Through readings on urban planning and transportation planning for San Francisco, the idea of disaster resilient transportation infrastructure seems relevent in the Wellington context.
The focus of San Fran's transportation planning discussed in the report looked at different post disaster (earthquake related) scenarios, where a certain main trainsport mode or building is non-functional and searched for methods which the transportation system can be design right now to be better prepared for it.
http://www.spur.org/publications/library/report/after-disaster
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Friday, 6 May 2011
Let's rely on other transportation systems
This is just a link dump for my own references.
http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=34204
http://www.gw.govt.nz/active-transport-forum/
http://www.gw.govt.nz/wellington-public-transport-study-gets-green-light/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/4246866/Would-gondolas-work-in-Wellington
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4970305/Petrol-price-may-remain-high-after-oil-price-drop
http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/opinion/your-say/165681/Your-say-i-Dangers-of-cycling-on-NZ-roads-I
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/176385
http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=34204
http://www.gw.govt.nz/active-transport-forum/
http://www.gw.govt.nz/wellington-public-transport-study-gets-green-light/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/4246866/Would-gondolas-work-in-Wellington
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4970305/Petrol-price-may-remain-high-after-oil-price-drop
http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/opinion/your-say/165681/Your-say-i-Dangers-of-cycling-on-NZ-roads-I
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/176385
Cycling & Wellington
According to statistics Wellington actually have the one of the highest cycling percentage per-population even though it is hilly and have hardly any cycle lanes or storage.
Is that just because it cost too much to drive? That buses always late? or is it because the trains just keeps on breaking down?
For those of us that do cycle to commute is there a need for a bike sharing system? For the average weekend Lycra-loving cyclist with their competitive mindset, is stepping over a Dutch granny wagon that appealing?
Cycle sharing is a great method to promote low-carbon emission transportation in a city, the case studies in Europe showed great promise. However, there is a major bike-culture difference separating NZ and the people across the pond, which needs to be addressed in the design. Therefore the pushing this bike shed to become a piece of architecture will require a different kind of thinking and judgement.
http://www.reinventingthebikeshed.com/ritb_home.htm
A competition for bike sheds.
Is that just because it cost too much to drive? That buses always late? or is it because the trains just keeps on breaking down?
For those of us that do cycle to commute is there a need for a bike sharing system? For the average weekend Lycra-loving cyclist with their competitive mindset, is stepping over a Dutch granny wagon that appealing?
Cycle sharing is a great method to promote low-carbon emission transportation in a city, the case studies in Europe showed great promise. However, there is a major bike-culture difference separating NZ and the people across the pond, which needs to be addressed in the design. Therefore the pushing this bike shed to become a piece of architecture will require a different kind of thinking and judgement.
http://www.reinventingthebikeshed.com/ritb_home.htm
A competition for bike sheds.
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