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    • Flyover for Lambton Quay
      • 31 Mar 2013
      • Eye of the Fish
      • In a surprising piece of breaking news today, we have just heard that the results of the Wellington Public Transport Spine study have been announced, and the end result will no doubt surprise some people. In line with Wellington City Council’s new found love for Flyovers, as approved by Councilor Andy Foster at a recent [...]
      • Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed 7 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • transport
      • light rail
        • Geotagged Lambton Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa

    • Trams or trains – what 3 studies proposed
      • 7 Dec 2012
      • Wellington Scoop
      • The reality of the noise problem on Johnsonville trains (which brought complaints last week) is that the heavy rail electric multiple units which provide the service are at their limits on the line, although it now has the best on-time performance of any rail line in Wellington – 94%, even with the clapped-out English Electrics that were in use till June.
      • Accepted from Wellington Scoop features 23 weeks ago by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • trains
      • matangi trains
      • johnsonville
      • light rail

      • This newsitem has 8 comments.

        • ‘Trams I’ve just used in Nice are double tracked with green belt partially in between, similar to those used in Zurich a fortnight ago too. Trams are ideal to run from the Wellington Railway Station to Courtenay Place, and on to Newtown Zoo. No tunnels. Low floor trams fit well. Extend the stopping places to fit the trams, not shorten the trams! There are so many places that trams work well, I can’t understand the ignorance of Kiwis who keep postponing them, unless they’re embarrassed at having to admit they’ve got it wrong for so long. I sense Infratil’s tentacles may be holding back this sensible introduction? In recent years, I’ve used and enjoyed trams [not local trains] in Nice, Vienna & Zurich, none of which are particularly large population cities either. I’ve lost count of cities where the bus services are smarter and cheaper, starting with Christchurch post-earthquake. Why are the Wellington bureaucrats so dumb? And the local politicians so spineless? And a second tram line from Courtenay Place to Kilbirnie, Airport and Island Bay via the bays with a 3rd line from Newtown to Island Bay. Dismantle the GWCC to pay for these trams if necessary. ’
        • ‘One problem with trams is that they cost roughly twice as much as Matangis. Two more problems crop up if if city-running is contemplated. – Low-floor trams will not fit through the Johnsonville tunnels, which are very narrow at rail level. The alternative high-floor trams will fit but need large platforms in the city, too high to double as a footpath. – City-running trams have to be short enough to fit the available stop spaces. This limits them to about 50-60 m long. This is much shorter than a 6-car Matangi (not yet in use but platform capacity provided) and introduces a capacity problem. The solution is more trams but it is far from easy on a single track line with multiple tunnels. It will need partial double-tracking and will not be cheap. ’
        • ‘Trams are quiet, reliable and energy efficient ways of getting around and they mix well with pedestrianised areas. An ideal solution for Wellington, and one which it had many moons ago. A bit like Kiwi radio stations, NZ history seems to be stuck in some sort of “repeat” mode. ’

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        • Geotagged Johnsonville, Wellington

    • Why trams are inevitable for Wellington
      • 15 May 2012
      • Wellington Scoop
      • The use of modern trams (light rail) along the core Wellington CBD spine is inevitable, because bus systems cannot (or will soon be unable to) deliver the required passenger capacity in the space available, along the Golden Mile in particular.
      • Accepted from Wellington Scoop features 53 weeks ago by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
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      • This newsitem has 3 comments.

        • ‘Would that depend on the number of units? Plus it would eliminate the current bottlenecks, with pods being at least half as wide as a bus. Queens Wharf underground carpark would be the perfect storage hub for hundreds of these units. ’
        • ‘KB: I think you’ll find that the pod taxis idea has been rejected by the current review of public transport – because it wouldn’t be capable of carrying enough people. ’
        • ‘Hold your horse on the light rail. Give it 5 – 10 years and cheap, battery powered, driverless, on demand ‘Pod Taxis’ will be a much much much cheaper & efficient option to get around the CBD. Switching to light rail will prove to be a very costly, outdated mistake that we will be stuck with for decades before eventually discarding. Seriously, just give it a little time, this is one problem technology will quickly have solved for us. ’

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    • Matangi: milestone or mistake?
      • 12 May 2012
      • Wellington Scoop
      • Another milestone was reached in Wellington’s electric transport history on 19 March when the venerable English Electric EMUs retired from their 74-year-old career shuttling commuters up and down the 10km Johnsonville Line.
      • Accepted from Wellington Scoop features 53 weeks ago by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • local history
      • light rail
      • johnsonville
      • matangi trains

      • This newsitem has 1 comment.

