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Why Bike AKL can't support the design for the Tamaki Drive Cycle Route [Updated]
AT has just opened consultation for new cycleway works on Tamaki Drive, from The Strand to Ngapipi Road – to create a link for people on bikes from the (in-progress) Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive cycleway, to the Quay St cycleway. As such, it's a crucial connection.
However, for reasons we explain below – and to our own disappointment – we cannot support the proposed design, because it puts a significant proportion of Tamaki Drive bike travellers at serious risk, while not really raising standards for the new riders. Especially when there is an alternative that is safer.
TL; DR: The proposed design isn't great – and will be actively dangerous for a large group of existing users. We have a safer, smarter interim solution, the Bike AKL Interim Option.
UPDATE: After the initial rush of writing this "let's stop the ambulance from falling off the cliff" post, we have now sat back a bit, and realise that a more inspirational option is needed. So next week, we will be proposing the Bike AKL Quality Option!
You may want to hold off from submitting until after that.
Read on for the nitty-gritty of the proposed design, what's not working, and what we think could be an alternative…
Map of the Tamaki Drive Cycleway under consultation. NB: the Quay St cycleway will be extended from where it currently ends, near Plumer Street, to The Strand – this work has been delayed a few months by notification issues related to tree relocation.
And here's what's proposed, working from west (The Strand) to east (Ngapipi Road).
Minor upgrades to the existing shared path cycleway on the northern side between The Strand and the the Ports of Auckland entry at Solent Street.
Then, the cycleway switches to the south side, via the traffic signals; users will have to cross in 2 stages – first east, then south.
The shared path on the southern side will be re-sealed and relocated (to give tree roots more space) up to the Parnell Baths. All parking will be removed on the south side, to avoid passenger-door zone issues
East of Parnell Baths, a separated two-way cycle path will be built at footpath level, next to a separate footpath, as far east as Ngapipi Road. As above, parking will be removed to avoid dooring risks.
However, at the two Hobson Bay bridges, this arrangement pinches down to a shared path again, as the project funding does not cover the replacement of the bridges (the larger bridge near Ngapipi Road is being reviewed for replacement or clip-on widening, but alas, not in time for this project)
Westbound riders will then be able to switch to the sea-side shared path (or onto the road) via the new Ngapipi Road traffic signals.
Riders will also be able to connect to the future path to Glen Innes. It remains to be seen where exactly Stage 4 of the Glen Innes path will land on Tamaki Drive – that's a whole other story which we can't cover here (but it will likely be either west of the Outboard Boating Club, or at Ngapipi Road).
The proposed design of Tamaki Drive, to the west of Parnell Baths. (Click to enlarge). Note: no parking on the citybound side of the road – but what's not clear from the image is the impact of narrowing the traffic lanes for citybound on-road riders (who would be visible on the right side of the image, if the drawing had included them!).
The proposed design of Tamaki Drive east of Parnell Baths. (Click to enlarge) As on the western section, there are narrower lanes for westbound on-road riders (who should be shown on the right of the image above, but aren't). But in addition, eastbound on-road riders (left side; again, no cyclists shown on the road) ALSO get narrowed lanes in this section – even though parking is being retained, leaving just the one narrow lane for cars and bikes to share! A recipe for danger, stress and aggression.
To be honest, plenty of things ring alarm bells for us, even before we get to the key issue that made us balk (the road-lane widths). Those concerns include:
The new cycleway still includes long stretches of shared path: past the Port on the north, and Parnell Baths on the south – plus two shared path 'interruptions' to the nice separated eastern-section path (on the bridges across the bay outlets). As anyone who's used the historic seaside path knows, shared paths are (as a Wellington friend put it on Twitter the other day), the 'Hunger Games' of active transport, putting vulnerable groups in competition with each other.
For eastbound Tamaki Drive riders, the route will be particularly inconvenient. If you're heading east around the bays (i.e not going to Glen Innes), to get any use out of the new stretch of cycleway you will have to cross twice, at two signals, and pause four times – Solent Street (a double crossing, first over the ports entry and then to the south) and again at Ngapipi Road (another dual crossing, over a slip lane and then to the north). This is hardly likely to appeal to current on-road riders, many or most of whom will stay on the road, or even on the narrow seaside shared path. (The numbers already tell us that eastbound riders gravitate to the waterfront path, even though the southern shared path has fewer pedestrians on it!)
Many westbound riders will likely also still prefer the road. Riders heading towards the city might use parts of the new cycleway – the separated sections especially, because they won't have to go out of their way and cross the road twice to get to it. But with those shared path sections in the mix, our hopes aren't high that most, let alone all, will chose to do so.
But reasons of convenience are not why we're opposing this design.
One of the harder aspects of cycle advocacy is triangulating between what we want, what there's funding for, and what other constraints exist.
We'd love to see one-way cycleways on each side of the road, or at least a consistent, continuous two-way cycleway on one side of the road for a decent length, but the funding just isn't there (especially at the end of this 3 year funding cycle). And we're all still waiting on a holistic vision and political agreement on what Tamaki Drive should look like in the long-term. Making the whole streetscape better for all people on bikes will be a key part of that vision.
