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On the lack of importance of footway clutter
Ever notice how cluttered footpaths can be? This can cause serious issues but a lot of this clutter is necessary. Guest writer Craig Stansfield asks what if the solution is rethinking how our roads are laid out in the first place.
Read MoreCautionary tales out of Auckland light rail: a good thing, being done badly
Make no mistake, Wellington city needs mass transit. And we’re watching with alarm how Auckland, in trying to get a vital component of its own mass transit system (that their fast-growing city needs ever more desperately), is kicking itself in the leg
Read MoreChanging Street Parking: strategy vs world
In city transport, if you sort out parking, everything becomes possible. And if you fail to sort out parking, everything will be way harder. Auckland’s followed Wellington in making a good parking strategy, so let’s hear how that went!
Read MoreYoung girls and femmes in the city: visible yet forgotten
Cities can easily forget about or fail to serve certain groups of people; one of those is young people. Young girls and femmes learn to navigate the city in a unique way. What can we do to create spaces that work for and keep this demographic safe?
Read MoreSay Yes to sensible street changes (Kate Sheppard would approve)
There’s humble and sensible proposals to make Thorndon and Kilbirnie a little bit friendlier for people, rather than just cars. The suffragettes didn’t do all that hard work for nothing, so as sensible citizens who now have a voice, put in your 2c by 5pm Monday 27th March!
Read More15-minute cities (the latest conspiracy?)
If we didn’t know it already, humans are able to be afraid of the strangest things. The 15-minute neighbourhood is the latest and out of a morbid curiosity, we wondered how people are able to be scared of “have good life without needing car”…
Read MoreA tasting plate: superb satire, bodies for buses, and wicked webinars
There’s heaps of good stuff recently, enjoy!
Read MoreDo we really need to heritage list any more of central Wellington?
Heritage NZ are currently consulting on Category 1-listing the Hannah Playhouse. Some bigwigs support it but guest poster Peter encourages us to oppose it in the consultation – open til 3 March
Read MoreA picture of how it feels
Here’s a little homage to a classic image that blew our minds when we saw it, and now we see things differently everywhere we go
Read MorePlay in your city! (And dance, and …)
Where do we play in our urban areas? Where would it be good to play more? Good weather is a good time to think about this – and exercise the power of play for people.
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