Complaint causes discomfort for engineers
This is a guest post from Bevan Woodward
Recently I lodged a complaint with Engineering NZ relating to the common practice of road engineers who trade-off the safety of pedestrians to avoid minor inconvenience for motorists. I believe that such practice contravenes the Engineering NZ’s Code of Ethical Conduct which requires all members to “take reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of people.”
The details of my complaint are here.…
60 Comments Malaysian Regional Rapid Rail
This is a Guest Post by Nick R.
The Malaysian rail network is remarkably similar to New Zealand’s. So similar in fact they actually run some old New Zealand Rail carriages on a tourist train the length of the country. Much like New Zealand, Malaysian rail was developed by the British in the colonial era using the cheap and cheerful approach to linking the main population, industrial centres and ports together.…
The Economics of Urbanisation – Summer School course in Amsterdam
Introduction: This is a guest post from former blogger, Stuart Donovan, who now spends much of his time caring for his warrior princess, Alexandra, and tending to his voracious worm farm. And doing his PhD. In this post, Stuart summarises a course in urban economics he is giving in Amsterdam later this year.…
Women in Urbanism Survey on Reducing Speed Limits
This is a guest post from Miriam Moore at Women In Urbanism
Road and street networks are so often analysed and assessed regarding their automobile connectivity, that we forget about their function in supporting the street life that surrounds them. Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is intensifying.…
Right to the City – Who benefits from the CRL?
This is a Guest Post by Stu Donovan
Imagine you are a policy-maker in a city, such as Auckland, which faces growing travel demands and persistent socioeconomic inequality: How might you apply your transport budget to tackle both problems at once?…
The causes and economic consequences of rising regional housing prices (part 3)
This is a post from Peter Nunns. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
In the first two posts in this series I introduced the postgraduate research project I’ve been working on, which looks at the causes and economic consequences of rising regional housing prices in New Zealand, and outlined the role of scarcity in driving house prices up, especially in Auckland.…
The causes and economic consequences of rising regional housing prices (part 2)
This is a post from Peter Nunns. See Part 1 here.
In my previous post I gave an overview of the postgraduate research project I’ve been working on over the past year. It looks at the causes and economic consequences of rising regional housing prices in New Zealand.…
A plea for safer urban design: We want to get home safely!
This is a Guest Post from Women in Urbanism Aotearoa Since the horrific and heart-breaking story of Grace Millane began unfolding, women have been coming forward to talk about all the things they do to protect themselves. Michèle A’Court lists just some of the actions women take to stay safe, everyday: “Driving when we’d rather walk, walking well lit streets rather than taking the shortcut, snapping a picture of the cab driver’s ID – women have been socialised to suspect the world means us harm.…
Great streets for Grey Lynn: a beauty of a reboot!
This is a cross post from our friends over at Bike Auckland.
Feedback is now open on the revamped designs for Grey Lynn, which include not only neighbourhood bikeways, but great stuff for pedestrians, more trees, and quality landscaping. Here’s Auckland Transport’s project page with full info and detailed plans – and the consultation brochure. Feedback is now open until Friday 14 December.
We’ll be back with more nuanced observations, but for now we’ll keep it simple. This is beautiful, smart, proud design. It puts pedestrians first, creates safe and connected bikeways for kids and adults alike, and greens the streets by adding over 200 new trees.…
The causes and economic consequences of rising regional housing prices (part 1)
This is a post from Peter Nunns
I stepped down from Greater Auckland at the start of the year as my schedule was about to get a lot busier. First, I was going to have a baby in August. This has now happened and he is very healthy, not to mention adorable.…
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