So there’s 7+ Billion People in the World!
According to the UN today, we symbolically reached the 7 Billion person mark. It just boggle the mind, that in just 11 short years since 2000 that another billion people have been added to the worlds population. So why not tell your story on 7 Billion Actions? In 1900 some 10% of people lived in cities, by...
Open Data – Ever wondered where all the applications are?
I’m quiet a big fan of all the nice open data initiatives that are ongoing throughout our country and i’m really impressed with the much larger effort in the uk. When the Fingal Open Data Hub appeared on the map i thought sweet, i can go do something with their data but I really wasn’t sure at...
Thursday, 6th: Young Planners Network Launch
This Thursday the Irish Planning Institute Young Planners Network is launching in the pretty swanky surrounds of the National Conference Center Dublin, to register and interest you must RSVP ypn@ipi.ie Also there might even be some beers afterwards….! Hopefully see you there! As always! Comments are welcome, you can follow me on the tweet machine @Rusty1052. Only want...
![[Guest Post] Cycling policy in europe, what the Dutch found](http://dt106ers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ConnDonovanCycle-290x290.jpg "[Guest Post] Cycling policy in europe, what the Dutch found")
[Guest Post] Cycling policy in europe, what the Dutch found
The guest post call has been answered once again, this time by Conn Donovan. Conn studied Law at University College Cork and Town Planning at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He lives and works in Cork. Interests include sustainable design, retro-?tting urban areas and transport policy. He is a firm supporter of An Taisce. [words from Conn, links...
Park(ing) Day Dublin
Dublin’s first Park(ing) Day is happening this Friday 16th September from 10am to 4pm at various locations around the city. Park(ing) Day transforms on-street car parking spaces into public open spaces for one day. Car parking spaces around the city – from Arbour Hill to Portobello and right through the city centre – will be converted...
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[Guest Post] The need for transportation planning and urban development to be closely aligned
My call for guest posts has been answered. This from Joe Corr, Husband/Dad, MPRII, P/grad Spatial Planning (DIT), PR professional & 1man ThinkTank. Former Parliamentary Assistant to TD & was once Mayor of Fingal (plundered from twitter). Ireland being an island nation with its major ports on the east and south coasts of the country...
Guest Posts – I need you!
Well folks, its been a while since my last post and it may well be another while until the next one. So i’m calling out to any readers who might have something they would like to write about? If you do just email it along to me or throw me a DM on Twitter and...
A taster……Irelands Wind farms
I seem to be starting all my posts like this of late, yet again, its been a long time since the last post. I’m back in DIT and working on the transport stuff again after my time in Bord Pleanala. As part of my work in the Bord I did a small bit of research...
Bag O’ Links 31/07/2011 Incinerators, Transport, Dublin Bus and Grangegorman
The week in planning this week saw some exciting large projects biting the dust and some rising from the ashes: Incinerators Indaver Ireland are pursuing a Judicial review of the Bord Pleanala decision to refuse permission for the planned Waster to Energy facility (Incinerator) at Ringaskiddy on the a number of grounds including strangely that the board made conclusive decision prior...
Ever wondered what the view from the top is like?
A few weeks into my internship at the planning appeals board, Bord Pleanala, there’s no better time to throw up a quick post about life in the board. It’s an interesting place to work with such mad amounts of expertise flowing about the place but very quiet as most of the inspectors are mobile and working on site. But...
Census 2011 by the county and Fusion Tables, mapping the data.
Well the preliminary Census 2011 data has been out over a week not and thankfully i have finally figured out how to make a map using googles new fusion tables service. My inspiration came from the Guardians Data Blog. All the materials required a freely available. The CSO provide some shapefiles of the areas which...
Bag’o Links “Independence Day”, Chinese ghost estates and more…
Well folks since it will be independence day by the time I publish this post Happy America day folks and for those in Canada belated Canada Day! That crap aside down to business, been some great links this week! Chinese ghost estates (cough) CITIES! Interesting piece by those plucky Aussies on dateline down under – Watch Chinas...
