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News: tagged with "urban"

• Creating vibrant towns and cities webinar series

  Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: transport, urban design, Community
  Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the Transportation Group are hosting a series of free webinars focused on creating vibrant towns and cities

• Positive signs for Christchurch’s regenerating city centre

  Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, plan, urban
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 4th March 2020 Retail spending in Christchurch’s city centre is on the rise, boosted by the opening of major public and commercial attractions in the past 12 months. Spending has increased 15

• Upgrades coming for Victoria and Hereford streets

  Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: rebuild, repair, recovery, built environment, urban design, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th January 2020 Two busy central city thoroughfares will get a facelift this year. Christchurch City Council has awarded Fulton Hogan a $13

• Interactive map bears fruit without costing the earth

  Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: technology, services, Food, urban
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th January 2020 A new online food map reveals where people can find free fruit and nuts growing in public spaces in Christchurch

• Tribute to Treaty rises in Victoria Square

  Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, urban, development, maori
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 27th November 2019 A new artwork that pays tribute to the signatories of the Treaty of Waitangi has been unveiled in Christchurch's Victoria Square

• New artist impressions of Cathedral Square

  Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: urban, development, gardens
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th November 2019 New artist impressions are offering a glimpse into the future for Cathedral Square. The images show what the south-east corner of the Square could look like when a $3

• Christchurch residents: Tell us about your neighbourhood

  Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community engagement, survey, Community, planning, accessibility, discrimination, urban, environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd October 2019 Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being asked to share their views on their neighbourhood, including what they like and dislike about living there

• Christchurch Cathedral Square upgrade to get under way

  Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, rebuild, development, urban
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th October 2019 Christchurch City Council’s $3.6 million upgrade of Cathedral Square is set to get under way from next week

• Take part in research about electric scooters and pedestrians sharing space

  Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: research, transport, urban
  E-scooters have become a popular form of transport. However their use on footpaths causes concern. This research study by the University of Otago Christchurch will investigate how pedestrians and e-scooter riders experience sharing space on footpaths

• Towering new Pasifika sculpture for Christchurch city centre

  Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: urban, development, arts
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 2nd October 2019 A 16-metre tall Pasifika sculpture is being installed in Rauora Park this week, becoming the newest public artwork to light up the central city

• More shoppers needed in Christchurch's exciting new city centre

  Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: urban, development, research
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st August 2019 Getting shoppers into Christchurch’s city centre to experience some of the newest retail on offer in New Zealand will require a major marketing effort by Central City retailers

• Design guide issued for Rolleston Town Centre

  Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, urban design
  Selwyn District Council media release: 6th August 2019 Planning for the Rolleston Town Centre takes a step forward this week with the release of design guidelines

• Survey findings show growing pride in ChCh city centre

  Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: survey, research, rebuild, urban
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th May 2019 Christchurch residents’ sense of pride in their city centre is growing

• New City Promenade showcases Avon River

  Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, recreation, urban design
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st November 2018 Christchurch’s new City Promenade will be officially opened at 10am this Sunday (25th November)

• Action plan to encourage more people back to central city

  Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: planning, business, urban, environment, earthquake recovery, Report
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th September 2018 A push is underway by city leaders determined to stimulate investment, support growth and build confidence in Christchurch’s city centre

• Design plans released for Cathedral Square

  Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, rebuild, planning, urban design
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th June 2018 A plan for transforming Cathedral Square into a series of interconnected public spaces with more trees and grassed areas has been released by Regenerate Christchurch today

• East Frame housing project gets under way

  Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: housing, urban design, Community development, earthquake recovery
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th April 2017 A ground breaking ceremony this morning has marked the start of construction on the first homes in the East Frame residential development

• Launch of Youth Vision Christchurch 2030

  Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: youth, earthquake recovery, urban design
  An initiative for young people to have a say in the future vision of Christchurch has been launched, on the 5th anniversary of the sequence of earthquakes that first struck in the city in 2010