Bar_Nacles
@gijones.bsky.social
Urbanist and citizen 🚲🌊 🏳️🌈 People and places vs cars and traffic. If we're not allowed to dream, we won't let them sleep.
Ciudadanos y espacio público o coches y tráfico.🤷♂️ Si no nos dejan soñar, no les dejaremos dormir.
Ciudadanos y espacio público o coches y tráfico.🤷♂️ Si no nos dejan soñar, no les dejaremos dormir.
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Rosalía - LUX
Buenas noches, os deseo revelaciones místicas que os eleven.
Buenas noches, os deseo revelaciones místicas que os eleven.
Parálisis Permanente - "Quiero ser santa" (1983) HD
YouTube video by RTVE Música
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Rosalía - LUX
Buenas noches, os deseo revelaciones místicas que os eleven.
Buenas noches, os deseo revelaciones místicas que os eleven.
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New from me: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
$5b-plus blowout for eight Roads of National Significance
The Government's 17 Roads of National Significance will cost it at least $44 billion – enough to rebuild Dunedin Hospital 23 times over. Marc Daalder reports.
newsroom.co.nz
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New from me: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground.
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...
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Much recommended ‘lecture’ on urban mobility and its companion, land use planning.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
WATCH THIS: This is quite possibly still the most comprehensive interview I’ve ever done on smart urban transportation for better cities. Filmed in Vienna for a planned Paris-based documentary. Watch it, quote it, and please help spread it around. Thanks!
Brent Toderian on sustainable mobility
YouTube video by opascaud
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September 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Much recommended ‘lecture’ on urban mobility and its companion, land use planning.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
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Give Greta the Nobel Prize...
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Give Greta the Nobel Prize...
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This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
Since 1950, over eight billion metric tons of plastic have been produced (Geyer et al., 2017).
March 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Since 1950, over eight billion metric tons of plastic have been produced (Geyer et al., 2017).
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Neil Young anuncia un concierto gratuito en Ucrania para seguir “roqueando en el mundo libre”
Neil Young anuncia un concierto gratuito en Ucrania para seguir "roqueando en el mundo libre"
El artista asegura que abrirá su próxima gira europea en Ucrania, estando ya "en conversaciones" para hacer posible un concierto "gratis para todos"
www.eldiario.es
March 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Neil Young anuncia un concierto gratuito en Ucrania para seguir “roqueando en el mundo libre”
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Here’s my weekend summary of the news that mattered over the last week, plus our weekly journals of record and week-ahead diary. Especially for paying subscribers to The Kākā. A soliloquy for the week to March 2 thekaka.substack.com/p/a-soliloqu...
A soliloquy for the week to March 2
Including Bernard's soliloquy podcast on the six key things in the week that was to March 2, plus the Journal of Record for the week and The Kākā's week-ahead diary to March 9
thekaka.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Here’s my weekend summary of the news that mattered over the last week, plus our weekly journals of record and week-ahead diary. Especially for paying subscribers to The Kākā. A soliloquy for the week to March 2 thekaka.substack.com/p/a-soliloqu...
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In which the CEO of Engineering NZ calls bullshit on the Government’s claims it is ‘going for growth’ with infrastructure investment. It’s not, and that’s clear in the numbers, with hundreds of engineers now migrating to Australia.
thekaka.substack.com/p/the-funds-...
thekaka.substack.com/p/the-funds-...
‘The funds for infrastructure projects need to be prioritised and released’
Engineering NZ CEO pleads for Govt to release funds to restart stalled infrastructure, hospital & housing projects, saying hundreds of engineers are losing their jobs & emigrating to Australia
thekaka.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In which the CEO of Engineering NZ calls bullshit on the Government’s claims it is ‘going for growth’ with infrastructure investment. It’s not, and that’s clear in the numbers, with hundreds of engineers now migrating to Australia.
thekaka.substack.com/p/the-funds-...
thekaka.substack.com/p/the-funds-...
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Check these out — Still probably my favourite bollards/barriers I’ve seen anywhere in the world. They aren’t just cute and fun (and extra seating) — they’re REALLY heavy. Cars should NOT try messing with these sheep! I took this pic while working for Christchurch NZ years ago. #CityOfSmiles
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Check these out — Still probably my favourite bollards/barriers I’ve seen anywhere in the world. They aren’t just cute and fun (and extra seating) — they’re REALLY heavy. Cars should NOT try messing with these sheep! I took this pic while working for Christchurch NZ years ago. #CityOfSmiles
Let's wait and see how this move plays out for periods of convalescence for people with short-term disabilities.
The big fishhook in Govt's small apartments plan newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/12/t...
The big fishhook in Govt's small apartments plan newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/12/t...
The big fishhook in Govt's small apartments plan
The Government has announced it will scrap minimum apartment sizes – but first-time buyers hopeful of securing a deal may run into old hurdles when it comes to securing a loan.
newsroom.co.nz
December 27, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Let's wait and see how this move plays out for periods of convalescence for people with short-term disabilities.
The big fishhook in Govt's small apartments plan newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/12/t...
