Sunday reading 5 July 2015
Emily Badger, “The Pope’s wise advice on traffic, parking, and public transport“, Washington Post:
Here the Pope is arguing that our communities have been spoiled by all our cars:
The quality of life in cities has much to do with systems of transport, which are often a source of much suffering for those who use them.…
5 Comments Sunday Reading 28 June 2015
Gotta start with the local this week, as local news has been been interesting, and though not without struggle, generally very positive. Not that the coverage has been good, a notable exception is outgoing Metro Editor Simon Wilson’s summary here:
Councillors – the slimmest majority of them – have voted for long-term strategic planning, not short-term political expediency.…
Sunday reading 21 June 2015
Mark Kinver, “Active cities boost bottom lines“, BBC: Cities that actively promote physical activities enjoy an economic advantage, research has suggested.
It says areas designed for physical activities have increased retail activity and revenue, and lower healthcare and crime costs.
The report’s authors describe active cities as urban areas with easy access via cycling or walking to parks, schools and workplaces.…
Sunday reading 14 June 2015
Jenée Tibshraeny, “NZIER’s Shamubeel Eaqub calls for a cultural U-turn“, Interest.co.nz. Eaqub covers a lot of ground on housing policy in this interview:
In ‘Generation Rent’, the Eaqubs discuss three sets of solutions to help solve our housing problems.
“The first set of solutions – palliative in their nature – will be to provide better and more sustainable living conditions for Generation Rent”, they say.…
Sunday reading 7 June 2015
Marquette University, “Humanity’s Greatest Invention? Face-to-face with Edward Glaeser, author of Triumph of the City“, Medium. I encourage you to go and read the entire interview – it covers a very wide range of topics: Density matters because we’re a social species geared to learn from people around us.…
Sunday reading 31 May 2015
Stephen Woodcock, “The maths of congestion – springs, strings and traffic jams“, Phys.org (via my dad): How can one report filed with the NSW Major Project register predict 20,000 fewer cars per day on a section of Parramatta Road, while other reports within the Roads and Maritime Services state that no significant reductions are likely to be seen?…
Sunday reading: 24 May 2015
Greg Bruce, “Skypath: The Path of Most Resistance“, Metro Magazine:
This is a story of conflict and how a small but heavily fortified opposition attempted to block a project that has overwhelming public and institutional support. But if SkyPath is granted its resource consent and any subsequent appeals to the Environment Court are dismissed, the story is likely to be framed differently.…
Sunday reading: 17 May 2015
Jarrett Walker, “Abundant Access: a map of the community’s transit choices, and a possible goal of transit“, Human Transit: The goal of abundant access has several kinds of appeal.
First, it can be measured objectively without recourse to psychology or culture. …
Sunday reading: 10 May 2015
Frank LD, Kershaw SE, Chapman JE, Perrotta K. (2014). Residential preferences and Public Health in Metro Vancouver: Promoting Health and Well Being by Meeting the Demand for Walkable Urban Environments. Health and Community Design Lab, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC.…
Sunday reading 3 May 2015
Every week we read more than we can write about on the blog. To avoid letting good commentary and research fall by the wayside, we’re going to publish weekly excerpts from what we’ve been reading.
Stephen Moss, “End of the car age: How cities are outgrowing the automobile“, The Guardian:
Stephen Bayley, who has written several books on car design, is convinced the age of the car is coming to an end.…
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