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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The first business to finish their remediation work and re-open for business within the central city. Languages International in Worcester Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in the Christchurch central city. Some of the windows have been broken, and blinds are hanging out of them.
Since September 2010 Christchurch, New Zealand, has experienced a number of significant earthquakes. In addition to loss of life, this has resulted in significant destruction to infrastructure, including road corridors; and buildings, especially in the central city, where it has been estimated that 60% of buildings will need to be rebuilt. The rebuild and renewal of Christchurch has initially focused on the central city under the direction of the Christchurch City Council. This has seen the development of a draft Central City Plan that includes a number of initiatives that should encourage the use of the bicycle as a mode of transport. The rebuild and renewal of the remainder of the city is under the jurisdiction of a specially set up authority, the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). CERA reports to an appointed Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, who is responsible for coordinating the planning, spending, and actual rebuilding work needed for the recovery. Their plans for the renewal and rebuild of the remainder of the city are not yet known. This presentation will examine the potential role of the bicycle as a mode of transport in a rebuilt Christchurch. The presentation will start by describing the nature of damage to Christchurch as a result of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. It will then review the Central City Plan (the plan for the rebuild and renewal for central Christchurch) focusing particularly on those aspects that affect the role of the bicycle. The potential for the success of this plan will be assessed. It will specifically reflect on this in light of some recent research in Christchurch that examined the importance of getting infrastructure right if an aim of transport planning is to attract new people to cycle for utilitarian reasons.
A photograph of a building with a stripped interior on the corner of Hereford Street and Woolsack Lane.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Prebbleton.
An infographic showing the causes of the CTV building collapse.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Gloucester Street and New Regent Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bedford Row viewed across demolition sites from Cashel Street".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 29 August 2014 entitled, "Day off".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Another old sign comes to light. Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street - foundation stone from the building known as Kenton Chambers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Forsyth Barr Building, corner Armagh and Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square - front of the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a pile of munched concrete rubble".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "236 High Street with the Hotel Grand Chancellor behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street/Cashel Street intersection".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street looking across Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This bracing installed after September, didn't prove adequate in February and June".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tuam Street looking north-east over Madras Street".
The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets looking south-east.
A graphic illustrating a comment by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa about the Christchurch Town Hall.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The BNZ building (going) and the Millennium Hotel (staying), in Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The diggers just keep on getting bigger and bigger it seems".
A graphic showing 19th-century artifacts found during the demolition of a 1970s building.
A photograph of the window of a shop on Cashel Street with USAR codes spray-painted on the door.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "235-243 High Street and Westpac building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The side of 147 Hereford Street where Community House has been demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christmas decorations on Colombo Street".
The intersection of Armagh and Colombo Streets looking north-east.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor on Cashel Street".