In the meantime, we might have been grudgingly okay with a relatively 'cheap, quick and temporary' solution: safe (if definitely not best-practice) shared paths to accommodate the new riders coming from Glen Innes – even if this didn't massively improve things for current on-road riders.
However, we cannot accept a not-best-practice solution that actively endangers current on-road riders.
We oppose this project because it will make things a lot less safe and a lot more stressful for the hundreds of daily on-road riders.
Particularly noteworthy: Current riders prefer the narrow seaside path (even with its higher pedestrian numbers) to the southern path – presumably because of better onward links west and east. This will remain true for the new southern path (except for riders going to and from Glen Innes). Also important: the high numbers of on-road riders in both directions, often exceeding 2000 users/day.
The graph on the right shows you the choices these riders are already making. Remember, Tamaki Drive is the country's busiest bike corridor. Yep, there's sport cycling and leisure cycling in the mix, and daily / weekend peaks and troughs – but this is fundamentally an extremely important transport route, which sees its own two-wheeled rush hours.
As you can see, the harbour-edge path carries most bike traffic; followed by significant on-road bike traffic in both directions.
Will the current road riders switch to the proposed new southern-side cycleway? We would say that for most, the answer will be 'no'. Even if the path itself is smooth and new, the extra crossings and sections of shared path will make it unappealing.
So, even in an extremely optimistic scenario in which, say, 1/3 of eastbound road riders and 2/3 of westbound road riders switch to the off-road path, several hundred people on bikes will still be traveling each way on the road, every day. As is their right, and as is understandable in these conditions.
And how will their safety fare?
We think: a lot worse than the current conditions. Why? Because in order to make space for tree roots (west of Parnell Baths) and the separated cycleway (east of Parnell Baths), the proposed design significantly shrinks the curbside traffic lane widths.
Here's what's dangerous about the proposed design
West of Parnell Baths The curbside road lanes shrink from approx 4.0m wide to 3.4m. At the moment, drivers can overtake riders without changing lanes – albeit not always pleasantly; it's still below the 4.2m-4.5m recommended for safe overtaking within a lane.
However, the new layout effectively forces all westbound drivers to use the centre lane whenever there's an on-road rider. Not an improvement for either riders or drivers.
Plus, there are still bus stops to negotiate along here – but at least parking won't be an issue, if all parking is removed as AT are proposing.
East of Parnell Baths Westbound on-road riders face the same issues as above. But things get much worse for those riding eastbound on the road, because not only are the lanes narrower, but parking is retained on the north side! As soon as cars are parked during off-peak times, eastbound road riders will face Hobson's Choice:
Ride right in the door zone! Put your life in the hands of strangers, and trust that nobody kills you on the newly skinny lane! Not-fun fact: driver-side doors open four times more often than passenger-side doors (because most of our cars are single-occupancy). Yep, that's the side you are cycling past!
Claim the (single remaining eastbound) lane! Hundreds of riders will travel defensively to avoid being doored. Guess how this will go down with Tamaki Drivers, who in order to safely overtake bikes,will have to cross the centreline into oncoming traffic! We can already hear the letters to the editor and bellows from car windows: "Use your damned cycleway that got built with our money and get out of our way!"
This design is a recipe for road-user anger and political anger – and quite potentially, fatalities. Even motorists' safety is likely to suffer.
After Jane Bishop's "death by dooring" just a few kilometres down the road, we have no idea why AT would propose to do this to us (riders), to themselves, or to Tamaki Drive.
This is particularly confusing for us, as we explained all these concerns in detail to Auckland Transport several months ago. We were told then that it was too late to change the design before the consultation – even though we said we would likely have to oppose it. Maybe something could be modified later, they told us.
At that meeting some two months back, we went beyond simply pointing out the issues. We proposed an alternative. If AT was unwilling to remove the northern-side parking (the only other option we see to make their layout somewhat safe), then we suggested the following would change the project from 'scary and wrong' to at least 'acceptable'.
An alternative: the Bike AKL Interim Option
West of Parnell Baths:
Narrow the eastbound curbside lane from 4.8m to 4.2m. This leaves a lane wide enough to be shared by a car and and a road cyclist, whether the car is parked or moving. A car park is ~2.2m wide, which leaves 2m for cycling past – much better than riding right in the door zone!
This narrowing creates 0.6m extra space, which means you can widen the westbound curbside lane too. In addition, you then either narrow the shared path from 3.1m to 2.9m, or move the shared path 0.2m closer to the trees (still a good bit further from the roots than it is now).
As a result, both west AND east now have curbside lanes of 4.2m – arguably, better road conditions for on-road riders than before. All by just changing some paint and moving a curb line that was already being moved anyway!
East of Parnell Baths
Narrow the northern 4.8m curbside lane the same way as above, and do not build a separated path on the south side, so you have enough space to keep the southern curbside lane at 4.2m wide too. Yes, you read correctly – Bike Auckland is recommending changing a proposed separated path to a shared path. We hope this won't be quoted back at us out of context – but either way, we feel it is the right decision for here, for now – at least compared with the proposed design, which is only separated on 60% or so of the full length, so is hardly consistent.
This may also allow for a buffer (say 0.5-1m) between the road and the shared path on the south side, to make it nicer to ride on. It will also be easier to keep the bus stops, etc, without impacting on safe path use – for example, by allowing space for people stepping off buses onto the path (something the current design hasn't resolved yet either).
