Dublin Frequent Transport Map complete and up for sale!
Just a quick post for this glorious Saturday on which Leinster are going to kick arse! My Frequent Transport Map is now up for sale over on my portfolio website – cbroderick.me/dublin_transport_map The idea is you pay 5 euro and you get a digital copy of the map which you can print and do what...
So who would like to live in Ikea-land?
Two stories I was just dying to repost today which I discovered on planetizen! The first one being that IKEA are moving into the world of Urban Design with plans to create a new neighborhood in East London, without an IKEA store in sight! And two a genius tool has been developed by the plucky germans to to let...
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[Movie Thursday] Brendan Finn on BRT
Movie thursday might have fallen a bit to the wayside in the last few weeks but it’s back with a bang! First up we have Brendan Finn, who is a wonderful speaker, talking about Bus Rapid Transit and what it could do for your city in this case, Dublin. I first saw Brendan speak when...
Good News! I’m not dead. I shall be speaking out at Dublinked
Bit of a dramatic title that but, I have been missing for the last while getting settled into my new job and the whirlwind of change that has kicked off. Anyway enough about me! It’s been an exciting few weeks as regards planning in Ireland goes, with significant developments in terms of the Children’s Hospital being refused...
IPI President on the RTE News at 1
Brendan Alan the IPI President in on the News at One show on RTE RAdio 1 - http://www.rte.ie/news/news1pm/ In case you missed Brendan Today the sound byte is available here – Irish Planning Institute on RADIO 1
Movie Thursday – Networked Society and Fancy buying a village, FR?
Well its that time of the week again and we have two special films for you today, the first is an epic discussion by erricosson on networked society and their contributions to the Smarter Cities initiative. So sit back and enjoy some inspiration! Networked Society - Ericsson The documentary ‘Thinking Cities’ deals with one of the most...
Links i liked 25/02/2012
We’re fast approaching the last week of February, and man it has flown by! It was an interesting week, with plenty of controversy including shock decision by Bord Pleanala to refuse permission for the Children’s Hospital on the Mater site. The real cost of rural living compared to urban living Frank McDonald penned an interesting article...
Movie Thursday: StrongTowns at TedX
This is a must watch for any spatial planner out there. We certainly really do need to take a long hard look at out urban environment and decide what are our priorities. So please take the few minutes to listen to what Chuck Marohn has to say, it’s well worth your time! This tweet below...
Links I liked 13/02/2012
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog over the last week, totally skimping on the resolution to write two posts a week minimum! However I have been a wee bit busy, compiling my complete Dublin Transport Map the work in progress shots can be seen over on the tumblrverse City Parks Following on from...
Links I liked 30/01/2012
Well it’s a new week so why don’t we kick it off with a few of the links I liked in the last week. 1. The Green Party released a video and the document they submitted as part of the public consultation on the new Dublin City Council’s – Public Realm Strategy [PDF]. The green’s I...
Leapcard has still got some living up to do!
Ok this post is all about blowing off some steam about some of the flaws in the current implementation of the leap card system. Let’s put this way, i’m not entirely sure what’s the point in it being “live” when these issues are present, as I consider them pretty much fundamental to the the usability...
Presenting your strategy analysis, TU Delft style
I was reading a presentation today by Robert Coco, Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy at TU Delft, on presentation tools for research in which he linked to a great video prepared by students as part of an urban mobility module within the school. The group took a very visual approach by producing a video instead of...