        • ‘The Public Transport Spine Study is a vital process, that will affect not only public transport through the Wellington CBD, but also how well the rest of the system operates. Brent Efford has highlighted one problem, the narrow terms of reference, but that is a problem that can probably be worked around and what I have seen of the work so far is encouraging. What can’t so easily be resolved is that no-one is willing to fund implementation. There is no money set aside by any of the agencies. Does that mean that they don’t care whether we have grossly inefficient and unreliable bus services for a few more decades? The Wellington bus review has revealed just how inefficient the network design is, how much it is costing us to have buses held up by other buses. Surveys show that what users want most is reliability, and the bus review has shown that without spine improvements, reliability can’t be provided. The first thing that needs to happen is for the regional council to put some money in its long term plans (currently being consulted on) for implementation of the spine study. They can easily do that by moving money from uneconomic and unwanted roads of national significance. ’

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        • Geotagged Johnsonville, Wellington

    • Light Rail, Heavy Rail, MonoRail
      • 1 May 2012
      • Eye of the Fish
      • Actually: Not Monorail, that should say : Bus. Just when i thought it was safe to dip my fishy fingers back into the water of the war on the waterfront, a new challenge comes along. Yes: its the proposed Transport Spine interim review, and it is proposing 8 options for consideration. You may have read [...]
      • Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed 55 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail
      • trains
      • transport
      • waterfront

      • This newsitem has 10 comments.

        • ‘Having been to Strasbourg a few times and experienced their tram/light rail running through the centre of the city’s shopping areas, I wouldn’t have any concerns about similar running along Lambton Quay, Willis Street and Courtenay Place. Clean, fast, cheap and therefore extremely well patronised. Wellington’s not big enough to need heavy rail running through it, and I can’t see what benefits it could bring over light rail/tram. Below ground options seem daft to me, in light of water table/seismic issues, with the exception of a tunnel through Mount Victoria. Does anyone know what the maximum gradient that light rail/tram can ascend? ’
        • ‘You know, I’m absolutely sute that the Mayor has someone working on that right now. I certainly hope so – that’s what we elected Celia as Mayor for, isn’t it? You don’t elect a green, bicycle-riding mayor to implement a road network – we want, and expect, progress to be made on Cycle paths throughout the city. Personally, I’m dismayed we haven’t seen a single cycle path proposal from Mayor Wade Brown yet. And if she doesnt do that soon, she’ll be tossed out at the next election. And you know, you just Know, that the headline in the DomPost that day is going to read: Celia – on your bike! ’
        • ‘Heavy rail option will mean less stops and will therefore need to be serviced by a bus network through the city as well. Light rail will allow more stops and will therefore probably not need a bus network as well. However the main question I have to ask with any of these options is where is the dedicated bike route through the city? Where is the Cophenhagen type bike lanes with special light signals at intersections allowing bikes to travel faster than cars through the city? This is really important if you are going to take out one or more lanes of traffic with a light rail route. Bike lanes need to be put in. The waterfront is just too congested with pedestrians to make it a fast bike route and the roads are just too dangerous along the Quays. We need a holistic transport network through the city. ’

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    • Light Rail could be Cheap as Chips!
      • 21 Mar 2012
      • Architectural Centre Inc
      • Following stunning news today from the GWRC study into the cost of a possible Light Rail system in Wellington – results have come back that the cost COULD be as LOW as $14m per km.
      • Accepted from Architecture Centre news 60 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail
      • regional council

      • This newsitem has 10 comments.