The Bike AKL interim option – allocating space more safely for now, until we get the funding and political will to do it right. (Click to enlarge)
In summary, the Bike AKL Interim Option offers an alternative that:
Provides 4.2m wide curbside lanes in both directions along the whole project east of Solent Street, making on-road riders safer by giving them space
Provides a consistent shared path on the southern side that's at least ~3m wide, ensuring the project goal of a safe route for Glen Innes path riders into town
Is much less likely to endanger hundreds of daily cyclists on New Zealand's busiest bike corridor
Doesn't invite motorists to make hazardous overtaking choices
Does not preclude future works – for example (let's think proper cycleways!) a consistent two-way off-road cycle path on the north side, with an overbridge connection to the Glen Innes Path
We consider our option a much better interim treatment than the proposed design. It's a rational way to serve all users of this corridor and hold safe space for people on bikes until Auckland finally gets the funding – and the agreed layout for Tamaki Drive – that is needed to build something really best practice for our jewel-in-the-crown waterfront route.
And most of all, it doesn't trade off some people's safety to achieve the project goals. That's been done to people on bikes for decades; we can't start doing it within bike projects too.
And that is why we're asking you to provide feedback, and ask AT to abandon their proposed unsafe design.
Even if you don't ride on-road.
Because we really don't want improvements for some of us on bikes to come at the great expense of others. Auckland can do so much better than a controversial design that makes road safety worse by introducing new door zones and terrible driving choices on our busiest cycle route.
Oppose the current design here and now (direct link for feedback HERE)
UPDATE: After the initial rush of writing this "let's stop the ambulance from falling off the cliff" post, we have now sat back a bit, and we realise that a more inspirational option will be needed. So next week, we'll blog post the Bike AKL Quality Option!
17 responses to "Why Bike AKL can't support the design for the Tamaki Drive Cycle Route [Updated]"
southernobserver says:
I now believe that it is better to all out oppose non optimal infrastructure, because if you say, yes, then you approved it and get more of the same next time. Incrementalism doesn't work. In 3 years they won't remove the remaining on road parking or provide separated cyclelanes, because this road is already sorted.
No Parking, one lane only for cars, no slip lanes. If we can't do it now, then do nothing and fight for it next time, 8-),
SB says:
I was so excited when I saw the "Tamaki Drive cycle route consultation" headline on a press release from AT, but then so disappointed when I saw the detail. $11.5 million on a project that will dissatisfy all users of the corridor. So much potential for an iconic route, especially with AT and NZTA having such good recent form on other projects that connect to it, but such a let-down to see what they have proposed. I look forward to seeing Bike Auckland's more detailed alternative suggestion.
I had thought a Quay St style 2-way cycleway could have fit between the existing kerbs with some lane narrowing, and be done to a standard that attracted more of the on-road cyclists. Does anyone know enough about the route dimensions to say what vehicle lane width would be left, could the lanes still be as wide as on other central city streets like Queen St? I feel AT haven't tried hard enough to fit this higher quality solution in. I acknowledge it might still require an interim compromise shared path for short sections on the Hobson Bay bridges until bridge clip-ons could be funded.
In the absence of a better outcome, and if it's because there isn't funding to do this project properly, I think I would agree with opposing the project. I think the best approach is to concentrate the funding down into a smaller number of higher quality projects, by postponing this project a couple of years until it can be done properly (or postponing other projects and using their funding to improve this project).
Cycling Sam says:
Road cyclists will always cycle on the road. This route is part of the Auckland 50k route and has MANY organised bunch riders with lots of cyclists along it. Shared paths are great for less confident cyclists and children but bunch rides will never use a shared path. Please leave room for the bunch rides on the road in each direction. I don't want to get run off the road by cars and this is very danderous along there currently. Suggest a bus-lane full length or painted path.
wsomc says:
Yes, a bunch will ride on the road, and normally they will take the lane. I don't think you can ever safely overtake a bunch unless there's a second lane.
Not unless the lane is wide enough, which of course is a key point here…
"it's still below the 4.2m-4.5m recommended for safe overtaking within a lane". But won't people just tend to drive much faster on such wide lanes? If you have that width, isn't it better to explicitly split it in a cycle lane and a more narrow car lane?
To get even a painted cycle lane in, you need 1.5m – but since it's also a bus route, the remaining lane should then be at least 3.2m, so you end up with ~4.7m for a compliant solution. Which still isn't a protected facility.
Plus, if a traffic lane is parking at some time, and not parking at other times, you cant properly mark a cycle lane because it would need to be in the opposite location every time (unless its protected on the inside, but that needs more space yet).
I'm always wondering how to cycle on those wide-lane-but-kind-of-two-lanes things.
Any lane of 4.0m or wider is wide enough for cars to drive past parked cars without changing lanes, and will expect a free run past those parked cars. I'm not sure about the expectation for cyclists, but I think it's stay left, and yield to cars whenever you encounter a parked car. I really dread riding in those lanes.
Anyway looking forward to the quality option.
Hi Wsomc – generally, a 4m-4.2 lane in which cars are parked is not yet wide enough for drivers to treat it as a lane (except in slow / congested conditions). Drivers do hate passing parked cars too closely at speed – they seem to have more repect than for bikes…
But the current 4.8m lane is wide enough for that, so in some ways, narrowing them (just not below 4.2m!) would actually make this better than it is now.
