https://wellington.gen.nz/featured+transport Items tagged with Featured and Transport. https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/new-ways-to-waste-money-its-the-wadebrownwccway/ We got a little bored with the Island Bay cycleway debacle – and judging by the Mayor’s lack of support in the media Celia Wade-Bicycle is also giving her troubled Island Bay project a wide berth. islandbay cycleway places cycle-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/new-ways-to-waste-money-its-the-wadebrownwccway/ WCC Watch 2016-02-12T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/council-prioritises-chinese-garden-and-cycleway-over-hospital-water-supply/ Capital and Coast DHB Board Member and Porirua Mayor, Nick Leggett and Southern Ward Councillor, Paul Eagle, have highlighted a bizarre decision by Council to refuse to fund the emergency water reservoir that serves the Hospital. cycleway porirua cycle-lanes transport places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/council-prioritises-chinese-garden-and-cycleway-over-hospital-water-supply/ WCC Watch 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/cycleway-shambles-the-hot-summer-bbq-topic/ We are back for 2016 and if there was one issue that kept getting brought up around BBQs across the Capital this summer, it was the Mayoral Cycleway Omni-shambles. cycleway cycle-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/cycleway-shambles-the-hot-summer-bbq-topic/ WCC Watch 2016-01-11T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2014/08/29/uber-duper/ Plenty of Wellingtonians are getting excited about the arrival of the rapidly-growing quasi-taxi service Uber. taxi transport blogs featured Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2014/08/29/uber-duper/ The Wellingtonista 2014-08-29T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/blast-from-the-past-morrisons-pledge-not-to-vote-for-a-basin-flyover/ The good thing about the internet is that comments are hard to hide or make disappear. Just like this clanger from the 2010 debate around the Basin Reserve flyover: Not […] basinreserve election-2013-candidates transport local-body-elections elections2010 featured wcc government Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/blast-from-the-past-morrisons-pledge-not-to-vote-for-a-basin-flyover/ WCC Watch 2013-10-02T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/candidates-on-the-basin-reserve-flyover/ The Save the Basin campaign have asked Wellington’s candidates for local body election (even District Health Board candidates) where they stand on the controvesial issue. Very poor response rate overall, […] election-2013-candidates basinreserve local-body-elections transport elections2010 featured wcc government Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/candidates-on-the-basin-reserve-flyover/ WCC Watch 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/eagle-on-the-case/ Southern Ward councillor Paul Eagle has pounced on the news in today’s Dom Post that the fly over may mean that KFC on Kent Terrace will have to move. He […] election-2013-candidates basinreserve local-body-elections transport elections2010 featured wcc government Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/eagle-on-the-case/ WCC Watch 2013-09-18T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/wcc-watch-soapbox-sarah-free-handle-with-care-the-case-for-the-runway-extension/ Next up on the WCC Watch Soapbox is the Green Party’s Eastern Ward candidate Sarah Free. Feel free to leave questions for her in the comments. As always candidates (or […] runway-extension airport transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/wcc-watch-soapbox-sarah-free-handle-with-care-the-case-for-the-runway-extension/ WCC Watch 2013-09-17T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/cycling-in-tunnels-safely/ What do the Kelburn, Northland and Seatoun tunnels have in common? They were all featured in a post I did 4 years ago, called Cycling in Wellington’s Tunnels, They were all built originally for trams, And they’d all benefit from two signs at each of their entrances. kelburn northland seatoun featured cycling wellington places sport blogs transport Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:17:47 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/cycling-in-tunnels-safely/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-01T02:17:47Z -41.289205 174.7623927 Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/get-hitched/ Freshly minted Northern Ward candidate Jacob Toner wants to foster resilient communities to make sure Wellington is ready for many risks it faces by introducing Hutt Valley inspired ‘Hitching Posts’ around the city. huttvalley transport places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/get-hitched/ WCC Watch 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z -41.2125751 174.9057626 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/public-transport-fare-changes/ Greater Wellington Regional Council has ignored the campaign for fairer fares for tertiary students as it drafted a new fare structure for all bus, rail and ferry trips. fares transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/public-transport-fare-changes/ WCC Watch 2013-06-27T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/basin-flyover-an-iconic-structure-opportunity/ Like it or not, the recent announcements by the Government mean the Basin Reserve flyover will be happening and what we now need to do is shift our thinking towards what it looks like. basinreserve transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/basin-flyover-an-iconic-structure-opportunity/ WCC Watch 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/aitken-angst/ We got a rare insight into Greater Wellington Regional Council-Wellington City Council dynamics when regional councillor Judith Aitken posted this odd statement on Celia Wade-Brown’s Facebook about her (last time I checked, fellow Labour Party) colleague Daran Ponter: This prompted the following stinging rebuke from Daran Ponter and Wellington City councillor Paul Eagle: Good on Ponter for calling her out. Oh, Baby Boomer with a 100% subsided Gold Card, please tell me more about how we can’t increase public transport subsidies. This is staggering. If you’re a Regional Councillor, you would need to have been hiding under a rock for the past few years not to be aware of the issues around public transport. And you’d expect someone who has been on the GWRC since 2001 to already be discussing issues with their WCC colleagues and community stakeholders. Aitken doesn’t even live in the constituency area she is elected to represent (Wellington City), enjoys fully subsidised public transport with her tax-payer funded Gold Card, and is one of those local government shapeshifters, like Helene Ritchie, who get elected to both a council and a health board purely on name recognition, then aren’t in a hurry to leave anytime soon. She should retire and let a new, fresh, and forward thinking person take her seat and actually represent Wellington City. They deserve better. regional-council fares wcc government transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/aitken-angst/ WCC Watch 