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Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport"Whatever you do to speed limits will do nothing to increase footfall."
Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport"Er - recharge at night from solar cells? Wind, maybe. Not solar cells.
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Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport NOW OPEN"Unless your battery is charged from a wind turbine, solar cell or hydro-electric generator, you don't cut emissions, you just hide them."
Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport NOW OPEN"St. Nicholas Fields has a chart that shows how much energy is used by a lightbuld, washing machine, fridge and so forth.
The amount of cycling you need to do just to light a domestic light-bulb is extraordinary. I doubt the electricity generated…"
Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport NOW OPEN"Gondoliers. Perhaps not footfall in the traditional sense - more webbed-foot fall.
So let's put this variety of ideas together. We create a new raised walkway from Ouse Bridge to the Bonding Warehouse by Skledergate Bridge beside and partially…"
Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport NOW OPEN"I rather liked your idea for creating a walkway, but what about modifying it a bit? Instead of on a bridge, what about between bridges?
Suppose one were able to walk down the steps from Ouse Bridge on the Skeldergate side, and walk on a raised…"
Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport NOW OPEN"If footfall decreases, businesses suffer. Every business knows this. If the bridges close and footfall decreases, then the experiment has failed, but the consequences are felt by the people who own businesses.
What I'm saying is that given this…"
Dan Beech replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Utilising footfall & transport NOW OPEN"Closing the bridges is no answer at all.
If you want to achieve this without damaging business, you cannot (even in the short term) reduce access to the city centre, because if you reduce the footfall, the businesses suffer. Whatever you do has…"
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The role of public libraries
Posted by Fiona Williams on May 22, 2013 at 17:13 1 Comment 1 Like
There are spaces in communities that are safe and welcoming, that are free and open to everyone. Spaces where communities can come together, spaces that are trusted by the public. They have free wifi and free internet access
These are called public libraries and we have 15 of them in York, and 1 on wheels that travels around.
They all have trained staff who support people accessing information and services in life-critical areas such as careers and job seeking; health;…
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Rationalising Outpatient Referrals in ENT
Posted by Andreas Nicolaides on May 20, 2013 at 10:12 0 Comments 0 Likes
Below is an example of what myself and the GeniUS team talked about at our meeting. It was presented at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, held in London in April of this year.…
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