Well, I know because I live on a street with an 8.5 m wide roadway ¹. There are often cars parked on both sides of the street, which leaves a gap which is just wide enough for two cars to pass each other. Most drivers will not hesitate to pass oncoming traffic through that gap. Many will do so at speed. From time to time I see a clipped mirrors on one of those parked cars.
So probably the same would happen on Tamaki Drive. Drivers will get used to it and consider it a lane, especially if there's also traffic on the second lane.
¹ estimated from measuring on Google Earth.
George Joseph Lane says:
They are both terrible options. At least yours is cheap. It is so obvious that if this becomes two way of road then it should be on the northern side.
The costs would be reasonably similar as the same amount of kerblines would need to move. Ours simply wouldnt be a lethal threat. Which is better, but not great yet. Which is why next week we will propose something better!
KevinMcCready says:
Who represented Bike Auckland at the talks?
1. Why not make cars
one lane only each way? There are already one lane pinch points and
modelling may show it won't make much difference. Was this covered?
2. Trial for one lane each way in off peak.
itamer says:
Why not commit to what they started years ago, keep Tamaki Drive as a minor road and put a decent highway up Ngapipi and Kepa Road so that the bulk of commuter and business traffic goes that way.
"All parking will be removed on the south side, to avoid passenger-door zone issues" This shocked me.
Why is this not done everywhere on on DRIVERS sides then?
Which I then discovered is the major argument of the article further down.
(BTW Driver doors opening 4 times as often as passenger doors feels low to me.)
Its based on the approximate 1.2-1.3 average people per car in Auckland, according to MoT stats…
Matt Hancock says:
You are right, we deserve much better. Like one separated (from traffic), dedicated cycle lane in each direction on the road between The Strand and Ngapipi. If this isn't affordable, then just make the existing left hand lanes T3/bus lanes 24/7 until something decent can be done. Lessons learnt from The Strand and Quay St cycleways are that if you make cycleways slower or more stop/start we won't use them. I commute and do recreational rides on Tamaki Drive almost daily, so am reasonably comfortable with the current layout, but it would never attract new cyclists.


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Addressing these issues not only involves recognising and valuing the subjects that have historically been marginalised in the construction of urban space, both physical and symbolic. It also means bearing in mind that the city materialises and is experienced in a different way by the different groups that inhabit it through their practices, uses of it and, in short, how their daily life takes shape.
Local governments in various corners of the world have worked over the past two decades to respond to the challenge of promoting diversity and equality in the city through rights policies. Similarly, metropolitan areas are subject to new frameworks of metropolitan and multilevel governance that seek to respond to the pressing social, political, economic and cultural challenges that divide their territories between centres and peripheries. In parallel, urban civil society has for several decades promoted initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life and recognition of the urban dweller as a political actor and rights-holder.
This CIDOB monograph engages with these issues, focusing, in particular, on identifying and analysing redistribution and recognition policies, especially at local level, institutional change and social production of the city in an increasingly urban world.
Palabras clave: right to the city, urban rights, diversity, equality, city, local governments
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Eva Garcia-Chueca and Lorenzo Vidal
THE RIGHT TO THE CITY AS A RIGHT TO DIFFERENCE
Michele Grigolo
Understanding the right to the city as the right to difference
Jordi Borja
The right to the city: from the street to globalisation
FOSTERING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AT LOCAL LEVEL
JoAnn Kamuf Ward
Human rights as a means to advance equity and embrace difference: lessons from US cities
Thomas Angotti
Diverse cities: the legacy of colonialism and persistence of racism in New York City
Jaime Morales
Innovation and hope: the right to the city in Mexico City's new government (2018–2024)
Shams Asadi
From the Vienna Charter for neighbourly relations to Vienna as a City of Human Rights
Enrique López
Madrid City Council's Strategic Human Rights Plan: lessons learned (2015–2019)
Haleemah Alamoush
Amman, a welcoming city for migrants and refugees
Soo A Kim
Policies, tools and mechanisms to build a human rights city: the experience of Gwangju
Jordi Baltà
Cultural policies, the right to the city and the right to difference: reflections on the Agenda 21 for culture
BOTTOM-UP CITY-MAKING
Alexandre Apsan Frediani
The "right to the city" as an ethos of engagement: lessons from civil society experiences in the Global South
Irene Escorihuela
Promoting the right to the city from below: experiences of co-creation in Europe
METROPOLITAN AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS
Ricard Gomà
The metropolitan construction of the right to the city:towards innovative governance models
Antonio Aniesa
Polycentrism and the right to the city in metropolitan areas
The right to the city and multilevel governance in Latin America
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DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz Finally Comes Around On Iran Deal
Better late than never.
I wonder if DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz got an earful after she blocked a resolution at the party's summer meeting, praising President Obama on the nuclear deal with Iran. Better late than never to see she's finally come around to supporting it. I did not hear a single thing from her that we haven't heard John Kerry saying for weeks on end now during her interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, where she announced her support:
Democratic Party Chairwoman and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Sunday she will vote in favor of President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran.
