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The following posts are filed under: Streets & Roads.
Under Construction: keeping a transitional city usable and attractive
Cities are always under construction. It’s unavoidable. But that doesn’t mean the sites have to be ugly.
Read MoreQ: Is your city in chains right now? A: Depends on parking
It doesn’t matter how good everything else is: if your city’s wrongheaded about private car parking everything else will be in chains. But happily the converse is also true… tune in Wednesday 23rd for details!
Read MoreWho should pay for what, so we and stuff can get around?
Who pays for what is always a really vexed question. The Ministry of Transport is trying to “input crowd… output insight” right now, and you should have your 2c by 4th November!
Read MoreBringing cars up to our level: How crossing design gives cars the power
Different countries handle crossing the road differently: some with simplicity, others chaotically – with varying degrees of danger. Check out this eye-opener on how our typical crossing design makes streets dangerous where it doesn’t have to be.
Read MoreBuckets of money vs real world change: transport edition
Money and effort goes in, lots of good sounding words are crafted, then… some strange stuff happens on the ground. What’s going on? GreaterAuckland’s Heidi O’Callaghan takes a look into the machinery
Read MoreHow dangerous is your street, really?
When it comes to what’s safe on the roads, our perceptions are often far from reality. If you’re keen for some solid data, you’re in luck…
Read MoreReshaping Streets: that’s a big fat YES please
Good street change is stupidly hard in NZ, partly thanks to some weird little fossils in legislation. “Reshaping Streets” will fix those, making it a bit easier to improve our streets! But, surprise (sigh) it needs your help to get over the line…
Read MoreDistribution hubs & cargo bikes: reimagining Wellington’s logistics
Looking internationally it’s clear Wellington’s delivery logistics could be improved. A lot of it comes down to that “last mile.” Improving this starts with freight distribution hubs.
Read MoreSmoother bussing and safer biking in Newtown? Now, or maybe not for a decade!
If you want a decently bikeable and more bus-friendly route between Newtown centre and the city, anytime within a decade, you need to give this a cheerful positive shove, now! Window closes this Wednesday!
Read MoreGolden Mile feedback window closing soon! Your guide for feedback…
The plans for Golden Mile are coming into focus! There’s still time to provide your ideas and feedback on their details. Hop on LGWM’s interactive map or flick them an email by August 14th to have your say!
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