Living a Good Life in a Broken Republic
<i>Governing</i>’s humanities scholar in residence lays out four coping strategies for dealing with the troubled state of America. One of them demands something of us for the common good.
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<i>Governing</i>’s humanities scholar in residence lays out four coping strategies for dealing with the troubled state of America. One of them demands something of us for the common good.
Report from RNZ A massive campaign by cycling advocates has succeeded in convincing the Wellington City Council to do a u-turn, as councillors signed off today on Option Four for fast-tracking cycleways across the city. Option Four – to spend $226million on cycleways over ten years – had been rejected in February in favour of a cheaper option focusing on high priority routes, but was passed today following an eleventh-hour amendment to the council’s long-term plan. The plan that went out for public consultation was option three, to spend $120m on cycleways over a decade. In a last min...
Dublin Correspondent Public submissions on a traffic plan for Dublin's Dame Street were running around 90% in favour of full pedestrianisation as the public consultation ended. Dublin City Council was asking for views on a ban on east and west through traffic on College Green and Dame Street as far as the junction with South Great George's Street. The plan has been made possible as the National Transport Authority has allowed for a bus free option for the area as part of Bus Connects. A previous proposal for a pedestrian plaza was rejected by An Bord Pleanála largely because of its effect ...