"In weighing everything, all the information, I've concluded the best thing to do is vote in support of the Iran deal and put Iran years away from being a nuclear state," Wasserman Schultz, the first Jewish-American woman to represent Florida in Congress, told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday on "State of the Union."
The vote gives Obama key support as he looks to build consensus among Democrats as Congress returns this week to take up the proposal. He has already locked in enough votes in the Senate to sustain a veto.
Wasserman Schultz explained her reasoning in an op-ed in The Miami Herald Sunday.
"I wrote an op-ed in there today that talks about this and my Jewish heart and how important this was to me that as a Jewish mother," she said, holding back tears. "We have a concept of l'dor v'dor -- from generation to generation -- there's nothing more important to me, as a Jew, than to ensure Israel's existence is there throughout our generations."
Wasserman Schultz told Tapper she had been in the White House's Situation Room more than two dozen times over the last two years to get briefed on the deal.
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Today is Wednesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2021. There are 345 days left in the year.
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On Jan. 20, 1986, the United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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In 1265, England's first representative Parliament met for the first time.
In 1801, Secretary of State John Marshall was nominated by President John Adams to be chief justice of the United States. (Marshall would be sworn in on Feb. 4, 1801.)
In 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
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In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation's 44th, as well as first African-American, president.
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It's time to celebrate my burgeoning snow crocus who are a wee bit late this year with our February snow fall.
My spring container pots are cheerfully greeting guests (and me after a long day at work) on the front porch.
And my vinca is also beginning to bud.
I am so glad the crocus are starting to come up and the Daffs :) YAY!
How beautiful! Of course I can't grow Crocuses here, but I so enjoyed popping by to see those blooming in your garden. Such great colours! Enjoy your Springtime.
The crocus are lovely, I think I see tulip foliage in there too. Are those yellow ranunculus and primrose in that container? Beautiful.
Beautiful crocuses! I really need to put more early spring bulbs in with some bright, vibrant colors. They are so cheerful.
Isn't it lovely to see the spring crocus again. Lovely.
The flowers look so fresh and they are very pretty.
I love your crocus; they are all beautiful, especially the Creamy Butter-- what a delicious color. The ranunculus is gorgeous too. We still have 2' of snow on the ground and it's so nice to see your blooms.
Hi Jenni, lovely array of crocus. Ours are finally up, along with narcissus, a daphne, hellebore...but all else lags this year. I feel a bit water logged too.
we woke up to 3 more inches of snow today!!! HELLO!!! MOTHER NATURE? IT'S MARCH....TIME TO MELT!!!
thanks for linking in this week!
the creamy butter one is yummy..
Gorgeous crocus and show stopping colors. Pretty soon everything will be poppin.
Very nice of the Crocus to show up...love the sunnyness of the yellow ranunculus in your container.
Another lovely post with all the details about the flowers! Simply wonderful.
I love crocus. I have the fall blooming ones in my gardens.
Calling by from Tootsie Time as participating in Fertiliser Friday and really enjoying meeting everyone else. I miss crocus they do not grow where I live now.
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Merton Council News Room
The latest news from your council
Discover your local heritage
11 March 2015 · by · in Arts and culture, Community and Housing, Features, History, News stories.	·
Merton Council is encouraging residents young and old to come along to its second annual Heritage Discovery Day on Saturday 28 March from 10am-4.30pm.
Photo of Morden's civic centre from the Merton Memories archive
Led by the council's Heritage and Local Studies team, this annual event is a celebration of Merton's rich heritage and is themed around the borough's 50th anniversary. Activities on the day range from talks and workshops, to photographic displays, IT taster sessions, competitions and heritage stalls. A number of the activities will be run in partnership with local heritage organisations. The family-friendly event has something for everyone and admission is free. Visit the Discovery Day website for a full programme of activities on the day.
At the Discovery Day, residents will also have the chance to find out more about the council's new Carved in Stone project, which explores the lives of Merton residents who served during the First World War, especially those who are commemorated on local memorials and grave markers across the borough. With activities themed around the borough's 50th anniversary, this is also a good opportunity for people to mark Merton's Golden Jubilee.
People can find out about the Carved in Stone project at the Discovery Day
Merton Council's cabinet member for community and culture, Councillor Nick Draper said: "Following the huge success of last year's Discovery Day, I'm delighted that we've made this an annual event. I would encourage everyone to attend the Discovery Day and find out about your local heritage through a range of interesting and interactive activities, with something to suit everyone. This will also be a great opportunity to find out more about the Carved in Stone project which explores Merton's role in the First World War as well as hearing from local organisations about the borough's heritage."
To find out more about the Discovery Day, visit www.merton.gov.uk/DiscoveryDay. A list of events and initiatives taking place to celebrate the borough's Golden Jubilee can be found at www.merton.gov.uk/Merton50
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Espoo, Finland and New York, NY – Today, Nokia established a new benchmark in smartphone imaging with the arrival of the Nokia Lumia 1020, boasting a second generation 41 megapixel sensor. Unlike any smartphone in the market today the Nokia Lumia 1020 reinvents zoom, enabling people to discover more detail than the eye can see.
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Mumbai, June 10, 2013 – IIFL Private Wealth, one of India's leading wealth management company, was crowned 'BEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO. IN INDIA' at the inaugural WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2013. One of five firms to be shortlisted in the BEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO. IN INDIA (>50 employees) category, the triumph is yet another milestone in the
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Perrine added that they are investigating the possibility that the Pathfinder was being chased at the time of the crash after an incident at an Indianapolis-area park.


