Tag: cycling
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Does the NZTA scheme measure up?
We’ve already begun discussing issues relevant to the Basin, particularly through blog posts …
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Are the days of the hung door numbered?
# CommentThe post about cycling road marks got me thinking – especially the dooring-prevention margin of one of the cycle lanes.
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Wind and Hills: Have Traffic Engineers Noticed?
# CommentThere’s a lot of information on the design of cycle lanes about – basic principles that most roads in Wellington contravine. Examples include that they should be continuous, 1.5m wide, conspicuous at road crossing and not abandoned when roads get narrow. I’ve borrowed these words from Cycling England, but other guidelines exist, such as the…
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Fashion offensives
Architecture has historically had a difficult relationship with fashion, and, despite the challenges of the Urbis generation, it continues to perpetrate an image of consistent fundamentals, along with its younger siblings: Urban Design and Town Planning.