        • ‘But not so in Europe. Seems to be growing quite fast there – or, continuing to grow, in combination with numerous other means of public transport. There is never going to be just one solution – but a whole handful of possibilities. ’
        • ‘Having recently been in Tokyo – I saw no evidence of light rail. It is interesting to note the only surviving lines according to Wiki are the very small Setagaya Line and Tōkyū Tamagawa Lines at run on private or segregated right-of-ways. LRT there is just the last gasp of a outmoded 19th century transport system. ’
        • ‘It pains me to think Wellington is dragging its feet on this. I’m a Kiwi who is currently country hopping. The last country was Japan, and Tokyo is a perfect example of how to do it. Ok, so maybe we aren’t up to that standard, but now I’m in Toronto, and I’m seeing how NOT to do it. Basically Toronto had a HUGE opportunity to build out their subway and/or LRT options in the 70s and 80s, when the city started to explode. Unfortunately leadership was lacking, and the city is now paying the price for it’s inaction (gridlock, poor infrastructure etc that will eventually cripple it economically and developmentally). For Wellington’s sake, I seriously hope fingers get pulled out of certain orifices and get the proverbial A into G…… ’

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    • OK Wellington, Do You Want Light Rail?
      • 27 Oct 2011
      • Auckland Trains
      • People’s ideas about what a high quality public transport system in central Wellington would look like are being sought as part of a major study being carried out by Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington City Council and the NZ Transport Agency.
      • Accepted from Auckland Trains » Wellington 81 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail
      • consultation

      • This newsitem has 3 comments.

        • ‘20 to 30 Years??? My first interpretation was that the PT spine would STILL be around in 20 to 30 years. ’
        • ‘While I support the concept of light rail, I really don’t see it happening in wellington. Wellington is not a city that can benefit from light rail. Firstly, what route what the light rail system take? If it started from the Railway Stn, it would most likely run along Waterloo Quay, Jevious Quay into Wakefield St to Courtney Place. From Courtney Place along Kent Tce around the 3 tricky corners of the Basin Reserve, along Adelaide Rd, passing Wgtn regional hospital to Newtown. This route has the widest roads that could take two way light rail and normal road traffic. Then there is a problem with this route. Kent Tce is one way south bound and Cambridge Tce (next to Kent Tce) is one way northbound. Then there is a problem of splitting tracks at the Basin Reserve to cater for the one way system. It will work if the route goes through the middle of the Basin Reserve and that wont happen due to public out cry about their beloved Basin Reserve, unless a tunnel is dug under it. More costs. If the Mayor wants light rail to the airport, where is the route going to go? The most likely route would continue from Newtown up Constable St, down the winding Crawford Rd into Kilbirnie, along Rongatai Rd, around the wind swept Cobham Drive (the northern end of the airport) down Calibar Rd to the airport. That is not a good option as Constable Street is narrow, Crawford Rd has to many curves in it (reducing speed) and the northern end of the airport is exposed to the northerly winds and sea spray (trolley buses struggle along Cobham drive in a good northerly with some good arching from the overhead due to sea spray). Road works would be needed on Constable St to widen it and Crawford Rd would need to have most curves taken out. The airport company is planning to extend and widen the runway to cater for 787/A350 aircraft which would either extend north covering Cobham Drive or south or mixture of both. According to the plans – Calibar Road will be shifted in the widening process. More costs. The other possible route is through the propose 2 tunnel system through Mt Victoria, down Ruahine Street into Cobham Drive and down Calibar Rd to the airport. This route wont happen as NZTA will not fund a dedicated light rail lane in the proposed Mt Victoria No 2 tunnel and the interchange around the Basin Reserve. The current Mt Victoria tunnel is two lane and can not be converted into a 3 lane tunnel. The other possibility is using the single track Hataitai tram tunnel. Not a good option as this was built in 1905. The access to this tunnel from both city the and Hataitai is not good for light rail due to extensive road works necessary at both ends. The opportunity of light rail system to Newtown has been missed due to the purchase of the Matangi’s. If there were any serious plans about a light rail system using light/heavy rail rolling stock (similar to Germany), then it should have been taken into account before the suburban rail network was upgraded. Anyway, Wgtn already has a good bus network from the Station to both the airport with the Airport Flyer and to the regional hospital with Go Wellington. The cheapest option is to have an integrated ticketing system that will allow travel to and from any point within the Wellington region. This is far more cost effective than trying to build a light rail system for a short route. I am not sure anybody is aware, there was a railway line from the old Wellington Stn to Courtney Place until the early 1900′s and was abandoned when trams where introduced. ’
        • ‘I love 20 and 30 year plans. Nothing much happens and political ideals change things anyway. But selling the future is all politicians do in anycase. Here in Switzerland they don´t base things on a 20 or 30 year plan. They have 5 and 10 year plans….AND THINGS GET DONE. PS… Basel Public Transport just signed off on 60 new Bombardier Flexity trams for delivery in 2013. Price is 3.6 million Swiss Francs each. ’

