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• • Dying or just tired?

    • 5 Mar 2023
    • Eye of the Fish
    • I was really puzzled by the article in the Dom Post in the weekend featuring local architect Angela Foster claiming that Wellington was an “expensive...
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• • LGWM: The Gauntlet

    • 17 Jul 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Hi fishes. Well the LGWM thing was announced supporting the big, most expensive package. As you know I got my issues, discussed in 3-Big-Flaws here. Thought I’d come back and address a few bonus thoughts. First up: The Gauntlet Tunnel. To recap. The selected package aims for trams to Island Bay, frustratingly bypassing Newtown, and a busway to Kilbirnie and Miramar frustratingly attached to a new highway tunnel.
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• • Feedback time again

    • 11 Jul 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Slowly but surely, at a majestic but glacial pace, Let’s Get Wellington Moving are moving forwards. Well, moving, at least. Maybe it is forwards. Maybe it is sideways. But at least it is not backwards. They’ve released some proposals, and want your / our feedback. And that means it is time for a closer look.
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• • Have you seen the latest Golden Mile plans? You can have your say now

    • 10 Jul 2022
    • INNER-CITY WELLINGTON
    • From the Lets Get Wellington Moving website The ‘Golden Mile’ is the main retail and commercial strip from the Parliament end of Lambton Quay, along Willis and Manners Streets, to the entertainment hub of Courtenay Place.
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• • LGWM preference gets our support

    • 6 Jul 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • Greater Wellington and Wellington City Council today approved the preferred mass rapid transport option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme, the same option endorsed by Government last week.
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• • Councils back Government decision on Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future

    • 6 Jul 2022
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington and Wellington City Council today approved the preferred Mass Rapid Transport option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme, the same option endorsed by Government last week. The preferred option, known as option 1, introduces Mass Rapid Transit to the South Coast and continuous bus priority to the East, and focuses on a new Mt Victoria tunnel with dedicated provision for public transport, walking and cycling, as well as upgrades at the Basin Reserve to improve flows and physically separate movements and extend the Arras tunnel. As a package this option moves the most people possible from the southern and eastern suburbs, supports the most housing and urban development of all the options, and makes city streets better for everyone.
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• • LGWM Decision at last

    • 29 Jun 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Transport Minister Michael Wood blindsided Wellington this morning, with an announcement – and a definite decision – that Wellington is going to get Light Rail...
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• • Government announces preferred option for Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future

    • 28 Jun 2022
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington welcomed an announcement by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson this morning which outlined the Government’s preferred Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme. The preferred option, known as option 1, focuses on south coast light rail and a new public transport tunnel – helping move the most people possible to and from Island Bay and surrounding suburbs, beautifying the Basin Reserve, supporting the most housing and urban development of all the options, and making city streets better for everyone
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• • Notes from the June Meeting

    • 27 Jun 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The monthly meeting was on June 20th at the City Mission/St Thomas’s Community Lounge. Mass Rapid Transit through Newtown The main topic was a presentation from Daran Ponter, Chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, on Let’s Get Wellington Moving, and in particular on the potential impact of Mass Rapid Transit through Newtown. All four LGWM … Continue reading Notes from the June Meeting →
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• • LGWM’s MRT Option Costs look very suspect

    • 19 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Commuter
    • LGWM was made to release their Mass Rapid Transit Option Capital Cost Breakdown This reveals some very questionable cost estimates in these options Of special concern is the apparent cost inflation of the Bus Rapid Transit Option Very quietly, Let’s Get Wellington Moving releases the MRT Option Capital Costs On the 6th of June 2022, Lets Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) released the high level Capital Cost breakdown for the four options in its Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Project.… Read more ...
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• • Going round in circles?

    • 2 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Scoop
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• • Wellington Airport withdraws Cobham Drive court action

    • 13 May 2022
    • Wellington International Airport
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    Wellington International Airport, Stewart Duff Drive, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • New eco tiles another way to encourage nature

    • 28 Apr 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • If you are walking or riding along the coast at Cobham Drive, you may spot the special concrete tiles visible at low tide which are in place to encourage native marine life to the strong new rock embankment.
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    Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • “See you in court!”: Cobham Drive, community groups, and judicial review

    • 5 Apr 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • Posturing aside, what does it really mean for someone to legally challenge a roading authority’s decision – be it a cycleway, a road expansion, or a pedestrian crossing on Cobham Drive? “See you in court” – again Wellington Airport’s declaration of intent to torpedo a pedestrian crossing on Cobham Drive is fresh, but recently there’s been a...
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    Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Wellington community helps design safer and more accessible walking improvements

    • 29 Mar 2022
    • Let's Get Wellington Moving
    • After receiving community design input, the Let’s Get Wellington Moving’s central city walking improvements project is now underway, making central city intersection safer, accessible, and more efficient. Improvements have already been made on two intersections on Whitmore Street and further work will now begin on five intersections in Vivian Street from April 2022.
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• • Transformed Cobham Drive wins best public works project award

    • 22 Mar 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • We’re super proud that the transformation of Cobham Drive and our contractor Downer NZ took the prize for best public works project over $5m at the recent IPWEA New Zealand awards.
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    Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Major report recommends more waterfront use, more green spaces and fewer cars