The big fishhook in Govt's small apartments plan newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/12/t...
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The actions of this Govt can seem chaotic at times, but amidst the bumbling blunders is a concerted attack on our strongest protections and advocates for people, nature and knowledge.
Essential reading👇
We underestimated the scale of the attack
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... #nzpol
Essential reading👇
We underestimated the scale of the attack
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... #nzpol
We underestimated the scale of the attack | E-Tangata
“While we underestimated the coalition’s willingness to sacrifice life for profit, we also believe that the government has underestimated how potent a coalition of shared interests to defend Te Tiriti...
e-tangata.co.nz
December 15, 2024 at 2:17 AM
The actions of this Govt can seem chaotic at times, but amidst the bumbling blunders is a concerted attack on our strongest protections and advocates for people, nature and knowledge.
Essential reading👇
We underestimated the scale of the attack
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... #nzpol
Essential reading👇
We underestimated the scale of the attack
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... #nzpol
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It takes a LOT more energy, effort, money and political will to fix the city-building mistakes of the past than it takes to do the right things in the first place, even if they SEEM hard to do at the moment.
December 6, 2024 at 5:34 AM
It takes a LOT more energy, effort, money and political will to fix the city-building mistakes of the past than it takes to do the right things in the first place, even if they SEEM hard to do at the moment.
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This week, Melissa is speaking at the ‘Repensem Girona’ conference.
With the theme ‘Let’s rethink Girona’, it’s the perfect setting to discuss the role of empathy in public space and sustainable mobility, and share global examples of inclusive design.
web-girona-cat.translate.goog/repensemgiro...
With the theme ‘Let’s rethink Girona’, it’s the perfect setting to discuss the role of empathy in public space and sustainable mobility, and share global examples of inclusive design.
web-girona-cat.translate.goog/repensemgiro...
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
This week, Melissa is speaking at the ‘Repensem Girona’ conference.
With the theme ‘Let’s rethink Girona’, it’s the perfect setting to discuss the role of empathy in public space and sustainable mobility, and share global examples of inclusive design.
web-girona-cat.translate.goog/repensemgiro...
With the theme ‘Let’s rethink Girona’, it’s the perfect setting to discuss the role of empathy in public space and sustainable mobility, and share global examples of inclusive design.
web-girona-cat.translate.goog/repensemgiro...
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We All Make Sacrifices.
November 15, 2024 at 9:16 PM
We All Make Sacrifices.
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The so-called “stigma” around public transit is mostly/usually a warning light for bad transit service levels. If transit has good service levels (frequency, connectivity, reliability etc) then anyone rides it because it’s a viable choice. If not, it’s ridden mostly by those without other choices.
November 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The so-called “stigma” around public transit is mostly/usually a warning light for bad transit service levels. If transit has good service levels (frequency, connectivity, reliability etc) then anyone rides it because it’s a viable choice. If not, it’s ridden mostly by those without other choices.
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Paris continues to lead. Trees to replace parking! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Paris to Replace Parking With Trees in New Climate Plan
Also today: See Mexico City’s weird and wonderful architecture in a buggy, and mass transit wins on local ballots.
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Paris continues to lead. Trees to replace parking! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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One of our neighbours, a pakeha doctor, has a Toi Tu Tiriti sign on the front gate today. Nearby, a Kāinga Ora household is flying a big Tino Rangitiratanga flag. Perhaps David Seymour is uniting the country after all.
November 19, 2024 at 12:58 AM
One of our neighbours, a pakeha doctor, has a Toi Tu Tiriti sign on the front gate today. Nearby, a Kāinga Ora household is flying a big Tino Rangitiratanga flag. Perhaps David Seymour is uniting the country after all.
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"By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees."
Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees
The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM
"By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees."
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David Seymour asked a conniving question that didn’t need asking.
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 AM
David Seymour asked a conniving question that didn’t need asking.
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
The answer was loud and clear.
Put your racist, divisive Treaty Principles Bill in the bin!
#ToitūTeTiriti
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NEW: “Without our bikes, we would not have been able to buy much-needed food and water supplies and then quickly deliver them to cut-off villages within half-an-hour.”
Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after Spain's Valencia floods.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/bicycle...
Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after Spain's Valencia floods.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/bicycle...
Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after Spain's Valencia floods
Chris Marshall-Bell lives in Valencia, Spain, and he and tens of thousands of others have accessed the dozens of flooded villages by bike to help with the clean-up operation
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:16 PM
NEW: “Without our bikes, we would not have been able to buy much-needed food and water supplies and then quickly deliver them to cut-off villages within half-an-hour.”
Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after Spain's Valencia floods.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/bicycle...
Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after Spain's Valencia floods.
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/bicycle...
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Shane Jones fast tracking an overseas controlled waste incineration giant for Waimate www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Shane Jones fast tracking an overseas controlled waste incineration giant for Waimate - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Among the deluge of 149 proposals on the government’s fast track list, more than a few stand out with a long and controversial history that have failed to gain Resource…
www.greenpeace.org
October 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Shane Jones fast tracking an overseas controlled waste incineration giant for Waimate www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...