Provides a confidential peer support phone line for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth in Ontario. Works with other organizations and agencies to provide a network of support and information to lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, two-spirited and transgendered youth. Phone numbers: 1-800-268-YOUTH (1-800-268-9688) across Ontario, or (416) 962-YOUTH (962-9688) in the 416/905 local calling area.
Describes a research project that examined physical and mental stressors, and stressors related to social relationships among on-reserve young Mi'kmaq women.
Examines the barriers which prevent young women from receiving maximally effective sexual health education in their schools and related services from physicians and in pharmacies.
Explores the underlying stress experiences of Mi'kmaq young women living on reserves, and seeks to develop policy and program interventions.
Descibes what self-esteem is, how a person with high-esteem generally feels, how a person with low self-esteem generally feels, and how to help improve children's self-esteem.
Discusses self-image, what causes positive and negative self images, and the negative consequences a negative self image may have. Emphasizes that individuals often have a negative self image at some point in their lives.
Talks about different issues surrounding self esteem, self image and body image.
Provides a quiz for young women and men to see if they can identify healthy and harmful relationships.


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30 December 2011 / SF News / Brock Keeling
Squirrel Monkey Stolen From SF Zoo
The San Francisco is asking for the public's help to retrieve a reportedly stolen squirrel monkey. "This morning zoo staff discovered a 17-year-old male squirrel monkey, 'Banana-Sam,' was missing from an exhibit that had been breached by vandals," reports BCN. "Banana-Sam weighs approximately 2 pounds and is more than a foot tall."
"This was a criminal act of vandalism and trespassing, and we are working with police to identify the perpetrators," San Francisco Zoological Society president and executive director Tanya Peterson said.
Anyone with information should call San Francisco Police at 415-553-8090.
Niners Preview: Meet Me In St. Louis
(By Daisy Barringer) It's all come down to this. The 49ers must win on the road in St. Louis tomorrow to guarantee the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye. A Saints loss
Another Muni Street Car Had An Accident This Morning
Muni is certainly not doing itself any favors in terms of year-end accident statistics today. Bay City New reports a second light rail vehicle had an accident in SoMa during the morning rush
Brock Keeling


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You will never succeed in Network Marketing if all you do is sign up distributor after distributor. You could sign up 30 new distributors in a month, but if those new people don't get started right in this profession, you'll lose almost all of them after a month or two.
Get your distributors started right. Only then will your retention rates go up, and you'll see some real and consistent growth in your business.
So, here are five steps to get your new distributors started off right.
Validate their decision to join Network Marketing. This may seem like an obvious step, but it's amazing how many people just gloss over it. You don't have to spend a long time on this step. But take a moment to congratulate your new distributor for joining and say something about how they have now taken control of their life. Reassure them that they have made the right decision.
By doing this, you'll ease any lasting doubts your new distributors might have and make them feel good about their decision.
Unrealistic expectations are one of the biggest reasons why new distributors drop out. They come in with this idea of what Network Marketing will be like, and when that doesn't happen, they bail. So, your job is to make sure they know what to expect.
In addition to the usual sentiments that this profession is not easy and is not a get-rich-quick scheme, there are a few other things you should tell your new distributors.
Tell them that their success or failure is all up to them. You are not there to make sure they succeed. You are there to help guide them and work with them, not for them. They are in charge of their own success. If they fail, they were the ones who created the failure. If they succeed, they created their own success.
Second, your job is to help your new distributors become independent of you as quickly as possible. If your distributors completely rely on you to tell them what to do or how to do things, then they will never be able to build a business on their own. And you'll be dragged down by them as well. When your distributors are completely dependent on you, you become their slave, not their teacher. So, make sure they know that eventually they will have to work independently.
Third, let your distributors know that there will be good and bad times, and sometimes they may feel like giving up. Make sure they know that you will be there for them if they want, and you can help guide them through the tough times.
Make sure they have an appropriate supply of products. Get your distributors on the path to become raving fans of the product, and make sure they have samples for demonstrations.
Give your new distributors the appropriate tools. Third-party tools can help one build a large and successful business. So, make sure your distributors have the proper tools to help them through the exposure process with new prospects.
Make sure your new distributors get connected. Show them how to find things on the company website, where upcoming events are, when leadership calls are conducted, etc.
Explain the compensation plan so that your distributors have at least a basic understanding of it. They don't need all the details, but they should be able to know what will happen financially as they move through the first few levels.
Teach them how to properly invite their prospects to hear more about what they have to offer. Your distributors will have a better time getting started if they at least know how the professional invitation process works.
Sit down with your new distributor and hash out a plan for how they will get through the first few ranks and then challenge them to do it quickly. You don't have to figure out how they will reach their ultimate goals. Just figure out how they can get through those first hurdles and meet smaller goals. Think about how they will get their first customer and distributor. Encourage them to attend their first company event. And figure out the steps they will need to take to earn that first commission check.
If your new distributors can get results quickly, then they'll be more likely to continue. A game plan will help them get that quick start.
