Category: Hot Discussion

An issue causing hot discussion either here in the blog or in the wider community

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

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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

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

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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

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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