MARK BURRY

“With 130km of bike paths that wind along the region’s beaches, Australia’s 10th-largest city is striving to make cycling the preferred mode of transport. But it’s an uphill battle”

Source: From steel city to bike city: Wollongong pins hopes on becoming world-class cycling destination | Cities | The Guardian

“If we could tap 0.1 percent of the energy under the earth’s surface we could supply humanity’s total energy needs for two million years.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/opinion/science-technology.html?referringSource=articleShare

“Major chief executives have expressed confidence they can manage remote workforces as the coronavirus pandemic forces businesses to permanently change the way they operate.”

Source: ‘We’re in a new era of hybrid work’: CEOs embrace COVID challenges

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/city-workers-snub-office-return-for-greater-flexibility-at-home-20210208-p570g8.html?btis

“There have been false starts for hydrogen in the past,” the International Energy Agency says, but it acknowledges significant support is emerging from governments, oil and gas producers, car makers and renewable energy suppliers. “This time could be different.”

https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/hype-or-holy-grail-what-s-driving-the-hydrogen-rush-20210203-p56z16.html?btis

“Kirsten Roach had assumed she would wait until retirement to fulfil the dream she shares with her husband to move out to the country. Like many Australians watching change speed up as work flexes around the pandemic, she just saw her vision go into fast forward.”

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/want-to-live-as-a-corporate-hippy-the-pandemic-made-it-easier-20210206-p57055.html?btis
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/want-to-live-as-a-corporate-hippy-the-pandemic-made-it-easier-20210206-p57055.html?btis

“As a million media theorists have argued, in a few short decades (or, at most, centuries) we’ve moved from information scarcity, the problem that defined most of human history, to information abundance, the problem that defines our present. We know too much, and it’s paralyzing. The people worth following right now are those who seem able to find the signal in the noise. Few have a better track record of that in recent years than Zeynep Tufekci.“

11 rules to follow when creating vibrant public spaces, with relevant existing examples from the world.

Source (thanks Jane Burry!): 11 Rules to Follow When Creating Vibrant Public Spaces | ArchDaily

“For years Sydney had earned a reputation as an anti-cycling city. Long-running disagreements between the City of Sydney council and the NSW government slowed cycleway construction, and in 2015 the separated bike path along College Street in the city centre was ripped up. But now attitudes are changing and the pace of building has rapidly increased, hastened by the Covid lockdown in 2020. Ambitious plans for a striking new path down the middle of Oxford Street highlight how the city is embracing the increased demand for cycling and mark a hopeful new era for cycling in the harbour city”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/09/sydney-cycling-has-the-city-that-hates-bikes-finally-turned-the-corner?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other