Month: October 2020

I am Participating at the Urban Futures Conference in 2021 (Auckland) as a Panellist on: Smartness vs sustainability panel: Perspective from urban environmentalist

Privilege to attend alongside some very well known Urbanists, Planners, Academics and Engineers I have been invited to attend the 2021 Urban Futures Conference that will be held at the … Continue reading I am Participating at the Urban Futures Conference in 2021 (Auckland) as a Panellist on: Smartness vs sustainability panel: Perspective from urban environmentalist

Reason for Poor Off Peak Transit Frequencies, and Freight Getting Held Up? Ask NZTA and Mayor Phil Goff for Stalling the $75m to make it happen

We can have all day frequent transit services tomorrow, if Goff and NZTA sign the cheque The OJ might have not have been noticed at the Auckland Transport – Auckland … Continue reading Reason for Poor Off Peak Transit Frequencies, and Freight Getting Held Up? Ask NZTA and Mayor Phil Goff for Stalling the $75m to make it happen

Orakei’s Proposed Design for its St Heliers Town Centre Leads to Breaches of the Vienna Convention (in terms of Safety)

Auckland Transport and Orakei Local Board needing reminding on Vision Zero What? A Design Breaching the Vienna Convention aka International Law? How so. Well we start with with Dooring: Dooring is … Continue reading Orakei’s Proposed Design for its St Heliers Town Centre Leads to Breaches of the Vienna Convention (in terms of Safety)

Say ‘Yes’ to 60Km/H, Say ‘Yes’ to Bus Lanes, So ‘NO’ to T3 Lanes and Say ‘Yes’ to Truck Lanes for State Highway 20B to the Airport

NZTA doing consultation – again For some reason NZTA are doing consultation on speed limits and transit lanes again for State Highway 20B. We recently had such consultation where their … Continue reading Say ‘Yes’ to 60Km/H, Say ‘Yes’ to Bus Lanes, So ‘NO’ to T3 Lanes and Say ‘Yes’ to Truck Lanes for State Highway 20B to the Airport