The built environment reflects the rules. Minimum car parking requirements are the worst kind of urban planning rule. Often introduced with good intentions, the end result is a city that is eaten alive by cars and parking. Thankfully minimum parking requirements are disappearing from New Zealand's cities by 2022. They should never have been introduced. https://lnkd.in/gADZEti
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Waltham Forest Mini-Holland began a decade ago, transforming the borough's streets and spaces to favour walking, cycling, public transport and public life. A combination of vision, political courage and well-placed funding has shown that Dutch street design principles are transferrabel to the UK Ten years on, there's a two-day event (14-15 May) to mark the occasion, with site visits, tours and high-quality speakers. This should interest anyone who wants to know more about large-scale active travel schemes. Further details here: https://lnkd.in/gSTtt5N6 Transport Planning Society The Academy of Urbanism (AoU) The Planner RTPI Ellen Sanders Tamara Bozovic Charlotte Morphet MRTPI FRSA AoU Ed Downer Max Laverack Tom Venables Mike Keegan
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"...another fabulous example of why we can't allow ourselves to be trapped and limited by current or projected car counts." Very well put. Think about what you want your street and surrounding environment to do. As long as general traffic level of service modelling holds sway over street design decisions, it will be extremely difficult to deliver liveable urban environments.
“You can’t get rid of 12,000 cars!” claimed critics when in 2017, Eindhoven proposed the revolutionary transformation of Oirschotsedijk. A former arterial road dissecting Philips de Jonghpark is now an accessible and delightful green space, reconnected by a 5.5 meter cycle path.
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An e-bike is a mobility device. Great to see technology helping to provide freedom of the city.
Great fun doing a photos hoot with Jacob and his family Look at how broad his smile is when rising the Lightning ebike - a bike designed in Australia exclusively for riders with short stature, from EveryBody Trikes & eBikes #Lightning #inclusivecycling #dysplasia #achondroplasia #ebikesforeverybody #dwarfism #ebikesarefun #ebikescanchangeyourlife #ebikeparticipation #community #freedomindependencefun
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This is consistent with my personal experience. E-bikes don't replace cycling trips; they replace car trips, particularly in a hilly, spread-out city like Auckland. Journal article here: https://lnkd.in/gQvygg3D
Data from a growing number of studies finds that e-bike riders leave the car behind and don't look back Mark Sutton #cycling #activetravel #transport #mobility #environmentalimpact #societalimpact #economicimpact #transportinfrastructure #infrastructureinvestment #infrastructuredevelopment #builtenvironment #futuremobility #futurecities #airquality #mobilityreimagined #urbandesign #urbandevelopment #livingspaces #workspaces #cityplanning #connectedcommunity #PolicyShapesSociety #government #leadership
Study adds weight to idea e-bike riders drive less over time | Cycling Electric
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London became substantially better for cycling during the time that I lived there, and has continued to make progress. Well done to all involved.
🌈🌈🌈 Let’s make sure London’s next Mayor knows how much we all love cycling #LondonLovesCycling https://lnkd.in/eVedBr67 Share the video, use the hashtag and tell your story, email the candidates by 2 May, and let's make our voices heard! #LondonLovesCycling #LondonElections #LondonMayor
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The Academy of Urbanism (AoU) Young Urbanists' cycling study tour this year is heading to Catalunya. There is a LOT to see here, including Barcelona's superblocks, its cycling network and the power of a good urban grid. It is also the city of Joan Miró, Antoni Gaudí and many other wonderful artists and architects. If you're thinking about it, sign up now! #cycling #UrbanDesign #AoU #AoUYU #StudyTour
UPDATE - we are going Thursday 6 June until Monday 10 June. Get in touch if you're interested! Can you cycle? Are you passionate about city planning, urban design, sustainable transport? Do you fancy a long weekend in Catalunya and Barcelona? If you have said 'yes, yes and yes' - you need to know that we are heading to Barcelona with the Young Urbanist The Academy of Urbanism (AoU) in late May / early June this year for our annual cycle trip. Get in touch to register your interest until 2 April. https://lnkd.in/ghfGbrPU
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Last night's Auckland Conversations event was a belter! Janette Sadik-Khan and Helen Clark talking about transforming cities. The future of urban transport is not flying cars, but better streets. Such a treat to meet Janette and her co-author Seth Solomonow, both of whom signed my copy of 'Street Fight'. Well done to everyone involved; a really energising, informative and uplifting evening. The evening was recorded and you can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/g7n2EzJ7 #UrbanDesign #Streets #BikeLanes #BestPractice
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Kia ora koutou! ▪ Are you interested in Barcelona's Superblocks? ▪ Do you want to meet a leading European urbanist? ▪ Are you free and in Auckland on Thursday 14 March? Urban Design Forum NZ and Eke Panuku Development Auckland are proud to host an evening with Salvador Rueda, Director of the Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona. Tickets are free for UDF members; $10 for non-members. Drinks and nibbles are provided. Spaces are limited - sign up here! https://lnkd.in/gKn-dMzu #UrbanDesign #BestPractice #Barcelona #FilteredPermeability #UrbanEcology
How urban designers can make space for urban ecology to transform city life – A conversation with Salvador Rueda from Barcelona
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