Free Electric Bike Orientation Talk 

When: Wed 27 July: 7 - 8:30 pm. 

Where: Hive Taranaki 12 Brougham St New Plymouth

For more info contact Hive Taranaki Ph 06 769-6008

Parking… the missing link in the future evolution of our cities.

New parking regulations and management may be the key to sustainable city development.  Donald Shoup’s ground-breaking research, reported in “The High Cost of Free Parking” (2005) explains how our traditional approach to parking management may be the single biggest barrier to compact development and the development of sustainable travel options. 

Professor Alistair Woodward is Head of the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. He is interested in opportunities to re-shape urban transport systems to reduce pollution, increase energy efficiency and improve health. The bicycle appears to have much in its favour, so with colleagues, he is carrying out research into the health risks and benefits of cycling, trends in cycling and reasons for the large changes that have occurred, the trip to work, and public attitudes towards the urban cyclist.

Children’s worlds are complex and undergoing immense changes reflective of both social and physical changes in the societies in which they live. Children’s lives are simultaneously becoming richer and more deprived. This conundrum is explored by examining the main activity spaces of children, radiating out from home and neighbourhood to cultural space, natural space and children’s relationship to the city centre.

Professor Alistair Woodward is Head of the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. He is interested in opportunities to re-shape urban transport systems to reduce pollution, increase energy efficiency and improve health. The bicycle appears to have much in its favour, so with colleagues, he is carrying out research into the health risks and benefits of cycling, trends in cycling and reasons for the large changes that have occurred, the trip to work, and public attitudes towards the urban cyclist.

We’re being heard the 1st Monday in May @ 3.45. Pls diary it. Anybody else you know who is very aware parking promotes car ownership & use?

Daryl Cockburn
Cockburn Architects Ltd.

This follows on from the draft submission written by CAW on November 24 2009:

Car parking should not be enforced off-street for new, or additions to, dwellings in residential areas;

Hi,
Since last year's march over the Harbour Bridge by 5,000 Aucklanders, the GetAcross team have made significant progress on the Pathway project.  Come along to hear *GetAcross *spokesman *Bevan Woodward* talk about the public launch planned for next month designed to showcase the project and highlight its potential as a transformational waterfront project that will reinforce the unification of the Super City.

All welcome!

Date: Thursday 29 April
Time: 7:30-9:00pm
Place: Pioneer Women's Hall, 2 Freyberg Place, City