New distributors crave direction, so give them a simple assignment to start off with. Make sure you give them a deadline, too. This assignment will get them to start working on their game plan and also help them get over the line.
When someone gets started, there is always a line between success and failure. On one side of the line, it's easier to quit than to continue. On the other side of the line, it's easier to continue than to quit.
So, give them an assignment that will help them get over the line towards success. This can be something like getting their first customer or distributor or even proclaiming their intentions to the world.
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Media Summary
Rocket strikes Iraqi oil and gas hub
The Financial Times and Reuters report that a rocket hit the Burjesia area of Basra that houses several global oil companies (Shell, Eni and Exxon Mobil) on Wednesday morning, amid rising tensions between the US and Iran. The rocket had targeted the headquarters of the Iraqi Drilling Company. Basra sits atop some of the world's largest oil reserves and is the country's main port. "We regret to hear about a missile attack on an oil facility in Basra. We can confirm that we have not been subject to the attack," said a spokesperson for Shell, adding that all its staff were accounted for.
Reuters reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the US-led conference on the Palestinian economy in Bahrain and that a former Israeli military general would be among the participants. Netanyahu, echoing remarks on Sunday by his foreign minister, said Israelis would take part in the 25-26 June workshop. The Trump administration decided against including the Israeli government after the Palestinians boycotted the event, making do instead with inviting a small Israeli business delegation.
Reuters reports that a rocket landed near an Iraqi military base hosting US forces in the northern city of Mosul, the second such incident in two days. An Iraqi military statement said it was a short-range Katyusha missile. Mosul's military commander said that the rocket landed in an open space causing no casualties or damage. He said it was fired from west Mosul, across the Tigris river and was "locally made".
Reuters reports that Lebanon Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri called for parliament to approve the country's 2019 budget and urged his coalition government to avoid internal disputes. The cabinet this month agreed a budget plan that shrinks the projected fiscal deficit by 4 per cent from last year to 7.6 per cent by cutting spending and raising taxes.
The Guardian and Reuters report that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on states to help safeguard tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf following the Gulf of Oman incident. On a visit to US Central Command headquarters, Pompeo said shipping security in the Gulf was not exclusively a US problem. "You have China that depends enormously on energy transiting the Strait of Hormuz. You have South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, all of whom have an enormous interest in ensuring there's freedom of navigation throughout this waterway," the Secretary of State said. Pompeo added that: "President Trump does not want war, and we will continue to communicate that message, while doing the things that are necessary to protect American interests in the region." BBC News presents an overview of the Gulf of Oman incident.
The Telegraph and Reuters report that US President Donald Trump undercut his hawkish security advisers by downplaying the Gulf of Oman incident as "very minor". While members of the Trump administration have warned the US was considering a military retaliation, Trump raised doubts about the US willingness to use force. "So far, it's been very minor," Trump said. Reuters reports that Trump told Time magazine he would "certainly" use force to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon but would keep "a question mark" over his response to the incidents in the Gulf.
Reuters reports that King Abdullah of Jordan rejected suggestions that Jordan would accept a US deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict that would make it a homeland for Palestinians. Speaking to the armed forces in March, he rejected the idea of Jordan as an alternative state for Palestinians, saying: "Don't we have a voice in the end?"
The Independent reports that Iran has claimed it has dismantled a "big spy network" tied to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The country's intelligence ministry said it had identified the spies after discovering an online communication system used by the CIA to operate the network.
In the Guardian, Simon Tisdall argues that the US-Iran dispute was created by the Trump administration and US actions could trigger a war in the Middle East: "Unnecessarily aggressive, ill-considered – and deceptively presented – US policies have once again brought the Middle East to the brink of an accidental war […] America's European friends, including Britain, have an urgent responsibility to talk it down – and drag it back from the abyss".
In the Financial Times, Michael Peel argues that European powers are facing a test of their readiness to side with Iran as the fallout from the Gulf of Oman incident puts them under mounting US pressure to turn against Tehran.
In Reuters, John Irish, Robin Emmott and Arsha Mohammed argue that European powers plan a new push to keep Iran in the JCPOA nuclear deal, but "may be nearing the end of the diplomatic road they embarked on more than 15 years ago".
Reuters reports that acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar are in contact about Ankara's plans to buy a Russian air defence system, and may meet during NATO meetings in Brussels next week. Washington says it will cancel Turkey's purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters if it proceeds with plans to buy the S-400 defence system.
In the Guardian, Dan Sabbagh argues that the US navy's release of colour images fails to prove responsibility for the Gulf of Oman incident.
Reuters reports that UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed to Russia and Turkey on Tuesday to stabilise northwest Syria and that some hospitals were not sharing their locations with the warring parties because that "paints a target on their back". Russia and Turkey co-sponsored a de-escalation pact for the area that has been in place since last year. But the deal has faltered in recent months, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee.
The Guardian reports that the UK government has agreed an out-of-court deal to settle a £1.3bn damages claim from Iran's Bank Mellat over a UK trading ban. The undisclosed settlement raises questions about how big the UK taxpayer's bill will be, as well as how the UK will transfer the payment to circumvent the comprehensive sanctions regime imposed by the US, which affects the bank. In 2009, the UK Treasury alleged that the Tehran-based bank was involved in financing firms involved in Iran's nuclear programme – allegations that the bank denies – and imposed sanctions on Bank Mellat.
