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The following posts are filed under: Streets & Roads.

Submission guide: better biking and breezier bussing between Botanics and the big blue briney

Safe cycling and scooting, and better bussing between the Botanic Gardens and the harbour needs needs your support to become real

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Seven principles for better cities

As we approach big decisions about urban character and housing, and how to move in the city and things to get to, here are some guiding stars

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What happens when a city bans cars?

There’s lots of panicky talk in the NZ media about “banning driving” and being “anti-car.” But US streets like San Francisco’s Market Street and New York’s 14th Street have already “banned” private vehicles. So what happened next?

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“See you in court!”: Cobham Drive, community groups, and judicial review

Posturing aside, what does it really mean for someone to legally challenge a roading authority’s decision – be it a cycleway, a road expansion, or a pedestrian crossing on Cobham Drive?

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Wellington, it’s time to shift the power of cars in our streets.

Wellington, and New Zealand in general, has a chronic car problem. And as we’ve seen recently, an extreme minority can also weaponise cars against the public. What can we do to open up our streets, make cars our guests, and stop weaponising from happening again?

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Transitional? Transformational!

With the “transitional cycleways”, Wellington’s using a better method to make roads safely bikeable. And when you’ve got a joined-up bikeable network, something amazing happens

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Meet the Women Who Ride at Night

How do we make Wellington’s nights safer for all? The women who ride at night remind us that questions of liveability can’t just stop when the sun goes down.

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A bikeable Wellington: finally the wheels are turning, give it a shove

After becoming a byword for cycleway SNAFUs, Wellington’s been quietly getting its act together. Now a big step forward: a network, guiding principles and clarity about who it’s for. Submit to help get the wheels turning – by 14th Dec!

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Play streets are a gateway drug to better streets for all – and it’s now easier to play!

Did you know there’s a human right for kids to play? From today, it’s finally going to get easier for anyone to get a Play Street happening in your neighbourhood. Hooray!

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Safer cycling: say Yes And to the missing link

Gorgeous Tahitai, the safe biking / scooting path from the city centre to eastern suburbs, has just one bit left! But it needs your support

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