middle class majority (a demographic that I am in) wanting to impart their standards on people who don’t need or can afford to pay for the same standards.
Brought the apartment about 6 years ago, and while it is tiny, it is cheap and fun. Always been a queue of people to rent it: no car parking or balcony is not an issue, nor having to use the built in ladder needed to reach the sleeping loft.
With the council banning under 35sq metre apartments, I suspect demand will remain strong. Many people want location at a reasonable price more than carparks. The council needs to try and encourage a range of residential options of all shapes and sizes (though hopefully of decent design) and not one size fits all.
Carparks aren’t required in the city that’s unrelated to the small apartments being banned. That policy was really in response to the large number of units being built in the 18-20m2 range which is pretty miniscule. A 35m2 apartment is a good size.
Gee, we have laneways. Pays to remember (and then order up a few more).
Thanks for posting my pics Matt, some great choices which are relevant to the blog. Please add a caption on all the pics that they have copyright (reasons explained in pm to you) – Thanks 🙂
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Goodness, thats me with my Vivente, and Ortlieb pannier bags. I was trying to decide where to park the bike, and eventually wound up locking it to the black pole on the right.
I prefer the legs and shorts of the three women in front of you. Sorry Christopher.
Leave out the sexist bullshit.
Really?
No, let’s have another thoroughly male dominated website that makes teenage comments whenever a woman turns up.
Thanks Dan for calling out that commenter 🙂 I would certainly hate to see ATB turn into such a site!
Thank you, Dan. I was thinking the same thing last night when reading the comment. Not objectifying women every second of the day would be a most refreshing change.
To be clear, being gay, I have zero interest in the ‘legs and shorts of the three women’. They are just women. That’s all. What I do have interest in is where to park my bike!! (However, if the situation I was in showed three cute and sexy men in shorts, trust me, I’d be all like… oh boy!).
I believe that the reaction was to owen’s comment, not to where you might be looking in the photo. your response here is a bit odd and doesn’t do you any favours though.
?
Liz, think you may have had issues with thread reading here.
Leave out the sexist bullshit.
There is a lack of bike parks around this lane. I really should get AT to put a few in along the lane.
two things: 1: there aren’t enough bike parks in the city at all, I always have to stick my bike in dodgy places or faraway. Bike parks need to be spread a bit everywhere, not clustered in a few spots. 2: 6$ beer of the week
I disagree, there are lots of bike parks around the city generally, that’s one of the few things that AT have been proactive about I’m regards to cycling. It’s the more or less complete lack of cycle lanes that needs working on, there’s usually somewhere to lock a bike, just no good way to get there.
You must be lucky because I often end up tying my bike to traffic signals and benches.
Sure I do too sometimes, but I’m perfectly happy with a lamp post or random pole, I’d much rather AT actually install cycle lanes than simply pretend they’re doing anything for cycling by installing cycle advance stop boxes, cycle poles and more or less nothing else.
The only place i would say has lots of bike parks is britomart. There is about 6 by the cafe outside the downtown shopping center, and allegedly some more down side streets though i haven’t seen them yet.
Everywhere else you have to find a parking sign to lock against. Just try finding a bike park when going to an auckland council screening at the sky theatre, i don’t think there is a single bike park on the entire block!
I (Sydney) am watching you Christopher 😉
Is it possible to get a bulk order and install off bike stands, might cut down the price a bunch too?
Entirely possible and already done. Problem is AT didn’t order enough to start with! Classic case of underestimating demand.
Vulcan lane is the only other pedestrian only space, although the other day I saw cars parked in it?!? Auckland drivers appear to be blind or simply arrogant hillbillies.
Need more traffic wardens like this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2460919/Fearless-traffic-warden-puts-ticket-Hillary-Clintons-car-London.html
More wardens and the fines themselves need to come up – $40 for parking illegally is so minuscule most people appear to just risk it. It’s often cheaper than some of the parking buildings. It should be at least $100, then people would take it more seriously.
Just back from a weekend in Bordeaux… A city that even the main shopping street, and all those off it, are car free pedestrian zones. A delight to walk around.
Also they have 3 excellent new tram lines around the town. Day pass for all pt is 4.90 euros.
Basel’s main shopping streets are also ped zones. Car parks on the edges of the cbd, great tram network.
Auckland, as starters, needs a modern tram from the waterfront to upper Queen St.
Love the idea of “photo of the day”. Please keep it up. Cheers,
I know that street well; have a tiny apartment in The Met which has the main entrance in Durham lane. Nice thing about The Met / SoHo apartments is that there is no carparks for the residents, but that has not affected the popularity of the place as a rental.
…a tiny apartment that would be completely unconsentable under the unitary plan?
I looked at an amazing top floor loft there with a mezzanine bedroom. It was only 35m2 (not counting the mezzanine) so banks wouldn’t touch it… So I had to skip the perfect place at a very cheap price and spend three times as much on a bigger place elsewhere.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading and research on tiny dwellngs (both apartment style and additionals on existing sites and have come to the conclusion that most people who argue against these are not the people who will use them. We need low cost accommodation in the city and the best way of doing that is reducing the size. We need an Ikea expo detailing just how quality, tiny dwellings are achievable.
The arguments against (the minimum balcony argument comes to mind) is another example of middle aged, middle class majority (a demographic that I am in) wanting to impart their standards on people who don’t need or can afford to pay for the same standards.
Brought the apartment about 6 years ago, and while it is tiny, it is cheap and fun. Always been a queue of people to rent it: no car parking or balcony is not an issue, nor having to use the built in ladder needed to reach the sleeping loft.
With the council banning under 35sq metre apartments, I suspect demand will remain strong. Many people want location at a reasonable price more than carparks. The council needs to try and encourage a range of residential options of all shapes and sizes (though hopefully of decent design) and not one size fits all.
Carparks aren’t required in the city that’s unrelated to the small apartments being banned. That policy was really in response to the large number of units being built in the 18-20m2 range which is pretty miniscule. A 35m2 apartment is a good size.
Gee, we have laneways. Pays to remember (and then order up a few more).
Thanks for posting my pics Matt, some great choices which are relevant to the blog. Please add a caption on all the pics that they have copyright (reasons explained in pm to you) – Thanks 🙂