# Urbanerds with Steffen Wetzstein

**URL:** <https://spokes.nz/t/urbanerds-with-steffen-wetzstein/1856>\
**Category:** Events\
**Tags:** urbanerds\
**Created:** [4 October 2026 04:11 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/urbanerds-with-steffen-wetzstein/1856 "2026-10-04T04:11:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [4 October 2026 04:11 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/urbanerds-with-steffen-wetzstein/1856/1 "2026-10-04T04:11:08Z")

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> **Urbanerds with Steffen Wetzstein**
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> **Starts:** 12 October 2026 17:30 (Pacific/Auckland)\
> **Ends:** 12 October 2026 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland)\
> **Location:** Ombrellos
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> This Urbanerds event we will get a short presentation from Steffen Wetzstein, a German researcher who has spent years studying why housing has become unaffordable around the world. Also, he currently works on a green mobility pilot project and on reducing mobility poverty in Central European peripheral areas.
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> Housing unafordability and has a big impact on biking infrastructure, because biking only works for everyone when people can afford to live close to where they work, study and shop. Come and hear how housing and getting around fit together.