The Bogota experience
Posted August 3rd, 2007
Great stuff, political will is all it takes. (12 minutes)
Via Streetfilms.
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A maestro to change key
Posted June 13th, 2007
There are three pieces in today’s Sydney Morning Herald that talk about the same thing - Sydney as a creative city.
The lights are on but nobody’s at home in the city without a clue.
Among the world’s centres of commerce, Sydney is a desert for ideas and creativity.
A study comparing the vibrancy of business conditions […]
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Cycling in Amsterdam in 73 minutes
Posted June 7th, 2007
An interesting image and text narrative of cycling in Amsterdam.
During a 73 minute period on 9/12/06 at one corner of Nieuw Markt (a nice open square in Amsterdam), I took the following 82 pictures of bicycles. Why? Because sitting there I noticed how remarkably different the whole Amsterdam bicycle scene was from my […]
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Stardate 2030
Posted June 6th, 2007
Today, Mayor Clover Moore writes in the SMH on the City of Sydney’s efforts to stimulate discussion and set targets for a new sustainable Sydney.
What sort of city do we want Sydney to be by 2030? Who will be living and working here? How should the streets look and feel? How will we get around […]
Posted in The Desk, Urbanism by Philip | 2 Comments »
Free parking?
Posted June 4th, 2007
All we want is 15 minutes.
Motorists and retailers are demanding relief from the ever-increasing pinch of parking meters, with calls to make mandatory a “15-minutes- free” concept pioneered by one Sydney council.
A groundswell of support for the idea has emerged in Newcastle where the community is fed up with being unable to stop in front […]
Posted in Roads, Urbanism by Philip | 4 Comments »
Car brain
Posted May 12th, 2007
Lisa Prior writes a a mea culpa on her driving habits and adds a few thoughts on possible solutions.
Ashamed as I am to admit it, I was one of those rubberneckers who caused traffic chaos a few months ago by driving down to Woolloomooloo to gawk at the Queen Mary 2. In a borrowed […]
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Indulging a space-impractical passion
Posted April 29th, 2007
I really enjoy living in a small apartment and the challenges that go along with it; every decorating decision is a balancing act of aesthetics, practicality, efficiency and budget concerns. Lots of my furniture is multi-purpose, and nothing is tempting for my cat to scratch up.
Also, my home demonstrates that you can indulge the most […]
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A different kind of toll
Posted April 26th, 2007
Tony Abbott instructs the National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate the air quality of road tunnels.
The NHMRC is understood to have obtained initial data on the problem, focusing on levels of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, photochemical oxidants, sulphur dioxide, lead and particulate matter.
The NHMRC has gathered an expert panel to analyse the data […]
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Cognitive dissonance
Posted February 16th, 2007
Andrew Bartlett writes about the cognitive dissonance surrounding transport policies.
There’s a couple of different ways one could read that statement, but they’re probably both right. It is true that state government is keen to be as car friendly as possible, regardless of the economic, environmental and health costs, and it’s also true, due to […]
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Parking fees for petrol guzzlers
Posted February 1st, 2007
Local councils are exploring the idea of tiered parking fees - if you drive a fuel-inefficient vehicle you’ll pay more.
Inner-city councils will be urged to charge residents with petrol guzzling cars more for their parking permits - a scheme that netted a council almost $175,000 last financial year. The Mayor of North Sydney, Genia McCaffery, […]
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