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The following posts are filed under: Utilities & Infrastructure.
Weekend Reading – 29.10.17
Complement your eggs on toast this weekend with some tasty sides of future energy (it’s not that radical – the Auzzies are doing it) and the future (maybe) of Wellington city. Mmmmm! Get your solar on! Cool stuff happening in the world of green energy powering cities: last month South Australia’s electricity demand…
Read MoreFrom Eminence to Evidence – Smart City planning
In this age of big data, “smart cities” are gathering and using data to inform decisions about the places we live. Sean Audain looks at how this is happening in Wellington, and what it means for our engagement with our city. The intertwined systems of a city can seem as complex as a living body,…
Read MoreWaterproofing Wellington
You’d be forgiven for thinking Wellingtonians are determined to spend more time knee-deep in water. Talk Wellington looks at why our places are likely to flood more, and ways we can stop it. It rains quite a lot in Wellington, and floods quite a lot. And it’s very likely to rain harder in the near…
Read MoreGo where the people go (it’s money)
Public transport hubs in Wellington generally aren’t great, but this might be about to change. Greater Wellington (and, appended, Wellington City Council) are seeking our feedback: on new bus hubs in Johnsonville and Kilbirnie, and upgrades to facilities in five other “bus hubs” (Newtown, Courtenay Place, Miramar, Brooklyn and Karori Tunnel). We hear there are…
Read MoreThat tree: What did it ever do for you?
Do you have trees in the street you live? Or at the place you work? Are they big or small? Your answers may say something about your quality of life
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