GeorgeWeeks2014
@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social
🇪🇺British/New Zealand urban planner & university teaching fellow living and working in Auckland. Twitter refugee. Interested in most things, esp. architecture, energy, accessibility, sustainability, comedy and health. My views are my own. #FBPE
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this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
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Camden Council's proposal for New Oxford Street is incredible.
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Camden Council's proposal for New Oxford Street is incredible.
Let's not be forgetting 8485, the second Control Centre which allows you to build a tyrannosaurus.
Yes! An actual articulated dinosaur!
This set was released in 1995, two years after Jurassic Park, which possibly influenced the Lego designers 🦖
www.technicopedia.com/8485.html
Yes! An actual articulated dinosaur!
This set was released in 1995, two years after Jurassic Park, which possibly influenced the Lego designers 🦖
www.technicopedia.com/8485.html
January 23, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Let's not be forgetting 8485, the second Control Centre which allows you to build a tyrannosaurus.
Yes! An actual articulated dinosaur!
This set was released in 1995, two years after Jurassic Park, which possibly influenced the Lego designers 🦖
www.technicopedia.com/8485.html
Yes! An actual articulated dinosaur!
This set was released in 1995, two years after Jurassic Park, which possibly influenced the Lego designers 🦖
www.technicopedia.com/8485.html
I love Technic Lego!
My first encounter with Technic was in about 1990; I received several Universal Sets (each with 4 model options) before I was 10.
All the fun of Lego, but with gears, motors, pneumatics and linkages.
I loved reading Lego catalogues and fantasising about I'd like next.
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My first encounter with Technic was in about 1990; I received several Universal Sets (each with 4 model options) before I was 10.
All the fun of Lego, but with gears, motors, pneumatics and linkages.
I loved reading Lego catalogues and fantasising about I'd like next.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I love Technic Lego!
My first encounter with Technic was in about 1990; I received several Universal Sets (each with 4 model options) before I was 10.
All the fun of Lego, but with gears, motors, pneumatics and linkages.
I loved reading Lego catalogues and fantasising about I'd like next.
🧵 1/n
My first encounter with Technic was in about 1990; I received several Universal Sets (each with 4 model options) before I was 10.
All the fun of Lego, but with gears, motors, pneumatics and linkages.
I loved reading Lego catalogues and fantasising about I'd like next.
🧵 1/n
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"The mission of Living Streets has always been close to my heart. I am hugely excited at having the privilege of leading the charity as it expands its vital work.”
Meet @johnstreetdales.bsky.social, our Chair-elect
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/new-chair-announced-for-living-streets/
Meet @johnstreetdales.bsky.social, our Chair-elect
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/new-chair-announced-for-living-streets/
New Chair announced for Living Streets
John Dales has been appointed Chair of Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
"The mission of Living Streets has always been close to my heart. I am hugely excited at having the privilege of leading the charity as it expands its vital work.”
Meet @johnstreetdales.bsky.social, our Chair-elect
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/new-chair-announced-for-living-streets/
Meet @johnstreetdales.bsky.social, our Chair-elect
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/new-chair-announced-for-living-streets/
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Lest we forget: “Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations”
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations
It comes despite a Climate Change Commission warning that New Zealand is being hit sooner and more severely than expected.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Lest we forget: “Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations”
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
Exercise is good for you, particularly the effect of moving from being totally sedentary to doing *something*.
You don't have to be sporty, or a gym buff, but it's much easier to do this if you live in a relatively walkable/bikeable neighbourhood.
You don't have to be sporty, or a gym buff, but it's much easier to do this if you live in a relatively walkable/bikeable neighbourhood.
Physical activity extends lifespan.
Physical activity types, variety, and mortality: results from two prospective cohort studies
Objective To examine the associations of long term engagement in individual physical activities and physical activity variety with the risk of death.Design Prospective cohort studies.Setting Nurses' H...
bmjmedicine.bmj.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Exercise is good for you, particularly the effect of moving from being totally sedentary to doing *something*.
You don't have to be sporty, or a gym buff, but it's much easier to do this if you live in a relatively walkable/bikeable neighbourhood.
You don't have to be sporty, or a gym buff, but it's much easier to do this if you live in a relatively walkable/bikeable neighbourhood.
