Tim Welch
@tfwelch.com
urban planner, educator, transport nerd, data geek, dad
Haha - well, AI is getting wierd...
October 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Haha - well, AI is getting wierd...
The NZ Road Safety platform has been redesigned with an improved interface. I've unified the real-time road death tracker, dashboard with current and historical data, and the calendar showing daily road fatalities since 2020.
Explore the data and analysis here: nzroads.tfwelch.com
Explore the data and analysis here: nzroads.tfwelch.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The NZ Road Safety platform has been redesigned with an improved interface. I've unified the real-time road death tracker, dashboard with current and historical data, and the calendar showing daily road fatalities since 2020.
Explore the data and analysis here: nzroads.tfwelch.com
Explore the data and analysis here: nzroads.tfwelch.com
Transforming a car-dominated train station with one small project:
✓ Thousands of e-scooter/e-bike trips
✓ Hundreds of bikes parked (up from just one!)
✓ Public transport use increased
✓ 36.9 tonnes CO₂-eq emissions prevented
Partnerships + community = people-first spaces
✓ Thousands of e-scooter/e-bike trips
✓ Hundreds of bikes parked (up from just one!)
✓ Public transport use increased
✓ 36.9 tonnes CO₂-eq emissions prevented
Partnerships + community = people-first spaces
May 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Transforming a car-dominated train station with one small project:
✓ Thousands of e-scooter/e-bike trips
✓ Hundreds of bikes parked (up from just one!)
✓ Public transport use increased
✓ 36.9 tonnes CO₂-eq emissions prevented
Partnerships + community = people-first spaces
✓ Thousands of e-scooter/e-bike trips
✓ Hundreds of bikes parked (up from just one!)
✓ Public transport use increased
✓ 36.9 tonnes CO₂-eq emissions prevented
Partnerships + community = people-first spaces
I saw a few lanes closed for resurfacing.
Traffic didn’t collapse. The city kept moving.
If this much road space can go unused without chaos, what else could we do with it?
People and place over cars and concrete.
Traffic didn’t collapse. The city kept moving.
If this much road space can go unused without chaos, what else could we do with it?
People and place over cars and concrete.
May 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I saw a few lanes closed for resurfacing.
Traffic didn’t collapse. The city kept moving.
If this much road space can go unused without chaos, what else could we do with it?
People and place over cars and concrete.
Traffic didn’t collapse. The city kept moving.
If this much road space can go unused without chaos, what else could we do with it?
People and place over cars and concrete.
📊 New Zealand Road Deaths Calendar: Visualising the human cost of road crashes day by day.
Each colored square = a day someone didn't make it home.
Explore the interactive version: nzroads.tfwelch.com/calendar/
#RoadSafety #NZ #DataViz
Each colored square = a day someone didn't make it home.
Explore the interactive version: nzroads.tfwelch.com/calendar/
#RoadSafety #NZ #DataViz
April 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
📊 New Zealand Road Deaths Calendar: Visualising the human cost of road crashes day by day.
Each colored square = a day someone didn't make it home.
Explore the interactive version: nzroads.tfwelch.com/calendar/
#RoadSafety #NZ #DataViz
Each colored square = a day someone didn't make it home.
Explore the interactive version: nzroads.tfwelch.com/calendar/
#RoadSafety #NZ #DataViz
Auckland trains have been shut down 48 days in just 4 months—40% of the time. While the network upgrades continue, buses keep the city moving. Here's what 1 hour of service looks like, animated in real time.
April 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Auckland trains have been shut down 48 days in just 4 months—40% of the time. While the network upgrades continue, buses keep the city moving. Here's what 1 hour of service looks like, animated in real time.