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    • Yesterday’s Solution
      • 25 Jul 2011
      • Sustainable Wellington Transport
      • In 2011, you would think two considerations would be central to transport planning; the need to reduce carbon emissions and dependence on oil. Think again… The New Zealand Transport Agency has released for consultation its scheme for the inner city section (Cobham Drive to Buckle St) of its grand Levin to Wellington Airport superhighway. What the scheme amounts to is a road building extravaganza that reeks of the 1960s and 1970s. The salient point about NZTA’s consultation is that it offers no choice. The key projects including a flyover at the Basin Reserve and a second Mt Victoria Tunnel are a fait accompli. So the public is not given any meaningful options, such as the public transport alternative.
      • Accepted from Sustainable Wellington Transport posts 95 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail
      • consultation
      • basin reserve flyover

      • This newsitem has 4 comments.

        • ‘A city the size of Wellington, with its relatively low population density and interesting topography, cannot afford a tram/light rail system. To put put the tram track network that existed in the 1950s will cost upwards of $6 billion, however the citys has expanded greatly since the 1950s. I agree with Josh’s comments that trolley buses offer the only real alternative means of public transport. Nostalgia for a tram system as existed is way too expensive for Wellington. ’
        • ‘Oh. Sorry. It’s late and the typos etc are horrible. ’
        • ‘Why trams? Why not a cheaper bus rapid transport option with the existing trolleys and with an eye to one day trolley-less electric i.e. battery/capacitor/flywheel eventually when the tech is proven. I just don’t get the obsession with light rail. The term ‘light rail’ is usually used to describe trams that do not share space with with other traffic (i.e. dedicated tracks not embedded in the road), there are few stretches on the route you identify that could accommodate as such (in between Cambridge/Kent Tces?). Our narrow streets are not particularly well suited to trams which if they’re to run fast need a lane of their own and decent turning space. The name ‘light rail’ is potentially misleading. The ‘light’ refers to the carrying capacity, not that the machines themselves are lightweight (they’re sometimes heavier than ‘heavy’ rail). Running at grade as they would need to in Wellington poses a safety risk to other traffic, cyclists and pedestrians especially when compared to raised systems and yes even to buses which are much lighter. Digging up the whole route to strengthen the road and lay tracks in not just expensive but time consuming, messy and can cause delays for months or years. There is no reason why Wellington can’t improve on the excellent buses that we already have. Do we really need greater capacity per vehicle? Then we should look to ‘bendy’ buses. You want platforms? Buses can use platforms and they can go just as fast given the chance. Trams in traffic are simply not as practical as buses in traffic. How often have you seen a tram pass another at a stop the way as a bus can? Ok. I agree there is something nice about the way trams look and they have a nice smooth ride but is that enough? I like them and I’d like to be convinced that they’re what we need but you’re going to have to do better. ’

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        • Geotagged Basin Reserve, Buckle Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand

    • What About Light Rail?
      • 11 Jul 2011
      • Architectural Centre Inc
      • I lived in Szczecin, Poland, until I was 14. I had family in other large centers in Poland. All those cities had something in common—extensive and very well utilised light rail networks. The trams were a different colour in each city, usually coincident with the colours of the city’s coat of arms. Even at the lowest pointduring the communist regime when the people were at their poorest and the country was in a huge debt the trams were going strong, taking commuters to work, home, school, parks, shopping (when there was something to buy, anything really would do). I certainly don’t remember anyone not being able to afford to use the tram service.
      • Tagged as:
      • basin reserve flyover
      • light rail

      • This newsitem has 10 comments.

