Category: Hostile Architecture

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing delayed

Posted by Admin | Oct 1, 2024 | Consultation, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero, Voting Record

CityWatch NZ responds to accusations from a Hamilton City Councillor

Posted by Admin | Feb 10, 2024 | Article, C40 Cities, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Traffic Calming, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Vision Zero

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

Posted by Admin | Nov 2, 2024 | Council Spending, Hostile Architecture, New Zealand Issues, News, Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

NZ Herald articles: Removal of the Three Kings raised pedestrian crossing in Auckland

Posted by Admin | Feb 29, 2024 | Auckland City, Council Spending, Hostile Architecture, New Zealand Issues, News, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

Opposing the planned raised platform on Wairere Drive at the Karewa Place turnoff

Posted by Admin | Mar 28, 2024 | Article, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Letter Templates, Mode Shift, Protest, Resource Management Act (RMA), Resources, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

Hostile Architecture

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing delayed

Oct 1, 2024 | Consultation, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero, Voting Record

On Thursday (26 September 2024) Hamilton City Council voted to delay a decision on the plans for a...

Hostile Architecture

OPINION: Speed bumps for Wairere Drive

Dec 8, 2024 | Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, Opinion, Resource Management Act (RMA), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Despite Mayor Southgate’s promises of no more speed...

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Wellington City Council looks to reduce numbers of raised crossings in Thorndon Quay plan

Aug 31, 2024 | Article, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Petitions, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Voting Record, Wellington City

Opposition to Wellington City Council’s plan to install five raised pedestrian crossing along...

OPINION: The Fight Against Speed Bumps Rolls On

Aug 18, 2024 | Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Opinion, Safety and Well-being, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Voting Record

By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Hamilton City Council’s Infrastructure committee...

Opposition mobilises against the five raised crossings on Thorndon Quay, Wellington

Jul 29, 2024 | Article, Council Spending, Disruptions, Emergency Services, Greater Wellington Region, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Petitions, Public Transport, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Further opposition mobilises against Wellington City Council’s plan to install five raised...

The Spinoff and The Post cover a planned $55 million project to install five raised crossings in Wellington

Jul 25, 2024 | Council Spending, Disruptions, Emergency Services, Greater Wellington Region, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Public Transport, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Wellington City Council is planning to install five raised pedestrian crossing along...

NZ Herald and RNZ cover emergency vehicles being impacted by Auckland’s “traffic calming measures”

Mar 31, 2024 | Auckland City, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, Interview, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

Headline: Kiwi firefighters raise alarm on speed humps installed by Auckland Transport slowing...

OPINION: Speed bumps are a public emergency

Mar 31, 2024 | Article, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Hostile Architecture, News, Opinion, Safety and Well-being, Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor When Hamilton City Council began its Waka...

What are the disadvantages and negative impacts of “traffic calming”?

Feb 9, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities, Council Spending, Dunedin City, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, Official Information Act, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero, Wellington City

Common sense and experience would tell us that “traffic calming” measures, such as installing...

CANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald

Feb 9, 2024 | Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Hostile Architecture, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Public Transport, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

John McDonald’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were invited...

Opinion article in The Spinoff: Let’s Get Wellington Moving was a giant waste of time

Dec 25, 2023 | Core Services, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Greater Wellington Region, Hostile Architecture, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Public Transport, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Headline: Let’s Get Wellington Moving was a giant waste of time Authored by: Joel MacManus...

Opposing NZTA’s installation of “Raised Safety Platforms” on State Highway 1C in Hamilton

Dec 19, 2023 | Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Letter Templates, Mode Shift, Protest, Resources, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Taking Action

UPDATE 21/12/2023: People are reporting that NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) is claiming that...

What is “traffic calming”?

Dec 3, 2023 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Dunedin City, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, Overview, Public Transport, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, Vision Zero, Wellington City

“Traffic calming. The combination of street designs and traffic rules that deliberately...

Category: Hostile Architecture

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing delayed

CityWatch NZ responds to accusations from a Hamilton City Councillor

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

NZ Herald articles: Removal of the Three Kings raised pedestrian crossing in Auckland

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing to be redesigned

OPINION: Speed bumps coming to Wairere Drive

Hukanui Road In-Lane Bus Stop and Unintended Consequences

Opposing the planned raised platform on Wairere Drive at the Karewa Place turnoff

Hostile Architecture

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing delayed

CityWatch NZ responds to accusations from a Hamilton City Councillor

BOP Times Article: Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out after vibration issues, returned to original design

NZ Herald articles: Removal of the Three Kings raised pedestrian crossing in Auckland

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing to be redesigned

Hostile Architecture

OPINION: Speed bumps for Wairere Drive

BOP Times Article: Welcome Bay residents call for removal of speed bump due to vibration impacts

$1.4 Million Raised Crossing Project Increases Congestion on Thomas Road-Horsham Downs Road, Hamilton

Hukanui Road In-Lane Bus Stop and Unintended Consequences

Hamilton’s $689,000 raised crossing to be redesigned

Additional Posts

Wellington City Council looks to reduce numbers of raised crossings in Thorndon Quay plan

OPINION: The Fight Against Speed Bumps Rolls On

Opposition mobilises against the five raised crossings on Thorndon Quay, Wellington

The Spinoff and The Post cover a planned $55 million project to install five raised crossings in Wellington

NZ Herald and RNZ cover emergency vehicles being impacted by Auckland’s “traffic calming measures”

OPINION: Speed bumps are a public emergency

What are the disadvantages and negative impacts of “traffic calming”?

CANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald

Opinion article in The Spinoff: Let’s Get Wellington Moving was a giant waste of time

Opposing NZTA’s installation of “Raised Safety Platforms” on State Highway 1C in Hamilton

What is “traffic calming”?

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