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Friends of the landlords – Wellington Councillors against affordable housing
Guest poster Frank McRae on Wellington city councillors’ recent decision to can the Special Housing Areas, which had been talked up as part of the solution to our housing crisis (and talked down as undemocratic).
Read MoreFriday Poem: The Last Days of the Coastal Property Boom by Tim Jones
It’s National Poetry Day! The Talk Welly crew are celebrating with this evocative piece about future, all-consuming sea level rise… Hear Tim Jones and others at Wellington City Library today!
Read MoreSteb in the Dark? Step into the Light!
Wellington City Council is developing a brand new suburb in Upper Stebbings Valley. Let’s shine a light on how to do it well! So it’s not yet another stab at big cookie-cutter houses in a dormitory suburb. It’s about building a community, while building homes.
Read MoreCohousing: Part 2
Biddy Livesey – housing policy analyst, researcher, and future resident of Cohaus – leads us on an exciting journey: what Cohaus will look like…
Read MoreIt’s getting a bit intense…
People seem surprised that homes in a medium-density housing development in Newtown have sold like hot cakes – almost all sold off the plans. There seems lots of confusion about residential intensification, so just as a starter, here are some fun facts!
Read MoreBurst my bubble
Guest author Lizzy H loves the bubble she get around in. But she also wonders: are our bubbles making us less human?
Read MorePointed questions
Let’s Get Wellington Moving will be some of the biggest changes to Wellington city’s transport since the Urban Motorway was built in the 1960s. LGWM’s “recommended package for investment” (stuff to build) was due out in May. While we wait, progressive transport coalition Congestion Free Wellington has ten questions for the LGWM team.
Read MoreIt’s our right: Healthy Streets opens our eyes
You know that feeling when something gives you a completely new perspective on familiar things? And all of a sudden you start saying “Wow that makes so much sense” and “why don’t we do it like that?” Some genuinely revolutionary ideas came to New Zealand this month and we hope they’ll make waves.
Read MoreDriving Me Crazy
Catching the bus now feels more stressful and less useful. Guest poster Helena Bailey is back – and she’s fuming. Why, after “improvements”, is it now harder to get home from the city at night?
Read MoreTalking Transport in Te Upoko o te Ika: Monday 13th August
Collected insights and reflections about recent transport-related news – your regular food for thought.
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