Collaborative urbanism + sustainability
Australia
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The task of upgrading #Vancouver's bike network to AAA ("all ages/abilities") is critical and ongoing; and it's not always about protected lanes.
In this case, the 10th Avenue Bikeway is calmed and filtered, preventing cars from "rat running" between two adjacent arterial roads.
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We should be massively concerned when the government’s _own_ numbers show us missing by a country mile, yet the rhetoric doesn’t change. Maybe I misunderstand what “in a canter” means. Can horses canter backwards? 🏇🏼🤷🏼♂️
Highly concerning. “key sectors including direct combustion of fuel, transport and industry have larger increases than last year and the power sector begins increasing again from 2023 significantly. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Great news! New digital installations at bus stops in the Newcastle CBD will offer real-time information - including bus arrival times - making it easier for public transport users to get around the city. #SmartCity
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You spoke, we listened. In a sector-leading move, we are switching to 100% renewable electricity across our Newcastle and Central Coast campuses after signing a seven-year contract with Red Energy.
Read the full story 👉bit.ly/2QPklKY
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This is what we have to do. This is what have to focus on every hour of every day. This is everybody’s moral duty. Starting today. #COP24
See how easily we could have solved the climate crisis if we had started in 2000! Only 4% reduction per year. Now we need 18% per year. You can thank climate deniers, lobby groups and cowardly politicians for this delay. From Global Carbon Project, folk.uio.no/roberan/GCB2018.…
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Council revives cycle path for Hunter Street ift.tt/2zHLpSA
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B-Line's new carpark at Manly Vale is the first to feature 'Breathing Wall' technology by @Junglefy & will open later this month. The system incorporates around 9,000 plants & has been scientifically proven to remove harmful air pollutants & to provide a habitat for biodiversity.
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Great grab from @TurnbullMalcolm at the NSW Smart Energy Summit yesterday.
Catch the full speech here: vimeo.com/304293120
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Labor has a plan for cheaper power and a renewable future.
Here's our plan in under 60 seconds.
#auspol
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"What is the point of learning facts when the most important facts given by the finest scientists are ignored by our politicians" - 15 year old Swedish student @GretaThunberg
#climatestrike
#Auspol @ScottMorrisonMP @Melissa4Durack
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2018 average global temperature is set to be the 4th highest on record, nearly 1°C above pre-industrial era. bit.ly/2AtKi8C @WMO’s #StateofClimate 2018 shows long-term #climatechange continues, with the top 4 warmest years on record in the past 4 years. #COP24
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Historic agreement announced today between six Sydney councils, two NSW Government departments and Federal Government to deliver a unified walk from Bondi to Manly. The idea has been championed by the Committee for Sydney and a number of our members.
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Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high with no sign of reversal, says new @WMO bulletin. bit.ly/2PME4uR Rapid cuts in emissions are needed to reach #ParisAgreement goals and avoid irreversible impacts on Earth. #COP24
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Opened in December 2015, Auckland’s Te Ara I Whiti (“Lightpath”) is a magenta-coloured cycleway—complete with interactive LED lighting—that converted a redundant motorway off-ramp into a spectacular statement of intent, and the crown jewel of the city’s fledgling bicycle network. – at Auckland, New Zealand
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Climate-heating greenhouse gases at record levels, says UN theguardian.com/environment/…
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Anyone who thinks solving congestion by building more roads needs to look at this pic of Katy Freeway in #Houston At 27 lanes wide this is one of the most significant examples of miss applied #engineering I have seen #SmartCities #Transportation #congestion
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You can now continue to enjoy the #FernleighTrack after dark, with the installation of hundreds of locally manufactured 'Lumo Markers'. lm.city/2AisYUb
