From Ugly Car Parks to Loved Buildings
Guest post from Brendon Harre that although Christchurch focused, raises New Zealand wide questions of importance, such as, inner-city car parking policy and how to rebuild extensively damaged city centres.
Christchurch’s earthquake damaged city exposes many underlying urbanism lessons. Minimising land wastage on car parking is one lesson.…
34 Comments Electrifying the Recovery
This is a guest post from reader Brendon Harre and first appeared here a few weeks ago.
*Note: Brendon has updated this article based on feedback and the new version can be found here.
The coronavirus is devastating for public health and economic well-being.…
Tūāraki – city stations
This is a guest post from Waitemata Local Board Member Graeme Gunthorp.
The Northern Busway has been a roaring success since inception, connecting a formerly car-crazy collection of suburbs with the city centre and beyond via a fleet of double-decker buses.…
Milan – a Transport Revolution
This is a guest post by reader John Wood.
When most Kiwis talk of Italy, Milan does not often figure as part of the conversation. However, it is a very important city and one that Auckland could learn from in terms of transport transformation. From Wikipedia: Milan is the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome: the city proper has a population of 1,395,274
the metropolitan city has a population of 3,257,535
the continuously built-up urban area has a population of about 5,270,000 (over 1,891 square kilometres, or 730 square miles) Milan is the destination of 8 million overseas visitors every year, attracted by its museums and art galleries that include some of the most important collections in the world, including major works by Leonardo da Vinci.…
Studying cities in Amsterdam
This is a guest post by former blogger, Stuart Donovan. TL; DR: If you want to learn more about cities, then here are two courses that run regularly in Amsterdam. Applications for the 2020 intake close in the next 2-3 months.…
Guest Post – The politics of transport: messaging
This post was originally published on the excellent Tranzport site here. It is republished with permission. Most people in New Zealand drive. So if we are going to invest in transport infrastructure, it makes sense to invest in roads. Roads work.…
Bus to the Beach
This is a guest post by regular reader, Minnie. Route 66, as well as having a very cool name, is one of the signature bus routes of the New Network. It stretches from Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier to Sylvia Park, and nominally runs every 15 minutes*.…
Planning for Air Travel
This is a guest post by Paul Callister and Wallace Rae.
As Auckland transitions from an ‘overgrown town’ to a ‘world-class city’, it faces many challenges. These aren’t just related to liveability concerns from our sprawling land use and high car dependency.…
Italy – Tolls and Trains
This is a guest post by reader John Wood.
Prologue
Earlier this year my wife and I set out to visit Italy, Prague and Austria. She was keen to see the work of an interior decorator who had worked in Rome and also some of the old buildings in the cities we planned to visit.…
Observations from Urban-cycling Nirvana
This is a guest post by Marita Hunt.
The cycling infrastructure in Copenhagen is, as we all know (well, we transport and urban design nerds), fundamental to the city’s transport system. Bikes are treated as a completely normal and sensible way to get around, and space is made for cyclists in every corner of the city.…
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