2013-06-17T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/council-supports-runway-extension/ Good to see something positive coming from the Wellington City Council with their 11-2 vote last night to put $1m towards the resource consent process for a $300 million runway extension at Wellington Airport. airport wcc runway-extension transport government elections2010 local-body-elections featured Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/council-supports-runway-extension/ WCC Watch 2013-05-30T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ritchie-fighting-runway/ Fear not residents of the Eastern Ward, Ritchie’s got your back. runway-extension airport transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ritchie-fighting-runway/ WCC Watch 2013-05-27T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/all-aboard/ It seems a student campaign pushing for tertiary student concession fares on public transport is hitting a nerve. fares transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/all-aboard/ WCC Watch 2013-05-18T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2012/10/22/bond-street-needs-us/ So I’ve been thinking about Bond Street for a while. Council is currently planning changes to the area. Submissions are open on Traffic Resolution TR70-12 (PDF). The rationale for the change is reasonably strong – 7 reported crashes at the intersection of Bond and Willis Streets since 2010. The basic proposal is also reasonable – closing the intersection and making the west section of Bond Street into a cul-de-sac. transport consultation blogs featured Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2012/10/22/bond-street-needs-us/ The Wellingtonista 2012-10-22T00:00:00Z -41.289352391479596 174.775921394831 Bond Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/2012/03/12/wellington-bus-review/ This has been cross-posted to Sustainable Wellington Transport. bus-review transport blogs featured Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2012/03/12/wellington-bus-review/ The Wellingtonista 2012-03-11T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/09/16/hands-around-the-basin-a-protest/ A guest post from Alex Braae The Basin Reserve is for many Wellingtonians a special place, and for many different reasons. basinreserve transport blogs featured Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/09/16/hands-around-the-basin-a-protest/ The Wellingtonista 2011-09-16T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://www.newswire.co.nz/2011/08/bus-drivers-cyclists-swap-points-of-view/ CRAIG Bush now knows what it’s like to have a 12-tonne bus bearing down on him on the road. He’s usually the one driving the bus, but in a road-awareness workshop in Kilbirnie he got to swap the safety of his driver’s seat for a cycle saddle. “I am used to having my rear vision mirrors,” he says. “Not being able to see cars until they were right behind me was intimidating.” cycling transport sport media featured Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.newswire.co.nz/2011/08/bus-drivers-cyclists-swap-points-of-view/ Newswire.co.nz 2011-08-09T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/28/notional-significance-gorge/ [See all Notional Significance posts] The stretch of Hutt Rd from Kaiwarawhara to Ngauranga is a long, dry slog through an artificial valley. transport photography business blogs featured Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/28/notional-significance-gorge/ The Wellingtonista 2011-05-28T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/04/19/how-we-could-actually-improve-our-roads/ If you’ve ever driven from Newtown to Kilbirnie, you’ll know how godawful the intersection with State Highway One is. kilbirnie newtown transport places blogs featured Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/04/19/how-we-could-actually-improve-our-roads/ The Wellingtonista 2011-04-19T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/wednesdays-council-meeting/ As most of Wellington knows, the majority of the council have forced it to sit for an “extraordinary” meeting, at 5:31pm Wednesday, to deal with the situation of the council’s position to the NZTA proposals, despite Celia’s best efforts to delay the situation. transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/wednesdays-council-meeting/ WCC Watch 2011-04-18T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/snapper-for-trains/ Very interesting revelation in today’s Dom Post that the GWRC is missing out on about $9,000 in train fares every weekday because the trains are too crowded for ticket collectors to get to the patrons… It was revealed today that Greater Wellington regional council has lost about $260,000 as overcrowding on trains prevents staff from collecting fares. fares snapper trains transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/snapper-for-trains/ WCC Watch 2011-04-04T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/03/08/notional-significance-flyer/ Before reaching the starting point of the journey, I need to take a preliminary journey, from something resembling the heart of the city to the start of the highway: the airport. airport transport blogs featured Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/03/08/notional-significance-flyer/ The Wellingtonista 2011-03-08T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/manners-street-claims-another-j-walker/ Stuff are reporting that yet another pedestrian has been hit by a bus on the new Manners Street route. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/manners-street-claims-another-j-walker/ WCC Watch 2011-01-18T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/live-tweeting-the-new-bus-route/ Wellingtonista blogger Robyn Gallagher has had a fun morning trying out the new bus route – in both directions! She live tweeted the affair – you can read them on her twitter, or by using the hash tag #mannersbus If anyone has any photos – please send them through! Update: Robyn has now finished, with the following tweet: “Righto, Manners Street bus lane has been fully examined. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/live-tweeting-the-new-bus-route/ WCC Watch 2010-11-28T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2010/11/28/wellingtons-new-route/ It’s been a long time coming, but finally the buses are running through the thoroughfare formerly known as Manners Mall. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport blogs featured Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2010/11/28/wellingtons-new-route/ The Wellingtonista 2010-11-28T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/manners-street-bus-lane-fiasco-storm-in-a-tea-cup/ The Wellingtonian has run a story about the continuing controversy over the new bus route through Manners Street. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/manners-street-bus-lane-fiasco-storm-in-a-tea-cup/ WCC Watch 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/roads-not-light-rail-looks-set-to-dominate-short-term-agenda/   Troops in mud – not unlike a visit to the Buckle Street war memorial on a rainy day. transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/roads-not-light-rail-looks-set-to-dominate-short-term-agenda/ WCC Watch 2010-10-21T00:00:00Z