Tis the season to be readin’

by Maddy McVie

Summer is coming (supposedly), but even if the weather isn’t playing ball, at least holidays are coming. And with a bit more time to breathe, we thought we’d suggest some good reading for you good folks wanting better cities.

Out with “Road Safety”, in with “Transport Health”

by Maddy McVie

The reported road toll is only the tip of the iceberg. Let’s rethink how transport affects personal and community health.

Wellington: “Progress is hard!” Other cities: “Hold my beer”

by Maddy McVie

As Wellington twitches with frustration about the future of its transport, other cities are rolling their sleeves up, leaning into the challenges and making stunning progress.  These webinars are a must-hear.

Fresh thinking on filling the affordable housing gap

by Maddy McVie

Although Aotearoa has a dire lack of state housing, there is also a growing hole in the middle too. The Urban Advisory’s (TUA) report on scaling up affordable housing came out this month; and it had some interesting ideas about how to fill the gaps.

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Weekend Reading 25.11.17

TalkWelly | November 25, 2017

This weekend’s tasty tidbits: nature play (sigh, that this has to be A Thing) and revitalising depressed cities “I just like being out here. You know an animal will enjoy what we’re doing, you’re helping clean up what’s happened.” A Christchurch ex-teacher turned landscaper has set up Woodland Escape to create awesome natural “free play” environments….

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‘Then I understood’: connecting again with the Porirua Stream

John Dennison | October 21, 2017

Poet, chaplain, father and Tawa local John Dennison goes exploring down the backyard… and discovers a taonga   In reflecting on his return to live in the place where he grew up, American small-holding farmer and essayist Wendell Berry writes:   ‘It is impossible to escape the sense that I am involved in history. What…

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