Weekly Roundup 23-August-2024
Greetings and welcome to another Friday wrap-up, featuring all the stories that caught our eye this week in transport, housing, and things that make cities great. Today’s header image shows the Mercury Lane facade of Karanga-ā-Hape station.
As always, huge thanks to our supporters.…
47 Comments Speak up on the Emission Reduction Plan – by Sunday 25 August
The government wants to know what you think about its Emissions Reduction Plan for the years 2026-2030, the critical second half of this critical decade for climate action.
The second emissions reduction plan (ERP2) will outline the actions that we intend to take to reduce emissions in New Zealand during the second emissions budget period (2026 – 2030).…
Weekly Roundup 16-August-2024
Would you look at that, it’s Friday again! And here’s our roundup of intriguing news about all the things that make cities tick. As always, this post was lovingly compiled by hand. Thanks to our supporters for making our work possible.…
Weekly Roundup 9-August-2024
Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week about transport, housing, and all the things that make cities tick. This week’s gorgeous header image of Karangahape Road in morning fog is by Timothée Duhamel (via Twitter, shared with permission).…
Weekly Roundup 2-August-2024
August already! That means spring is just around the corner, right? Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week – about transport, housing, kids, dogs, trees, and all the little things that make cities great for people.…
Weekly Roundup 26-July-2024
Kia ora. These are some stories that caught our eye this week – as always, feel free to share yours in the comments.
Our header image this week (via Eke Panuku) shows the planned glow-up for the Karanga Plaza Tidal Swimming Steps.…
Throwback Thursday – Thinking about Expressways
Some of the recent announcements from the government have reminded us of posts we’ve written in the past. Here’s one from early 2020. There were plenty of reactions to the government’s infrastructure announcement a few weeks ago which saw them fund a bunch of big roading projects.…
Weekly Roundup 19-July-2024
Kia ora, it’s time for another Friday roundup, in which we pull together some of the links and stories that caught our eye this week. Feel free to add more in the comments!
Our header image this week shows a foggy day in Auckland town, captured by Patrick Reynolds.…
Weekly Roundup 12-July-2024
Kia ora and welcome to another Friday roundup, in which we pull together some of the links and stories that caught our eye this week. Feel free to add more in the comments! The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Scott delivered a delicious disquisition on donut cities, and how the government’s new housing policy might fill the gap
On Tuesday, Matt looked at recent presentations by KiwiRail and whether they’re ready to run customer-focused services when the CRL opens (not really).…
Why is the Government flooring it on unsafe speeds?
Feedback closes midnight Thursday 11 July, on the draft speed-setting rule. See our previous post on the subject for details, and guidance on having your say.
Among other things, it proposes to raise speeds in cities back up to a universal 50km/h (with no option of 30km/h), and will restrict safe speeds for children to a tiny, time-limited bubble at school gates.…
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