Election Candiates 2010 and Transport
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Mind the gap
- Jack Yan
- People have rightly asked me my positions on transport, the environment, the Basin Reserve flyover, and libraries. These weren’t put in my manifesto in April 2013 because I assumed that they would not be hot election issues, and that candidates (whomever they might be—since only Dr Keith Johnson had declared then) would have largely [...]
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Park: wise
- Jack Yan
- Earlier today, the following press release was issued by my campaign team.
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Wilson, Swan Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Council votes to consult on bus lanes
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Voting to consult on removing on-street motorcycle parks, car parks and loading zones on KENT TERRACE from MAJORIBANKS STREET TO EDGE HILL to be replaced with a Bus Priority Lane were: Mayor Wade-Brown, Councillors Ngaire Best, Stephanie Cook, Paul Eagle, Andy Foster, Justin Lester, Simon Marsh, Iona Pannett, Helene Ritchie.
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At what cost?
- Mark Greening
- They blew it! Over $1 million in savings missed so far.
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Bus routes revisited
- Mark Greening
- You know its flawed when bus drivers remain unhappy with the route and a boycott is still not off the agenda.
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Greens Win Wellington Mayoralty
- Auckland Trains
- Another public transport advocate has taken one of the top metropolitan mayoralties.
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Transport questions
- Mark Greening
- As I promised, I will be posting answers to questions that have been asked of me when they are published.
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Its about our buses
- Mark Greening
- Recently we have heard a lot about light rail, as part of a long term public transport vision.
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Tin-foil hat candidate for the Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- Seann Paurini has announced he is running for the Southern Ward. He is against “the proliferation of surveillance technologies” and the parking enforcement camera car. Oh well, at least he’s got a niche.
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Changing the city landscape: Celia Wade-Brown focuses on the mayoralty
- Wellington Scoop
- Meeting places speak volumes. A fair trade clothing sale at Zeal is where mayoral candidate Celia Wade-Brown is scheduled to be on a Monday afternoon, and so that is where we meet her, to hear her plans for a greener and more sustainable Wellington.
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A Do Nothing for Cyclists Mayor?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- With the new trains coming the Greater Wellington Regional Council is reviewing its policies for bikes on trains.
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Are New Wellington Bus Fares Fair - or Sensible?
- Sharon Blaikie
- There seems to be a bit of a disconnect between the Wellington Regional Council transport policy and the needs of Wellington City.
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Train problems continue
- Hutt Chick
- I managed to get to work this morning before the train problems started on the Hutt Valley line.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Manners Mall Next Stop The Environment Court
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- With the final passing of the revocation of pedestrian status of Manners Mall and creation of shared space in lower Cuba Street at the Council meeting on Friday, December 11, 2009, one battle has ended.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Manners mall opened to buses at $11.5m
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Wellington City Council makes the final decision today with a rubber stamp approving the revocation of Manners Mall after 30 years of being closed to vehicles. The cost is $11.5 million at a time when many ratepayers are struggling to pay their bills.
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Save Manners Mall - Save $11million
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- An open space for the last thirty years the Council is proposing to put buses through Manners Mall. If you prefer open space, now is the time to speak up and let your councillors know your thoughts on this matter. Don't diver, do it now or lose to the bus company.
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Buses to go through Manners Mall
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Hi – I’m sorry to say we lost this battle today. Those voting against opening Manners mall to buses were: Councillors Bryan Pepperell, Leonie Gill, Hayley Wain and Jo Coughlan Special thanks to the Facebook Group Save Manners Mall and WGTN LOVE MANNERS MALL (Maria)
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Carless City For Wellington
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- With the recent dialog on the issues of retailers and town planners would now be a good time to consider engaging the New Zealand Property Council in our debate. Or better still is there an option for them to call a meeting now that we know Sir Robert Jones is in favour of "pedestrianization from the Railway Station right to the Embassy Theater"?
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Save Manners Mall / 20 March 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
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Manners Mall, Wellington
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Rising Prices, Poverty and Peak Oil
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Come and hear about - bus fare increases - GST - child poverty - Peak Oil and say what you think we should do about these problems. Newtown Hall (Cnr Constable and Daniell Streets, Newtown) 10am Saturday 7 June There will be light refreshments afterwards. Issued by Campaign Against Rising Prices
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Adshel bus shelter Vote at Council in 1999
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Adshel bus shelters arrived in Wellington as a consequence of Mayor Blumsky and Councillors Foster,Gill, Gotlieb, Goulden, Hutchings,Johnston, Morrison, Parkin, Piper, Prendergast and Shaw voting for them.
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Free motorcycle parks under review
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Alert! Alert! Wellington City Council has commenced a General Parking Review that includes free motorcycle parks. If you value your free motorcycle parks then now is the time to make your views known to Wellington City Council.
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Strategy and policy committee thursday 12 april 2007
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Report 1 Bus Priority Plan. 5.3 Estimated cost to be $33 million Dollars but is expected to be reduced to $16 million with innovative use of lane lines.
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Modern rail system needed instead of Transmission Gully
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Recently I said at a Council meeting that it was predictable to see that the Wellington City Council has learnt nothing from the recent petrol price rises.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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