The Wrong Side of my Car

The blog that wants to go obsolete

9 May 2024

Driveways: we’re still doing it wrong

A while ago it was time again to complain about footpaths.

New footpath on Birkenhead Avenue.

So what is it this time? Auckland Transport has rebuilt the footpaths on Birkenhead Avenue. While this is by itself a good idea, they have, on the northbound side, once again gone for the pump track design. So for their effort, they get a significantly less useful path than what they could have gotten for their money.

So what is wrong with it? Are we even supposed to build it like this?

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