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Which of us can honestly say we haven't broken rules 17 times covering payments of one third of a million pounds? But it's ok, he says it was someone else's fault (presumably an immigrant as he blames them for everything else), he didn't mean to, is sorry & won't do it again. And would he lie to us?
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Which of us can honestly say we haven't broken rules 17 times covering payments of one third of a million pounds? But it's ok, he says it was someone else's fault (presumably an immigrant as he blames them for everything else), he didn't mean to, is sorry & won't do it again. And would he lie to us?
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BREAKING: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed 17 breaches of the rules on registering financial interests within 28 days.
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
BREAKING: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed 17 breaches of the rules on registering financial interests within 28 days.
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More NZers support urban cycleways than oppose them. Plus: an age gap, with older ppl more likely to be against them. Choices today will shape how young ppl move through their cities for decades.
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
More NZers support urban cycleways than oppose them. Plus: an age gap, with older ppl more likely to be against them. Choices today will shape how young ppl move through their cities for decades.
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
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Green MP Julie Ann Genter: "For a city like Wellington it just make sense to have trains to the planes."
Tunnel vision leaves Wellington a projected 17,400 homes short
The cost of the capital’s move away from mass rapid transit has been revealed, with new transport plans leaving a housing deficit compared to the beleaguered and eventually abandoned Let’s Get Welling...
www.thepost.co.nz
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Green MP Julie Ann Genter: "For a city like Wellington it just make sense to have trains to the planes."
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please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
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*Sighs once again*.
Consultations are not referendums. We have a system of representative democracy. Those elected enact policy and consult on *how* it is enacted, not if. There are many, many good reasons why this is the case.
Consultations are not referendums. We have a system of representative democracy. Those elected enact policy and consult on *how* it is enacted, not if. There are many, many good reasons why this is the case.
January 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
*Sighs once again*.
Consultations are not referendums. We have a system of representative democracy. Those elected enact policy and consult on *how* it is enacted, not if. There are many, many good reasons why this is the case.
Consultations are not referendums. We have a system of representative democracy. Those elected enact policy and consult on *how* it is enacted, not if. There are many, many good reasons why this is the case.
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“Donald Shoup deserves to be remembered for ever and his mana will endure through this excellent book.”
In today’s post, @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social reviews an anthology that pays tribute to the man who nailed parking reform as the key to better cities. 🅿️ www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/01/21/b...
In today’s post, @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social reviews an anthology that pays tribute to the man who nailed parking reform as the key to better cities. 🅿️ www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/01/21/b...
Book Review: The Shoup Doctrine - Greater Auckland
This is a guest post by Transport Advisor and Town Planner George Weeks, reviewing The Shoup Doctrine, a collection of 33 essays written in Part V takes us to Switzerland, China, Australia and – yes –...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“Donald Shoup deserves to be remembered for ever and his mana will endure through this excellent book.”
In today’s post, @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social reviews an anthology that pays tribute to the man who nailed parking reform as the key to better cities. 🅿️ www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/01/21/b...
In today’s post, @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social reviews an anthology that pays tribute to the man who nailed parking reform as the key to better cities. 🅿️ www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/01/21/b...
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It has been plainly evident for decades that the gravest threat to future "security" is the people who just want to go on making money in the good old-fashioned polluting way, and yelling "Look, a foreigner!" when anyone suggests there's an issue.
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It has been plainly evident for decades that the gravest threat to future "security" is the people who just want to go on making money in the good old-fashioned polluting way, and yelling "Look, a foreigner!" when anyone suggests there's an issue.
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
Auckland at a crossroads...literally.
Great North Road, the site of Auckland's most talked-about street redesign, finally has....A CYCLEWAY!!!
🚲 🚴♀️
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@bikeauckland.bsky.social
Great North Road, the site of Auckland's most talked-about street redesign, finally has....A CYCLEWAY!!!
🚲 🚴♀️
🧵
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Auckland at a crossroads...literally.
Great North Road, the site of Auckland's most talked-about street redesign, finally has....A CYCLEWAY!!!
🚲 🚴♀️
🧵
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
Great North Road, the site of Auckland's most talked-about street redesign, finally has....A CYCLEWAY!!!
🚲 🚴♀️
🧵
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
Six years ago, any business could be "ahead of the curve" by saying it used Blockchain.
No-one knee what it was but it was Going To Change The World.
Now Blockchain has a role in cryptocurrency but that is pretty much it.