        • ‘At $5 million per km (using the Christchurch model) to lay a single set of light rail tracks, and some double tracking will be required, plus a spur line to the hospital, will be $100 million. Add to that the passenger units, the overhead and underground electricity reticulation, changes to road signalling, and cost of disruption during the work, then $250 – $300 million could be the initial cost, plus a tunnel if the old tram tunnel can’t be incorporated into the route. This would double the debt the city would have to finance. Trolley buses offer a green alternative, at a fraction of the cost, and are more suited to the passenger load the airport generates. ’
        • ‘Brent – Good luck with the campaign. With Celia in the house hopefully your 20 years of campaigning will see a development that puts Wellington on the map as a green city. I do think there is a need for a reasonably rapid light-rail/tram between the city and the airport as the growth in passenger numbers at the airport is being greeted by a growth in parking rather than a long term public transport system. Via Newtown might make this journey a little too drawn out to be sustainable. Other than a small hole in Mt Vic, the space is pretty much there for a direct route all the way between Wellington Railway Station and the airport. ’
        • ‘Plans for an investigation of “high quality public transport” are currently being tendered – according to the Mayor in yesterday’s Capital Times*… I’m assuming looking at LRT feasibility will be a part of that? *…where she also put forward our Arch Centre Basin scheme as an interesting alternative to the NZTA proposal (all but an endorsement…?) ’

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        • Geotagged Basin Reserve, Buckle Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand

    • $1m Wellington Light Rail Study Approved
      • 20 Apr 2011
      • Auckland Trains
      • On the eve of a showdown Wellington council meeting over the capital motorway plans, government finance has been approved for a $1m study on the long term options for a high quality public transport corridor running from Wellington Station to Wellington Regional hospital in Newtown.
      • Tagged as:
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      • light rail
        • Geotagged Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand

    • Light Rail for Wellington
      • 11 Apr 2011
      • When:  Wed, 27/04/2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm Where:  Aro Valley Community Centre, 48 Aro St, Aro Valley Come join Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Green MPs Gareth Hughes and Sue Kedgley and Trans-Action member Brent Efford to hear their vision for a light rail (tram-train) transport system for Wellington.Wellingtonians want a fast and convenient public transport system, and light rail offers the solution.
      • Tagged as:
      • events
      • aro valley
      • light rail
        • Geotagged Aro Valley, Wellington, New Zealand

    • I’ve changed my mind about light rail
      • 12 Jan 2011
      • Eye of the Fish
      • Hello and Happy New Year to all of you Eye of the Fish followers.
      • Tagged as:
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      • This newsitem has 6 comments.

        • ‘DomPost letter today re Buses on the Golden Mile OPINION: I am a regular bus user and enjoy the bus service, but I also enjoy walking along the Golden Mile. The Golden Mile needs to be first and foremost pedestrian friendly; pedestrians are losing the battle for dominancy to buses. Making the road for buses only is designed to create an efficient bus service, which translates to fast-moving buses at a place where we want pedestrians to dominate. The best part of Lambton Quay traffic wise is between Stewart Dawsons corner and Hunter St. There, cars, buses and pedestrians share the road. Immediately north or south on the east side there are dedicated bus lanes, and crossing the road and walking along the footpath is not a pleasant experience. Only 200 metres away and parallel to the entire Golden Mile, we have the six-lane Jervois Quay, where cars have priority over pedestrians, and this is where the bus lanes belong. For now let the cars mingle with the buses in the Golden Mile, including Manners St. It will slow down the traffic, bring business and make the road safer. Develop the dedicated bus lanes in Jervois Quay or else our Golden Mile will be the Golden Bus Chain and pedestrians will go elsewhere. EYAL AHARONI Evans Bay ’
        • ‘[...] 2011: I’ve changed my mind about light rail Flooding-In [...] ’
        • ‘I always said that paying that million dollars to Improv Everywhere would be money well spent. Now all I need are some glass doors in my car so that everyone can see me in my undies, seeing as I wouldn’t be caught on public transport. ’

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    • Light Rail - How Much and Who Pays?
      • 17 Oct 2010
      • Keith Johnson
      • COSTS ON THE HEAVY SIDE FOR LIGHT RAILFurther to my post of 6 July 2010 ‘Light Rail and avoiding a Heavy Burden’ and the recent election of our new ‘Green’ Mayor of Wellington on a Light Rail development manifesto, I will be keeping a strict eye on cost issues on behalf of ratepayers over the coming months.
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail

