transport
Video: Investing for Sustainable Transport
We held a seminar with speakers Nadine Dodge and Kain Glensor. Transport is a huge contributor to total carbon emissions in New Zealand so it is an obvious area to focus on if we want to become a low carbon economy. But to what extent do central government transport policies support climate change mitigation? And why has it been so difficult to achieve cuts in carbon emissions in the transport sector? View the event video.
Posted in climate change and energy and health and news & events and NZ policy issues and transport and video & audio on 9 June 2017 – 11:05 amVideo on Reflections on Better Urban Planning
We held a seminar with speakers Ralph Chapman, Sylvia Allan and Roger Blakeley. The speakers shared their informal preliminary reflections on the report by the New Zealand Productivity Commission, Better Urban Planning, which was released at the end of March. This was a joint event held with the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington. View the event video.
Posted in housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and transport and urban design and urban governance and video & audio on 26 May 2017 – 4:58 pmVideo – Wages, Wellbeing & Location
We held a seminar with speakers Arthur Grimes and Philip S Morrison. Location location location! What are the important attributes of places for people’s decisions of where to live; and what does this tell us about what features local policy-makers should emphasise in their development and planning decisions? View the event video.
Posted in behaviour change and health and housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and transport and urban design and urban governance and video & audio on 20 April 2017 – 4:52 pmSubmission on Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018/2019 – 2027/2028
Last week we did a submission to the Ministry of Transport on the Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018/2019 – 2027/2028. The main points of our submission are that the statement must take account of the urgent need to decarbonise the transport sector; pay more attention to READ MORE
Posted in news & events and transport on 6 April 2017 – 2:36 pmAuckland housing and travel preferences
A survey of over 3000 Aucklanders reveals new insights into people’s neighbourhood, housing and travel preferences.
Posted in housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and transport on 7 December 2016 – 3:00 pm