For smarter transport options for New Zealanders
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined November 2011
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Donald Appleyard's famous 1969 analysis of how urban traffic destroys communities. Three nearly identical streets in San Francisco, but with light, medium and heavy traffic. The less traffic the more interactions, the more friendships, the more meeting points. Cars kills cities.
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This is big.
#Spain is leading the way on making cities livable.
Starting todayβ"All petrol vehicles registered before 2000 and diesel ones registered before 2006 will be banned" from the center of #Madrid. buff.ly/2AAaZZb β at MontrΓ©al, QuΓ©bec
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Big day. @AklCouncil has voted unanimously on plan to remove non-essential cars from city centre + other urban centres and - this is the big new thing - trials will start next year. A detailed plan to be presented in March. Congrats @AklDesignChamp and all who pushed for this.
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Maybe in the future someone will invent a system where trucks can link together and run on say, a track system ?
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Speed limit to drop to 30km/h in Auckland's CBD nzh.nu/UfxI30lYasK
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#Brussels went car free for just 9 hours yesterday, but the levels of black carbon in the city's air decreased by an astounding 80%. This confirms the importance of decreasing car use and increasing active mobility every single day π§πͺ. #CarFreeDay ow.ly/vFSM50iSaf8
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Road diet & linear parks for @cityofmelbourne who is investing $22.7 million expansion of Southbank Boulevard & Dodds Street to create 2 new hectares of open public space, which will help the city deliver on our Open Space Strategy @DarrenDavis10 @BrentToderian @ @AklDesignChamp
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Utrecht reclaims urban space back that was given to car traffic in 1970s.
Why should your city not follow this example?
~ Daalsesingel, 2009 vs. 2018
(pics by @BicycleDutch; GIF by @jodigraphics15)
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Auckland: time to admit we have a problem. #redmeansSTOP teapawt.net/richardjashurst/statusβ¦
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"Our city is not Amsterdam"
Oh, your city is Amsterdam, but in the 60s
Pic Hans Steinmeier, Wikimedia Commons via @jonarerN
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Oslo, Norway plans to remove all on-street parking and replace it with bike lanes and public spaces. In 2019, the city will consider banning cars altogether. buff.ly/2r9UM8G
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There's bike infrastructure... & then there's Dutch bike infrastructure. World's 1st suspended bike traffic circle:
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Cool to see the Manukau Bus Station go through from start to completion (almost). Open day this Saturday 10am-2pm
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Cyclists make better drivers, says new study. bikebiz.com/news/cyclists-maβ¦
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βIt seems ridiculous to me that we are talking about being a #smartcity when our built environment isnβt particularly intelligent. No app will ever be able to do what a separated bike lane can.β - @RobinMazumder #smartcities robinmazumder.com/2018/03/06β¦
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Sign the petition and show your support to Make NZ streets Safe For Cycling #safeforcycling, and show councils you want action. Petition goes to Road Safety Summit on April 9, help it reach 15,000.change.org/p/make-nz-streetsβ¦
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First impressions of the new Government Policy Statement:
1) Massive focus on safety is really good
2) New rapid transit activity class - finally secure funding for PT!
3) Much higher priority given to reducing environmental impacts.
4) Boost to walking & cycling
Overall: GREAT