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I’m listed number 10! Women of AECOM: Celebrating Inspiration
Posted on March 6, 2014 | No Commentshttp://www.aecom.com/News/Inside+AECOM+News/International+Womens+Day/2014/stories/Women+of+AECOM -
Can you dream a New Australian Dream?
Posted on March 3, 2014 | No Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGoDBIGAmVY @israelpsmith shares his Australian dream. I shed a tear when I read this. Moving. http://israelsmith.com/iq/best-dream/ -
@AECOM’s Big Idea for Spring Hill – A vertical Swimming Pool
Posted on February 26, 2014 | No Comments@AECOM’s Big Idea for Spring Hill presented at today’s Brisbane Property Leaders breakfast – A vertical Swimming Pool. What’s your big idea for Spring Hill? -
Shower Power. Will day spas increase cycling in our cities?
Posted on February 26, 2014 | No Commentshttp://blogs.aecom.com/connectedcities/shower-power/ -
![This year I’m buying nothing new for a year. I tried it last year and lasted until the end of April. Last year I saw buying nothing as a hardship […]](http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/junk-115x115.jpg "Can my buying nothing transform our cities?")
Can my buying nothing transform our cities?
Posted on February 19, 2014 | 2 CommentsThis year I’m buying nothing new for a year. I tried it last year and lasted until the end of April. Last year I saw buying nothing as a hardship […] -
#newaustraliandream
Posted on February 3, 2014 | No CommentsWhile you wait for the awe-inspiring TEDxKurilpa talks to become ‘live online’ here’s a beautiful summary from Caylie Jeffery http://www.cayliejeffery.com.au/2014/02/02/the-new-australian-dream/ -
Are ‘not shops’ the future in our cities?
Posted on January 27, 2014 | No Comments‘The Not Shop’. Are ‘not shops’ the future in our cities? That’s our question this week @AECOM http://blogs.aecom.com/connectedcities/the-not-shop/ -
What women want
Posted on January 16, 2014 | No Commentshttp://blogs.aecom.com/connectedcities/what-women-want/ -
![Last week in his blog ‘Cycling in a broad church’ my Twitter colleague @GregVann wrote “Danes don’t consider themselves cyclists, it’s just part of their daily life; just as they […]](http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/images-110x115.jpg "Are we overthinking cycling in Australia?")
Are we overthinking cycling in Australia?
Posted on December 9, 2013 | 1 CommentLast week in his blog ‘Cycling in a broad church’ my Twitter colleague @GregVann wrote “Danes don’t consider themselves cyclists, it’s just part of their daily life; just as they […] -
Chitwan – the ‘Copenhagen’ of Nepal
Posted on December 9, 2013 | 1 Comment -
My TEDxQUT Talk is now free to watch!
Posted on September 19, 2013 | No CommentsVideo here http://youtu.be/FZCDBT5dEuY The videos from the event are now live at TEDxQUT playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsRNoUx8w3rOh2gEc1aIhF9CBnp-XXWsz Huge thanks to Kathy Nickels and her team for a fantastic event. -
![Two boxes of school supplies were donated to Patan Niketan school in Kathmandu. A school built from bamboo! The remaining supplies went to Bhaktapur Niketan school. Photos to follow For more […]](http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/331_591653514819_632_n-115x115.jpg "Thank you everyone from schools across Kathmandu in Nepal")
Thank you everyone from schools across Kathmandu in Nepal
Posted on September 7, 2013 | No CommentsTwo boxes of school supplies were donated to Patan Niketan school in Kathmandu. A school built from bamboo! The remaining supplies went to Bhaktapur Niketan school. Photos to follow For more […] -
![Photos of the school in Chaukot where my friend Katherine, a primary school teacher in the UK, was volunteering this summer For more information, to make a donation or to […]](http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_4396-115x115.jpg "Thank you everyone from Chaukot school in Nepal")
Thank you everyone from Chaukot school in Nepal
Posted on September 7, 2013 | No CommentsPhotos of the school in Chaukot where my friend Katherine, a primary school teacher in the UK, was volunteering this summer For more information, to make a donation or to […] -
Thank you Brisbane for your generous donations for schools in Nepal
Posted on September 7, 2013 | No CommentsThank you to everyone who donated pens, paper, school supplies and money. THANK YOU for your overwhelming generosity and kindness! 42kg of much needed resources heading to Nepal -
Rachel’s work profiled in The Weekend Edition
Posted on August 15, 2013 | No Commentshttp://theweekendedition.com.au/gentleman/dynamic-connections-map/ -
Rachel talks cycling, cricket & citizenship with 4bc radio
Posted on August 13, 2013 | No Commentshttp://www.4bc.com.au/blogs/2013-4bc-drive-audio-blog/world-first-cycle-map/20130813-2ru3y.html -
Rachel’s bike map reviewed by Katherine Feeney in the Brisbane Times
Posted on August 12, 2013 | No Commentshttp://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/worldfirst-map-a-boon-for-cyclists-20130812-2rrof.html -
Happy Cycle – Rachel’s Bike Map profiled in Mx Newspaper
Posted on August 10, 2013 | No CommentsHappy Cycle – Map plots ‘safe’ roads Click on this link to download the article Mx Newspaper 2013 Happy Cycle. Map plots ‘safe’ roads. Australia -
Rachel’s Bike Map profiled in Eco-Business
Posted on August 10, 2013 | No CommentsBicycle friendly streets being found through crowd solving http://www.eco-business.com/news/bicycle-friendly-streets-being-found-through-crowd-solving/ -
![Click here to start http://www.dynamicconnections.de/ Instruction can be downloaded here Instructions More information about the Dynamic Connections bike map and why it was created can be found here http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/media-articles/unlocking-future-bicycle-networks-with-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-crowdsourced-bicycle-map/ http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/08/bmw-guggenheim-lab http://www.zeit.de/auto/2012-07/fahrradkarte-berlin-crowdsourcing http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/media-articles/results-bmw-guggenheim-lab-dynamic-connections-bike-map/ […]](http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/BikeMapPostcard2_Page_1-115x115.jpg "Rate streets where YOU live on how good or bad they are for cycling")
Rate streets where YOU live on how good or bad they are for cycling
Posted on July 20, 2013 | 1 CommentClick here to start http://www.dynamicconnections.de/ Instruction can be downloaded here Instructions More information about the Dynamic Connections bike map and why it was created can be found here http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/media-articles/unlocking-future-bicycle-networks-with-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-crowdsourced-bicycle-map/ http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/08/bmw-guggenheim-lab http://www.zeit.de/auto/2012-07/fahrradkarte-berlin-crowdsourcing http://www.cyclingrachelsmith.com/media-articles/results-bmw-guggenheim-lab-dynamic-connections-bike-map/ […]