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...
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...
![[OPEN DATA] NTA NaPTAN Mapped](http://dt106ers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Screen-shot-2011-12-14-at-16.54.07-290x290.png "[OPEN DATA] NTA NaPTAN Mapped")
[OPEN DATA] NTA NaPTAN Mapped
A quick post today showing just the sort of data that has been made available through the DubLinked project. I attended the recent DubLinked workshop in IBM themed around planning data. It was great fun had some serious chats with @josephcorr and @Fingal_Data_Hub on the upcoming #Apps4Fingal competition, and no I have not come up with a proper...
![[UPDATE] Dublin Transport Map v1.5](http://dt106ers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/RapidTransportMap10122011-290x290.png "[UPDATE] Dublin Transport Map v1.5")
[UPDATE] Dublin Transport Map v1.5
First I would like to say thanks a million to all those who provided feedback on my first version of the Dublin transport map, you all know who you are, thank you! Before I show you the revised map I would like to explain my design process a bit better so as to clear up some...
Dublin Rapid Transit Map – Feedback please!
Ok anyone who has met me or listened to me talk about transport will know I’m a bit of nut for mass public transport and how its portrayed to the public. Not sure if you remember but last year a Aris Venetikidis completed a future fantasy (with a lot of fact) complete transport map for Dublin as...
![[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...
![[Guest Post] The need for transportation planning and urban development to be closely aligned](http://dt106ers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/VonThunen-290x290.jpg "[Guest Post] The need for transportation planning and urban development to be closely aligned")
[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...
Metro North – What’s the story like?
Having finally got off my ass to resume blogging the Metro North project is cropping up more and more in the news! I see that a lobby group has be officially launched (I reckon relaunched but anyway!) the ‘Yes to Metro North‘ Facebook community. It is being described by the North Dublin TD, Clare Daly as: ‘This...
![[UPDATED] Sunday Rant: Dublin Bus putting up prices again!](http://dt106ers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/30_prepaid_Ticket-290x290.jpg "[UPDATED] Sunday Rant: Dublin Bus putting up prices again!")
[UPDATED] Sunday Rant: Dublin Bus putting up prices again!
I started my Easter Sunday off a wee little bit pissed of when i saw this gem in my google reader from the Dublin Bus General News Feed: New Prepaid Ticket Fares 2011 Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that the price of some discounted prepaid fares will be increased from Sunday 1st may 2011. Please...
The weekend is over and we’re Moving Beyond the Automobile
Yet another reading week, draws to a close and I still have not done much work but anywho I did find this little gem thanks to someone on twitter. The wonderful crew over at streetfilms.org have started to release their 10-part series Moving Beyond the Automobile Here’s the low down courtesy of their blog post:...
Regional Airports in Ireland, no longer subsidized?
After reading an article in the Irish Times entitled “Regional airport cuts ‘should be reconsidered’” by Lorna Siggens. Given that the article was about the the subsidization of PSO (public service obligation) air routes within Ireland and how a late decision by the former Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey to cut costs by only subsidizing...
I’m baaahck – New Government, 2030 vision and more…
Well I’m back! It has been way too long since I wrote on this here blog, mainly down to my downright laziness and well hey sometimes you have to do some work in college! As Enda Kenny said: It’s a new dawn for Irish Politics Well so far that has meant we have a Minister...
