Logan Brunner
@loganbrunner.bsky.social
Risk researcher on urban systems and cascading impacts through infrastructure.
Nice to hear about systems like the Te Kuru stormwater facility that do help counter flooding since we're experiencing more intense storms. Ōtautahi Christchurch had around 140 mm of flooding over 2.5 days with lots of flooding throughout the city.
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
May 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Nice to hear about systems like the Te Kuru stormwater facility that do help counter flooding since we're experiencing more intense storms. Ōtautahi Christchurch had around 140 mm of flooding over 2.5 days with lots of flooding throughout the city.
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
Paper by Mitchell Anderson, which I contributed to, published about the concept "functional isolation", related to isolation (when you cannot access a facility) and cascading failures (when there are indirect loss of utilities).
Free access until 13 March 2025: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kU2Q7t2zZ...
Free access until 13 March 2025: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kU2Q7t2zZ...
March 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Paper by Mitchell Anderson, which I contributed to, published about the concept "functional isolation", related to isolation (when you cannot access a facility) and cascading failures (when there are indirect loss of utilities).
Free access until 13 March 2025: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kU2Q7t2zZ...
Free access until 13 March 2025: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kU2Q7t2zZ...
This is a good start! Hopefully other regions will be able to get bikes back on busses soon too.
Banned bike racks return for Nelson, Tasman eBuses
Banned bike racks return for Nelson, Tasman eBuses
The region's bus service is the first in New Zealand to receive an exemption to the obstruction rule.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This is a good start! Hopefully other regions will be able to get bikes back on busses soon too.
Lovely day on New Regent Street. Even had a surprise food stall with delicious smelling food and wood fired grill. Such a great pedestrian zone in Christchurch!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Lovely day on New Regent Street. Even had a surprise food stall with delicious smelling food and wood fired grill. Such a great pedestrian zone in Christchurch!
Good to see some update from the bike rack ban on busses (though unfortunate that a partial obscuring of headlights has led to a complete ban). Also nice that there is a temporary option for those in Lyttelton to get through the tunnel.
Spokes has been keeping in touch with ECan about the work to resolve the issues leading to the bike rack ban. They have now provided an update. The issue is not sorted yet, but at least we know work is being done to find solutions and fix it. We are still very concerned at how long it is taking.
Bikes on buses | Metro Christchurch
National restriction on use of bike racks on buses from Friday 8 November
www.metroinfo.co.nz
January 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Good to see some update from the bike rack ban on busses (though unfortunate that a partial obscuring of headlights has led to a complete ban). Also nice that there is a temporary option for those in Lyttelton to get through the tunnel.
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This is awesome - Ōtautahi Christchurch is a cycling city! 🚲❤️
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
Christchurch hits cycling milestone
Cycling in Christchurch is at an all-time high with more than four million trips clocked in 2024.
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz
January 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is awesome - Ōtautahi Christchurch is a cycling city! 🚲❤️
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Great improvement for #cycling in #Christchurch. At Armagh and Montreal heading to Hagley Park. It used to be an obstacle course to either weave between the two bollards or ride up the sloping kerb, but now it's a flat, smooth lane! #cyclechch
January 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Great improvement for #cycling in #Christchurch. At Armagh and Montreal heading to Hagley Park. It used to be an obstacle course to either weave between the two bollards or ride up the sloping kerb, but now it's a flat, smooth lane! #cyclechch
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“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
November 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling and walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in...
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Our recent report provides recommendations for how #SocialMedia companies, Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and others can work to minimize the harm of social media use on #ChildHealth while maximizing its benefits. Learn more: https://buff.ly/496DLAw
November 26, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Our recent report provides recommendations for how #SocialMedia companies, Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and others can work to minimize the harm of social media use on #ChildHealth while maximizing its benefits. Learn more: https://buff.ly/496DLAw
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Well this is a depressing read. I knew RFK was an antivaxer. I hadn't realised he visited Samoa specifically to spread antivax disinformation months before the epidemic that needlessly claimed the lives of 83 babies and children 😡
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Well this is a depressing read. I knew RFK was an antivaxer. I hadn't realised he visited Samoa specifically to spread antivax disinformation months before the epidemic that needlessly claimed the lives of 83 babies and children 😡
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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November 26, 2024 at 3:51 AM