Dr Sean Simpson from Lanzatech
On 8th October, Dr Sean Simpson from Lanzatech will be speaking at the University of Auckland, on the subject of “Climate-friendly fuel: A challenge of scale and time”. This is part of the Energy Centre’s Energy Matters lecture series.
Sean is a great speaker – I saw him give a keynote address at the Energy Conference back in March – so I’d strongly recommend coming along if you’re interested in these issues, or even just if you’re into science or commercialising new technologies.…
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36: On the Beat What if we had more cops on the beat?
Isn’t it time the New Zealand Police started to recognise the changes happening in urban New Zealand? In our central cities and busiest town centres and main streets in particular, wouldn’t it be good to see less racing sirens and more friendly-faced officers on the street, on foot and two wheels?…
Reflections on Melbourne and Sydney
2014 was an auspicious year. Whether by cosmic alignment or fickle chance, Easter Monday and Anzac Day fell in the same week, and I was able to shoot off to Melbourne and Sydney for ten days with only three days off from work.…
Auckland Transport Early October Board Meeting
The Auckland Transport board meeting is on Thursday and below are sections from the various reports that caught my attention.
The first thing I noticed was the huge number of items on the closed agenda with 18 specific items for decision/approval or for noting.…
Bike to the Future
The wunderkinds at Generation Zero put on a great event yesterday. Part celebration, part protest, the Bike to the Future event was attended by about 400 (500?) people, including young kids, oldies and a couple of dogs. Surprisingly the weather cooperated – making the attendance even more impressive.…
Stuart’s 100 #35 A Corner to Remember
35: A Corner to Remember What if a flatiron building could rise on every forgotten corner?
Continuing the series on forgotten spaces, the corner site at the bottom of Anzac Avenue where it meets Customs Street and Beach Road is a great example of a prime development site that has remained vacant for years, with a holding income from car parking and billboards.…
The importance of housing choices in cities
Good cities should provide choices to their inhabitants. Any big (or small!) city is composed of a variety of people with various preferences, needs, and budgets. Look around you: Aucklanders are a bloody diverse bunch, and we’re getting more so as I type these words.…
A Minister for Cities?
On the Monday night after his impressive victory in the election the Prime Minister presented a very statesman like and inclusive tone in an interview on Campbell Live: “I will lead a Government that will govern for all New Zealanders” was a quote from Mr Key’s acceptance speech that stood out for many, writes Campbell.…
August 14 Patronage
Patronage results for August have been released and they are once again spectacular, especially for the rail network. The results are even more impressive when you realise there was one less weekday in August 2014 compared to August 2013.
Auckland public transport patronage totalled 73,174,770 passengers for the 12 months to Aug-2014, an increase of +0.6% on the 12 months to Jul-2014 and +6.6% on the 12 months to Aug-2013.…
Public continue to want better PT
This week the council released the results of a survey into the public’s priorities for the region and once again transport came out on top.
The majority of Aucklanders say better public transport, less traffic congestion, and more affordable and quality housing are the top priorities for the region.…
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