    • Another Pro-Rail Brown Mayor
      • 9 Oct 2010
      • Auckland Trains
      • Lost in the Auckland north with all the attention to the Len Brown win is the fact Wellington may have a very pro-public transport Greenie mayor within days. The Greens’ Celia Wade-Brown is only 40 votes away from winning with 960 specials to be counted. Celia Wade-Brown, like her northern namesake, Len Brown, campaigned on a transport policy -and being a Greenie, it was all about choices such as walking and cycling. But central to her campaign was a promise of light rail for the capital.
      • Tagged as:
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      • elections 2010

    • A mayor for light rail
      • 7 Sep 2010
      • Celia Wade-Brown
      •   “With light rail, Lambton Quay, Courtenay Place and Adelaide Road would carry nearly double the passengers of the existing bus network. If you look at Lambton Quay now you can tell it’s not a bold statement, we are now entering bus jam status.”   Link to the rest of the article here.
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail

    • Why Wellington needs light rail, and why we can afford it
      • 10 Aug 2010
      • Wellington Scoop
      • One of the biggest daily problems facing Wellingtonians is transport – the simple act of getting from A to B, especially at peak times. In some areas even quiet weekends can be difficult. Yet the current mayor and councillors seem to have little idea of the extent of the problem, let alone how to fix it.
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        • sarahdalt0n RT @wellynews: Wellington Scoop - Why Wellington needs light rail, and why we can afford it http://tinyurl.com/3axgum9
        • newswirenz RT @wellynews: Wellington Scoop - Why Wellington needs light rail, and why we can afford it http://tinyurl.com/3axgum9
        • gregorybodnar This is what I believe in. RT @wellynews: Why Wellington needs light rail, and why we can afford it http://tinyurl.com/3axgum9

    • Light rail – compare and contrast
      • 2 Aug 2010
      • WCC Watch
      • The Press is today running a story about Jim Anderton (Chch Mayoral aspirant) slamming Bob Parker’s (sitting Mayor) plans for light rail and an integrated underground bus interchange in the Christchurch CBD.
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail

    • A mayor for light rail
      • 20 Jul 2010
      • Capital Times
      • Capital Times talks with mayoral hopefuls in the lead up to the Wellington City Council elections in early October. MAYORAL candidate Celia Margaret Wade-Brown is proud of her golden $17 suit jacket.
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      • election candiates 2010
        • timjonesbooks RT @wellynews: Capital Times - A mayor for light rail http://tinyurl.com/2wzcz5r

    • SuperLink - Transport 2000
      • 14 Jul 2010
      • Architectural Centre Inc
      • We’ve recently been given a copy of the SuperLink proposal by Transport 2000, which was a well thought-out proposal for Light Rail transport in Wellington. All rights are reserved to the original authors : Daryl Cockburn, Brent Efford, & Kerry Wood for Transport 2000, and the Inter-Professional Group. We are very grateful for the chance to publish this scheme again, and get some more publicity for the Light Rail concept.
      • Tagged as:
      • light rail

      • This newsitem has 9 comments.

        • ‘I’ll stand behind tomek’s bid for WCC leadership… ’
        • ‘One more thing to make my position clear: I am all for a system like LRV and I believe that once installed it would be hugely successful. However, I want to be realistic about the prejudices, habits and expectations of the average person. I know, it sounds bad to be generalising in such a negative way about the general population, but statistics are statistics and you can’t skew the bell curve. By understanding and coming to terms with the socio-economic constraints which the society places upon itself through its actions, and more often than not inaction, we should be able to come up with a better plan, a better marketing scheme that will take us all one step closer to something significantly better than current solutions (or un-solutions). -t ’
        • ‘Absolutely – I’m not an expert on these systems, but there are plenty of people with overseas experience that are – and from what I can gather, there is large public uptake, even in car-owning cultures like America, where the perceived advantages of a decent public transport system outweigh the disadvantages of not taking your car to work. We’ll be posting more on this subject in the coming weeks. The issue of a bus to the airport is a classic case. We’re fortunate in Wellington to have an airport so close to town, even if it is one of the bumpier rides into a city. But the public transport we have there is pretty pathetic – there is one bus, which stops working before flights do, and goes at 15 minute or 30 minute intervals. It then takes a long and circuitous route to the airport. And it costs more than an ordinary bus. Hence, few take it. And so most people catch a cab or get a friend to take them in a car. Parking at the airport is prohibitive, in both the short and long term. But what a difference it would make if there was a faster, smoother service into the centre of town. And if it was a similar price to an ordinary fare, but had its own dedicated route that did not get consumed by vehicle traffic, then it would surely be a clear winner? ’

