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Whoops! EECA misses the point with new grant programme
There’s a government body tasked with getting us off our carbon addiction. It has a special grant for getting more of us to buy electric vehicles. Oh, except the single most efficient type. Guest poster Oliver Bruce was startled…
Read MoreWaiting for light rail? Let’s build a busway now!
One question on the mind of everyone suffering from Wellington’s transport problems is – when will Let’s Get Wellington Moving actually get us moving? Guest poster Marko Garlick sees a supercharger hiding in plain sight
Read MoreMaking streets liveable: what happens when you do it properly?
It was one of the UK’s most controversial “liveable street” retrofit initiatives (and they’ve had some biggies). Guest poster George Weeks looks at the story and results of Waltham Forest’s Mini-Holland. Part two of a two-part post
Read MoreUrbanerds Drinks – last of 2019
Come join us, superheroes, TOMORROW to celebrate ourselves and better towns!
Read MoreHow will they vote now they’ve had your vote?
Those candidate scorecards were great, but some questioned how well they reflected candidates’ actual intentions once in power. The Traffic Jam looked into councillors’ recorded voting form, and it’s pretty interesting
Read MoreMayoral Race FOMO – a tale of two cities
Guest writer Michelle Rush notices a thing or two about local mayoral candidates…
Read MoreTransport: left, right, and centrist
Right now you could be forgiven for thinking Conservatives Do Cars Not Rail and Liberals Do Rail & Bikes Not Cars. Is this just NZ immaturely politicising another big issue, or is there fundamentally a left / right approach to transport?
Read MoreTalking Transport Hui: Regional (and southeastern city) Candidates
Contenders for Wellington’s Eastern and Southern Wards joined Regional council candidates in the second of The Traffic Jam’s Talking Transport hui, 25th September. Here are hot takes from chief Traffic Jammer Bryan Crump
Read More“You gotta hand it to ’em” – but not your vote
Talk Wellington admires skill in any job, including local body politicians. Which is why it’s good to use scorecards but also use less game-able, more revealing insights into those who would run our cities
Read MoreTalking Transport: North, West and Centre
Transport makes or breaks cities. For the last 40 years Wellington’s has been largely breaking us (or at best braking us). Local councillors’ transport policies and nous really matter. Talking Transport puts them on the spot so you can hear what they’ve got!
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