I foresee the same for a lot of AI. It does some things very well. Not all.
No-one knee what it was but it was Going To Change The World.
Now Blockchain has a role in cryptocurrency but that is pretty much it.
I foresee the same for a lot of AI. It does some things very well. Not all.
OpenAI has absolutely zero ideas. They have no business. This is not a real business line and it’s so utterly vague and specious, I’m shocked at the credulousness to just print it without saying “there is no logical way this works of course” or talking about how the CFO of OpenAI is saying nonsense
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Six years ago, any business could be "ahead of the curve" by saying it used Blockchain.
No-one knee what it was but it was Going To Change The World.
Now Blockchain has a role in cryptocurrency but that is pretty much it.
I foresee the same for a lot of AI. It does some things very well. Not all.
No-one knee what it was but it was Going To Change The World.
Now Blockchain has a role in cryptocurrency but that is pretty much it.
I foresee the same for a lot of AI. It does some things very well. Not all.
Police attending a car crash at the junction of Park Road and Carlton Gore Road yesterday evening.
I can't say I am remotely surprised. Drivers here treat the traffic lights as advisory at best. They are always driving through red lights.
The police clear up the mess, but I never see enforcement.
I can't say I am remotely surprised. Drivers here treat the traffic lights as advisory at best. They are always driving through red lights.
The police clear up the mess, but I never see enforcement.
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Police attending a car crash at the junction of Park Road and Carlton Gore Road yesterday evening.
I can't say I am remotely surprised. Drivers here treat the traffic lights as advisory at best. They are always driving through red lights.
The police clear up the mess, but I never see enforcement.
I can't say I am remotely surprised. Drivers here treat the traffic lights as advisory at best. They are always driving through red lights.
The police clear up the mess, but I never see enforcement.
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🐳 83 countries have signed the High Seas Treaty.
🐋 This could protect of 30% of the High Seas by 2030. A vital lifeline to marine ecosystems.
💚 Finally some real hope in an otherwise bleak world. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
🐋 This could protect of 30% of the High Seas by 2030. A vital lifeline to marine ecosystems.
💚 Finally some real hope in an otherwise bleak world. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
What is the High Seas Treaty? The agreement ratified by 83 countries
The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect on Saturday
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🐳 83 countries have signed the High Seas Treaty.
🐋 This could protect of 30% of the High Seas by 2030. A vital lifeline to marine ecosystems.
💚 Finally some real hope in an otherwise bleak world. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
🐋 This could protect of 30% of the High Seas by 2030. A vital lifeline to marine ecosystems.
💚 Finally some real hope in an otherwise bleak world. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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We don't need Greenland. We need healthcare. We need living wages. We need democracy. We need equality and a real justice system. We need freedom from Russian influence. We need a president who isn't a felon rapist determined to watch his opponents burn.
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
We don't need Greenland. We need healthcare. We need living wages. We need democracy. We need equality and a real justice system. We need freedom from Russian influence. We need a president who isn't a felon rapist determined to watch his opponents burn.
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Surely if a road is "too narrow" for cycle lanes, then it is too narrow for buses and trucks. And parking too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Halewood 'gridlock' warning over cycle path on narrow road
Critics say a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Surely if a road is "too narrow" for cycle lanes, then it is too narrow for buses and trucks. And parking too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
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How do LTNs reduce road danger 🤔
Stopping rat runs vastly reduces huge volumes of traffic making turns across uncontrolled junctions and heavily used active travel routes.
Such as the continuous footways and cycle route shown here on Dalmore Rd / A205.
Let's reduce road danger and save lives 💚
Stopping rat runs vastly reduces huge volumes of traffic making turns across uncontrolled junctions and heavily used active travel routes.
Such as the continuous footways and cycle route shown here on Dalmore Rd / A205.
Let's reduce road danger and save lives 💚
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 AM
How do LTNs reduce road danger 🤔
Stopping rat runs vastly reduces huge volumes of traffic making turns across uncontrolled junctions and heavily used active travel routes.
Such as the continuous footways and cycle route shown here on Dalmore Rd / A205.
Let's reduce road danger and save lives 💚
Stopping rat runs vastly reduces huge volumes of traffic making turns across uncontrolled junctions and heavily used active travel routes.
Such as the continuous footways and cycle route shown here on Dalmore Rd / A205.
Let's reduce road danger and save lives 💚