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        • newswirenz RT @wellynews: Architectural Centre Inc - SuperLink - Transport 2000 http://tinyurl.com/37o52cd
        • gregorybodnar Oh. Political will. Who has that? RT @wellynews: Architectural Centre Inc - SuperLink - Transport 2000 http://tinyurl.com/37o52cd
        • timjonesbooks RT @gregorybodnar RT @wellynews: Architectural Centre Inc - SuperLink - Transport 2000: Light rail plan for Wgtn: http://tinyurl.com/37o52cd

    • Call For Wgtn Light Rail By 2020
      • 2 Jul 2010
      • Auckland Trains
      • A Greens Wellington city councillor today announced she is standing for that city’s mayoralty – and on a light rail policy.
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        • newswirenz RT @wellynews: Auckland Trains - Call For Wgtn Light Rail By 2020 http://tinyurl.com/33qckbh

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    • Time to get on with it?
      • 21 May 2013
      • WCC Watch
      • The mood for change to the structure of local governance in the region appears to be growing.
      • Accepted from WCC Watch feed 5 hours ago by feedreader
      • Automatically tagged as:
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      • elections 2010
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      • This newsitem has 6 comments.

        • ‘Very funny. I know what I want….but I do not presume that that is the same that the rest of the community wants. And, as a Labour Councillor, sometimes what I personally want is hardly the point. What I would prefer to see is greater consolidation of regional functions in the Regional Council (including vertically integrated water supply, all transport and responsibility for economic development and regional promotion). But the Local Government Act does not provide for this. I think that the three Wairarapa Councils combining as a single T/A is common sense, and any moves for T/A amalgamation in the Hutt Valley and between WCC and the Porirua should be welcomed. The Local Government Act does provide for this. And actually no, for the vast bulk of the community we have actually done a very poor job at educating and consulting on potential options for change. Yes, there have been a lot of reports and noise, but the structural options really started flying around before the robust rationale…..and even that I would suggest, that the rationale is still being formed on the hoof – the same type of approach that led to the sale of Capital Power. I have no difficulty choosing my clothes combinations in the morning thanks. ’
        • ‘So after a couple of years of discussion you want change… but you don’t know what that change should be, and any poll that supports a particular type of change should be taken with a grain of salt. But you also think the needed change is definitely not any option that is on currently the table… Um. If this is the sort of decisiveness we can expect from a Shearer/Robertson/Norman/Turei administration then I wouldn’t hold your breath for any reform in the first term!! How on earth do you decide what socks and tie combo to wear each day? Must be torture. ’
        • ‘I have no difficulty with that. My concern is that the alternative options were effectively and expertly stifled at the outset. The SuperCity is a single mission for some people whereas mine is change, which could include amalgamation in any number of forms. The people who talk to me about local government reform generally see a need for change….but a SuperCity might just be a bridge too far. Perhaps the biggest issue here is how the Local Government Commission responds to a Wellington-Wairarapa SuperCity proposal, and how they endeavour to temper their model to reflect the types of concerns that have particularly being coming through from the Wairarapa and the Hutt Valley, and which are also felt across many parts of Wellington City. Of course, if we held off this mad rush for an Auckland style Super City, we could well negotiate a more customised solution with the Labour-Green Government in 2014 – a model that might better suit the Wellington-Wairarapa region. ’

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    • City Watch #1
      • 21 May 2013
      • WCC Watch
      • A lot happens around Wellington that we cant always post about, so we figured a regular round up of recent news and events could be useful.
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        • ‘Not sure you would call saying the City risks becoming Canberra and that most of the current Councillors are just ‘gliding on’, fluffy. Seems to be highlighting the same issues of the shrinking local economy that Key did… but using pleasant language. Interesting that the Greens have realized Young is a threat though – a friend who attended the Oriental Bay Residents Assn meeting last night noted how sour Iona Pannett looked as Young worked the room. Lambton could be a lot of fun this year. ’
        • ‘If Nicola Young’s first press release was a coffee (which I’m sure she loves since she’s a quintessential Wellingtonian), it’s be a fluffy. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1304/S00367/nicola-young-a-fresh-voice-for-a-vibrant-wellington.htm ’

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