Submission to Wellington Proposed District Plan
Posted: September 12, 2022 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: District Plan, fossil fuels, Let's Get Wellington Moving, Let's Get Wellington Serious about Climate Change, mode shift, Talk Wellington, Wellington City Council, Wellington Regional Council Leave a commentToday (Monday, 12/9, 5:00pm) is the last opportunity for a submission to the PDP
Read the rest of this entry »Discussion on Scoop about the recent Council deliberations on the District Plan.
Posted: July 6, 2022 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: Dave Armstrong, ExMGLDEI, MBIE, WCC, WCC council staff, Wellington Public Library Leave a commentMy entry into this discussion (6/7/22)
Read the rest of this entry »Post to Neighbourly on WCC council elections 2022
Posted: April 22, 2022 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: climate change, cycleways, Island Bay Resident's Association, Neighbourly, Post Truth Era, traffic tunnel, Transmission Gully Leave a commentInterest in the council elections later this year is growing so it may be a good time to look back at the current council elected in 2019 which has been the best in memory.
Read the rest of this entry »Submission to “Transport Emissions” consultation
Posted: June 30, 2021 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: bicycles, climate change, coastal shipping, congestion, Hikina te Kohupara, pedestrians, rail transport, traffic congestion, Transport Emissions, transport priorities Leave a commentTo whom it may concern at Ministry of Transport,
Please consider this my personal submission on the ‘Hīkina te Kohupara – Kia mauri ora ai te iwi – Transport Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050’ discussion document.
Read the rest of this entry »Covid-19 response submission
Posted: June 20, 2020 Filed under: submissions | Tags: "future ready", "shovel ready", 350 Aotearoa, climate change, Coal Action Network, COVID-19, Environment Select Committee, existential cricis of climate change, global warming, ideology, Oil Change International Leave a commentSubmission of Richard Keller
COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill Read the rest of this entry »
Submission to NZTA ‘accessable streets’ proposed changes
Posted: May 20, 2020 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: bicycles, foot propusion, jogging, motor cars, motorized scooters, pedestrians, powered bikes, scooters, transport, wheeled chairs Leave a comment18/05/2020
Accessible Streets Regulatory Package – Draft
Ministry of Transport (GPS)
There are two main factor categories which need to be addressed regarding safety of pathways, namely speed of the vector and size of the vector. Another factor type is the relationship between pathways and streets (motor vehicles). Read the rest of this entry »
Submission for New Zealand Rail Plan (GPS)
Posted: May 10, 2020 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: ecosphere, freight rail, Ministry of Transport, New Zealand, New Zealand Rail Plan, passenger rail, rail transport Leave a comment11/05/2020
New Zealand Rail Plan – Draft
Ministry of Transport (GPS)
Rail planning will be included in the Transport Plan (GPS) which must be seen as part of our life lived within the global ecosphere, especially our land. Read the rest of this entry »
Land Transport Strategy (GPS) submission
Posted: May 8, 2020 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: cultural humility, ecosystem, environment, Government Policy Statement, humility, Ministry of Transport, rail transport, sea transport, transport outcomes framework, transportation 2 CommentsMinistry of Transport
Government Policy Statement (GPS)
Land Transport Strategic Priorities (2020) – draft
The urgency and necessary direction of transport planning is not well served by including Environment (‘Environmental sustainability’ and ‘Climate Change’ as simply a ‘key outcome’. Read the rest of this entry »
Submission on Terrorism Suppression Act
Posted: November 12, 2019 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: "war on terror", Aotearoa, colonialism, Five Eyes, justice, National Security Agency, New Zealand, NSA, terrorism, Terrorism Suppression Act, TSA. Leave a commentSubmission from:
Richard Keller
09/11/2019
The incentive to rush this Terrorism Suppression Act through is that it is a part of the so-called ‘War on Terror’ (WoT). Problem is that the WoT has not only failed but also distracted attention from the aggression of the WoT countries which exacerbates tensions in many areas. It is part of an ideological mind-set prejudicial to some cultures and races as embodied in the colonialist Five Eyes spy network, and thus has made the world more violent and uncertain. Read the rest of this entry »
To Paul Eagle, MP, on the Zero Caabon Bill
Posted: October 11, 2019 Filed under: Other, submissions | Tags: Carbon Zero Act, climate science, CO2, Extinction Rebellion, Generation Zero, Greta Thunberg, matamauranga, methane, Paul Eagle, Treaty of Waitangi, trees Leave a commentHello Paul,
We need a strong Zero Carbon Bill with ‘teeth’, teeth as described by Extinction Rebellion. Read the rest of this entry »
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