The Guardian and Reuters report that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a list of countries that recruit child soldiers, dismissing his experts' findings that the Saudi-led coalition has been using underage fighters in Yemen's civil war. The decision could prompt new accusations that the Trump administration is prioritising security and economic interests in relations with Saudi Arabia.
In the Times, Hanna Lucinda Smith examines the increasing influence of Fahrettin Altun: "Turkey's second most powerful man." Smith writes that Altun has "come a long way in a short time as he works to make President Erdogan look good in the eyes of the world".
In the Israeli media Amos Harel writes in Haaretz that, according to Israeli and Western intelligence sources, Iran may soon escalate its conflict with the United States, possibly choosing the Israeli border as the target. The sources say that Tehran is disappointed with its failure to force the Americans to reconsider the strong sanctions they've imposed on Iran and on companies doing business with the Islamic Republic, which has stoked a serious economic crisis. Iran has reportedly not ruled out a provocation along the Israeli border, with the aim of worsening the atmosphere of regional crisis and urgently forcing the Trump administration to reexamine its policy.
Also in Haaretz Chemi Shalev writes that if the US attacks Iran, Hezbollah could impose a harsh military campaign on Israel. In a worst-case but nonetheless plausible scenario, Hezbollah could fire thousands of guided and unguided missiles at Israeli strategic targets and civilian population centres. Many of these missiles carry a 500-kilogram or 750-pound explosive device, capable of flattening a city street and killing anyone within a 100-meter range. The thought of the destruction and loss that could be wrought by one such rocket – never mind hundreds – makes Hamas rocket missiles in the south seem like child's play.
Israel Hayom reports that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) is scheduled to conclude a large-scale training exercise today. One unnamed IAF official told Israel Hayom that "the entire Air Force" will be airbourne during the exercise, which is reportedly designed to simulate war in multiple theatres of operations. Combat planes, helicopter gunships, transport helicopters, remote-controlled aircraft and air-defence systems are all taking part in the exercise. This is the first time that the IAF's F-35s are also taking part in an exercise, which is designed to simulate war during day and night. The senior IAF official said that the F-35s have significantly improved the IAF's capabilities and have shortened its timetables. In the course of the exercise, which began on Sunday and is scheduled to end today, the IAF simulated a scenario in which Israel was hit by thousands of missiles; the exercise also was designed to train the IAF to remain fully functional while under attack.
Kan Radio reports that the police have decided to revisit the investigation into the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in a Haredi settlement in the West Bank. The man accused of the rape, Mahmoud Kattousa, has denied any connection to the alleged incident, while several inconsistencies have come to light. The alleged rape drew fiery reactions from politicians across the political spectrum—and mainly so from the right—due to the identity of the alleged assailant and victim.
Maariv reports that the Prisons Service decided to deactivate jamming devices last weekend after security prisoners threatened to resume a hunger strike. The issue of the jamming devices began as part of the fight against large-scale cell phone smuggling into high security prisons. The security prisoners have since found out that the jamming system has been disrupting various electronic devices (particularly wireless Bluetooth headphones), which do not function properly in the security prisoners' ward. Security officials criticised the decision as well as the conduct of senior Prisons Service officials regarding the prisoners. "Time and again, the Prisons Service has chosen to solve a local problem out of fear of dealing with violence and disturbances in the prisons. Every time [the security prisoners] use force and pressure, they win concessions and get what they want, and what happens in prison also projects onto other sectors". Tal Lev Ram writes in Maariv that: "In a certain sense, the Prisons Service's conduct in dealing with the Hamas prisoners' leadership in Israeli prisons is a carbon copy, albeit on a smaller scale, of the State of Israel's conduct in dealing with the Gaza Strip. As in [Israel's] military conflagrations with the enemy [Hamas], the greatest damage is caused by the disparity between words and action, and the very same confusion, hesitancy and failure to make decisions have all now spread to the prisons as well."
Yediot Ahronoth reports that the Western Negev Regional Planning Committee has approved a new sewage pipeline that will transport sewage from Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip to the treatment plant that serves Sderot and the communities of the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. The sewage treatment plant in Gaza fell into disrepair two years ago and, ever since, the Palestinians have been funnelling their sewage directly into Israel via the Hanoun ravine, which runs near the Erez crossing. An underground sewage pipeline will be laid to transport the sewage from the northern part of the Gaza Strip to the Israeli treatment plant. The pipeline will be 15 kilometres long and will cost more than NIS 15 million to build. The money to pay for that pipeline is probably going to be taken from the money that Israel deducts from the tax funds that Israel levies on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. Work on the new pipeline is scheduled to begin shortly.
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Congress enforces prohibition
Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, also known as the Prohibition Amendment.
The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political force, campaigning on the state level and calling for national liquor abstinence. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes," was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. In January 1919, the 18th amendment achieved the necessary two-thirds majority of state ratification, and prohibition became the law of the land.
The Volstead Act, passed nine months later, provided for the enforcement of prohibition, including the creation of a special unit of the Treasury Department. Despite a vigorous effort by law-enforcement agencies, the Volstead Act failed to prevent the large-scale distribution of alcoholic beverages, and organized crime flourished in America. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, repealing prohibition.
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