Urban green space

Parks, gardens, trees in cities and the green city.

Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

12 public ChatShows on Urban green space

Should Honolulu and Anchorage cap cruise ship visits to protect their harbours and heritage sites? When would a city like Honolulu or Anchorage be justified in restricting cruise ship visits to protect its harbour and Indigenous heritage sites, and what limit on daily passengers should it set? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.4!
Should Ballyfermot renters get a cap on retrofit rent rises, and who pays Would Dublin City Council be right to introduce a rent-linked cap on energy-efficiency upgrades for households in Ballyfermot, so that retrofit costs cannot push tenants' total housing outgoings above a set share of their income? 3 heads · 15 min · 9.0
Milan's Parking Bays Versus Tree-Lined Green Corridors in Porta Romana and Isola How far should Milan go in replacing parking spaces with tree-lined green corridors in the Porta Romana and Isola districts by 2030, and what share of street parking should it give up? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.6
Strengthen Wellington's Villas Without Losing Their Original Walls Can we determine whether Wellington's older wooden villas in Thorndon should be retrofitted with modern bracing and open-plan interiors, or kept as they are with period-correct layouts, given New Zealand's earthquake risk and heritage listing rules? 2 heads · 15 min · 7.3
Should Cleveland Require Free Outdoor Exercise Equipment in Low-Income Parks? By when should public parks in Cleveland, Ohio, be required to add free outdoor exercise equipment in low-income neighbourhoods, and who should pay for it? 2 heads · 10 min · 6.4
Lanes, Lower Limits or Cameras: Cutting Woodward's Traffic Deaths What could Detroit's Michigan Department of Transportation do to cut traffic deaths on Woodward Avenue within two years, and should it cut lanes, lower speed limits or add cameras? 2 heads · 20 min · 6.8!
Shared Stair Cleaning Rotas and Whether Glasgow Council Should Fund Them Can we determine whether Glasgow households living in tenement flats should adopt a fortnightly shared cleaning rota for common stairwells and bin stores, and whether the city council should fund it? 3 heads · 30 min · 7.8
Rebuild or Retrofit: How Newcastle Should Renew Byker's Estates What would it take for Newcastle upon Tyne to replace its 1960s Byker-style estates with new mid-rise housing designed by local architects, and should the city council commit to a 2030 deadline and a fixed share of homes built to a public design standard? 4 heads · 30 min · 7.9!
Should Bangladesh Build an Expressway or Double the Rail to Cox's Bazar? How far should Bangladesh invest in road and rail links to Cox's Bazar, given that the coastal tourism boom there is straining the highway between Dhaka and Chattogram, and what should the government fund first by 2030? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.9
Should Buenos Aires ban cars from Avenida 9 de Julio at rush hour? Is Buenos Aires city right to ban private cars from the Avenida 9 de Julio corridor on weekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. and redirect that space to buses and bikes, given the traffic and emissions data for central Buenos Aires? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.9
Should Sydney Bring the Tank Stream Back Into Daylight? Is it worth Sydney's councils spending public money to restore the colonial-era Tank Stream as a daylight waterway under the CBD, given its cost against the city's flood and heat problems? 3 heads · 15 min · 5.3!
Should Sheffield Replant Its Lost Street Trees Before 2030, and Where? Should Sheffield replant its lost street trees before 2030, and if so, should the council prioritise the most deprived wards where canopy cover is lowest, even if that means fewer trees on the leafier suburban streets? Wilson · 5 min

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