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Living in the sky isn’t as scary as you might think.
OPINION: People were alarmed when my wife and I decided to move into a high-rise apartment sitting more than 25 storeys up from street level in central Auckland. “Isn’t that a bit too high?,” was the most common reaction. The question wasn t totally unjustified. If the fire alarms at our new apartment building went off nearly as often as at our previous apartment in Wellington we would face a regular and punishing staircase descent of more than 25 floors any time our neighbours encountered a culinary misadventure. Choosing a place to live involves tradeoffs between risks and rewards, and our willingness to take on this particular risk wasn t simply because we made a calculation that Auckland apartment dwellers were less likely to burn their toast.
Plans for a controversial, costly Christchurch cycleway will continue - despite an attempt to halt the process today.
Christchurch City Council has spent $1 million on plans for a cycleway along Harewood Rd but now intends to undertake more community consultation.
Photo: RNZ / Eleisha Foon
Hundreds of residents and several business owners are frustrated and upset they were not involved prior to the design work being done for the $19 million project.
Christchurch City Council has now promised to involve the community as they try to improve the heavily criticised plans.
But, it would also cut four lanes of traffic to two - and reduce on-street parking, which has raised concerns for residents and business owners in Bishopdale and Papanui who say they have no faith in the current design and want to see it done better.