Axel Wilke, transport planner - now walking fit again What’s my outlook for the 2020s? I predict the overriding experience will be effects brought about by climate change. Will it get too hot for us? Nope. Will the weather get too wild? Maybe. What about wildfires? Maybe, but nothing at the scale … [Read more...]
Is our city up to implementing “smart city” growth
Here’s the summary of an article sent to me by Nigel Colenso. When I read it, I kept saying “yes” as when I reflect on the City Plan which was imposed on this City it is a potential disaster. I also thought about Jim Lunday’s talk a few weeks ago and wondered what Jim would make of this. This … [Read more...]
Transport accessibility and acknowledging John Brown:
The photo features former disability advocate and journalist the late John Robert Brown attempting to go by wheelchair from his rest home to Barrington Mall. Photo taken in 2019. Clearly the city's town planners never thought about such difficulties when introducing the wheelie bin rubbish … [Read more...]
The canaries in the mine, a Canterbury water study:
Rex Gibson supplied this article: The Federation of Freshwater Anglers Inc. (NZFFA) has long believed that one of the major factors in the dramatic demise of the trout populations across the Canterbury Plains has been increasing nitrate levels in those streams and rivers that remained after … [Read more...]
Ian Wells is seeking Christchurch companies committed to becoming carbon neutral:
Ian wrote to me and asked: Who do you recommend I talk with who works in a Christchurch organisation committed to go carbon negative? This is for a panel discussion/workshop I intent to run in May. My professional background is software. Recently I was on the exec of CanterburyTech and … [Read more...]
Coronavirus – some questions and answers:
I don’t know if I’m on my own or not, but I am completely confused about the coronavirus. How serious is it. How much are we in danger of getting it. Then I read this in the Guardian the other day and I found this question and answer list simply written and easy to read. Here it is: What is the … [Read more...]
Dr Brett Mann on the impact of stress on our bodies, psychotherapy and ‘somatisation’
http://seeds.libsyn.com/brett-mann-on-psychotherapy-te-ao-maori Dr Brett Mann on the impact of stress on our bodies, psychotherapy and ‘somatisation’ is this Week's Steven Moe podcast Dr Brett Mann is a generalist with a deep interest in many areas. While practising as a GP in … [Read more...]
Garry writes 3 March 2020
I had a visitor from Auckland (remember the old North and South photos with a “visitor from Hawkes Bay”? Well this one was from Auckland) at our place over the weekend and they had just visited Turanga. They were waxing lyrical about how fabulous our Central Library is. They said they would like to … [Read more...]
Last week – John Shaw
Last week’s speaker was Professor Jon Shaw from Plymouth University in the UK. It was a wonderful address and very useful advice for transport planners, and elected reps. There were many really good points Jon made and some which I liked included: The role of the academic is to … [Read more...]
This Weeks Speaker Tim Taylor on Urban Transformation
This week’s speaker continues the theme which Jim Lunday started a couple of weeks ago. I have had so many people say how much they got out of that talk. This week, instead of a Glaswegian and a Pom, we have a Kiwi who is working in Europe on some fascinating projects. His name is Tim Taylor and … [Read more...]
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