    • 11 Mar 2022
    • Let's Get Wellington Moving
    • A report by world-leading people-centred urban design experts, Gehl Architects, finds Wellington’s car traffic and parking is occupying too much valuable land which could be redesigned to support higher-density housing, greener and more public spaces, and to provide a safer and more attractive environment for people.
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• • Decision made: New Cobham Drive crossing and SH1 speed limits

    • 3 Mar 2022
    • Let's Get Wellington Moving
    • People can look forward to safer and more connected communities with lower speed limits to be introduced between Mt Victoria and Wellington Airport, and a safe crossing on State Highway 1 along Cobham Drive.
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    Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Next steps considered following public support of a safer and more attractive gateway to Wellington

    • 18 Feb 2022
    • Let's Get Wellington Moving
    • A business case outlining a preferred option and the next steps towards a safer and more attractive Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road will be considered by Let’s Get Wellington Moving funding partners over the coming weeks.
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    Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Let’s Get Wellington Moving: give your views on four mass transit and State Highway 1 options by Friday 10 December

    • 6 Dec 2021
    • Save the Basin Reserve!
    • Let’s Get Wellington Moving: time to give your views on four mass transit and State Highway 1 options that affect the Basin Reserve precinct Six years after the Basin Reserve flyover proposal was finally defeated in the High Court, Let’s Get Wellington Moving has announced four options for mass rapid transit and State Highway One […]
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    Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Let’s Get Wellington Moving Mass Transit: your submission guide!

    • 3 Dec 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • It’s a crucial turning point in Wellington’s future, and you need to have a say – by 5pm Friday 10th.We’ve got you covered – with a handy submission guide for giving the city a shove in the right direction Only do what you need There’s too much in the Wellington Submit-A-Rama right now, and the LGWM...
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• • Light Rail and Fresh Tunnels

    • 29 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Let’s not pussyfoot around – Wellington needs a Rapid Transit system and that simply cannot be more buses. And it needs to be Rapid (like the name suggests) so it needs some new direct routes – that means new tunnels. Yes, plural: Tunnels.
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• • Four upcoming submittals

    • 27 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • We are being asked to submit comments on four completely separate but highly important matters at the same time. If you thought that the run up to Christmas was getting tight for time this year, then get ready for it to be even more tight in terms of your time. Firstly, one you may not have been aware of: the proposal by KiwiRail and InterIslander to build new terminus stations in both Picton and Wellington, in order to tie in with the arrival of two new ferries due here in three years time. You can find out more about this proposal here. I’m not sure when they want the feedback by, but I’m sure that they want some feedback!
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    Kaiwharawhara Point, Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Greta Point connection gets the go-ahead

    • 24 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Councillors have given unanimous approval for changes to Evans Bay Parade between Greta Point and Cobham Drive that will create more space for people, and a harbourside walking and biking route Wellingtonians can be proud of.
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• • Greta Point connection gets the go-ahead

    • 24 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Councillors have given unanimous approval for changes to Evans Bay Parade between Greta Point and Cobham Drive that will create more space for people, and a harbourside walking and biking route Wellingtonians can be proud of.
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• • Greta Point connection gets the go-ahead

    • 24 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City Councillors have given unanimous approval for changes to Evans Bay Parade between Greta Point and Cobham Drive that will create more space for people, and a harbourside walking and biking route Wellingtonians can be proud of.
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• • LGWM: 3 Big Flaws

    • 21 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Hi all. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted (feels like it could be ten years). But I’m back to raise some major flaws with the LGWM plans because this has been a near and dear subject to me over the past 20 years. None of these flaws appear to be necessary compromises forced by cost or other constraints. And it appears we could fix them without additional cost. If we do fix them, we’ll have a much better transit network for Wellington. We won’t get a shot to do this over, so we should do it right.
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• • Draft District Plan, Bike Network and LGWM – 3 consultations open now!

    • 18 Nov 2021
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Draft District Plan, the Bike Path from Newtown to Waitangi Park and Lets Get Wellington Moving – Mass Rapid Transit are all open consultations, and the staff from WCC will be at the Salvation Army Hall 4 Normanby St on Saturday 20th November to explain these to you. Do get along and take all … Continue reading Draft District Plan, Bike Network and LGWM – 3 consultations open now! →
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Let’s Get Wellington Moving replaces leaf rating visuals with written descriptions

    • 12 Nov 2021
    • Let's Get Wellington Moving
    • Let’s Get Wellington Moving has removed the ‘climate friendly’ leaf rating visual icons on its engagement website hello. lgwm. nz and replaced these with written descriptions to summarise more fully the projected impacts on carbon emissions of its four transformational options. “Determining potential carbon emissions for the programme options is a complex process incorporating many variables.
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• • Intersection safety improvements start - first spade in the ground for Let’s Get Wellington Moving

    • 4 Nov 2021
    • Let's Get Wellington Moving
    • Crossing intersections in Wellington’s CBD are about to be made safer, accessible, and more efficient with work starting on two busy intersections in November at Whitmore and Stout Streets and Whitmore and Featherston Streets – the first construction work as part of the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme.
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