https://wellington.gen.nz/media+transport Items tagged with Media and Transport. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164088 Last Sunday my family found ourselves unexpectedly home early from a class noho marae. So we ended up doing a cycling trip to the Empire Cinema in Island Bay to see Encanto Reo Māori. Because the cycleway connection in Berhampore is only half built, we took a short-cut from our home in Berhampore to get to the Parade. The kids were very keen, as they always are, to get their “bikes on the road.” These streets from Adelaide Road in Berhampore to the Parade in Island Bay, Tapu te Ranga, are another group of city streets built above waterways. The Pae Kawakawa stream starts near Macalister Park and runs along these roads with feeder streams in Mornington and Southgate as well. cycle-lanes cycling islandbay transport sport places media Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164088 Wellington Scoop 2024-09-28T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.salient.org.nz/post/metlink-still-doesn-t-like-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-or-te-reo While Metlink reports an overall 79% satisfaction with its public transport service, public transport advocacy group Better Buses Ōwhiro Bay (BBŌW) argues their suburb is being left behind. Mimicking the questions Metlink uses during its satisfaction survey, BBŌW’s own survey found 84% of Ōwhiro Bay residents were dissatisfied with the coverage the suburb receives. Comparatively, only 10% of Metlink’s region-wide survey recipients expressed dissatisfaction. owhiro-bay transport places media vuw education Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/metlink-still-doesn-t-like-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-or-te-reo Salient 2024-08-30T00:00:00Z -41.3407563 174.7591213 Owhiro Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=160900 parking transport media Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=160900 Wellington Scoop 2024-05-28T00:00:00Z https://www.salient.org.nz/post/city-bus-service-blindspots-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-residents-develop-killer-calves Ōwhiro Bay has been abandoned by the bus network, according to a new report. During off-peak times, it takes two buses and over 45 minutes to get from Ōwhiro Bay to the city centre. The suburb is disproportionately affected by bus cancellations. Its residents are fed up. Now, they’ve taken matters into their own hands, writing a twenty-thousand-word report to prove their own experience. Jack Graham and Arunan Noble are both Ōwhiro Bay residents and, in the spirit of full disclosure, friends of the author. They both live with their parents while studying at VUW. After many years of being disappointed by the bus system, hope was initially raised when Metlink announced incoming improvements at the start of 2024. buses owhiro-bay transport places media vuw education Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/city-bus-service-blindspots-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-residents-develop-killer-calves Salient 2024-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.3407563 174.7591213 Owhiro Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/more-pedestrians-on-cuba-st-will-destroy-business-say-campaigners A coalition of business owners on Cuba St are petitioning the Council to reconsider its plan to remove 20 car parks along the stretch of road between Ghuznee and Vivian. Organised by (unsuccessful) Lambton Ward candidate and famed Kaffee Eis creamslinger, Karl Tiefenbacher, the “Park It” campaign hinges itself on business owners arguing that losing the 20 car parks will make a significant impact on their profit margins. “The thing to remember is that a lot of people walk here, obviously, and I get stupid statements like, ‘cars don’t spend money, people do’, but cars don’t drive themselves either, so every car brings an extra person to Cuba St,” he told Salient. “You know, we’re selling a low cost product, and we need a lot of turnover, so if we lose something like 10% of our business [by having no car parks], that’s enough to send us under.” cubastreet parking places transport media vuw education Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/more-pedestrians-on-cuba-st-will-destroy-business-say-campaigners Salient 2024-04-14T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=153200 At a time of close scrutiny of the LGWM programme, with some Wellington city councillors calling for it to be abandoned and an opposition party ready to scrap it if they win power, it is time to reflect on just why we need Mass Rapid Transport and what the consequences for our region will be if this doesn’t go ahead. lgwm light-rail transport trains media Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=153200 Wellington Scoop 2023-06-22T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=153130 If LGWM truly wanted to get traffic moving faster, it could start work tomorrow. For those of you (like me) with elephantine memories, the Basin Flyover Inquiry identified a number of things that could be done – and SHOULD be done – and a number of things that must NEVER be done. lgwm transport media Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=153130 Wellington Scoop 2023-06-19T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=148174 electric-vehicles transport media Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=148174 Wellington Scoop 2022-10-18T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=146307 When the idea of the Great Harbour Way was first proposed almost twenty years ago, it acknowledged that the gap between Petone and Ngauranga was the most dangerous and challenging section of the route to be shared by a cycleway and a walkway. cycle-lanes transport media Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=146307 Wellington Scoop 2022-07-28T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=145641 light-rail trains transport media Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=145641 Wellington Scoop 2022-06-30T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=144910 lgwm transport media Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=144910 Wellington Scoop 2022-06-02T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139646 Light Rail is the second option being put forward by Let’s Get Wellington Moving for mass transit. While it is better than bendy buses, it has diverged alarmingly from what was supported by all tiers of government in 2019. Most concerning is the thinking around the route. lgwm light-rail transport trains media Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139646 Wellington Scoop 2021-10-07T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139484 buses transport media Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139484 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-30T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138955 transport media Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138955 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138876 Despite being surrounded by high hills, Wellington is fortunate to have an international airport that is under 10km from its CBD, with flight approaches over Cook Strait to the south and just missing the Newland hills to the north. The drawback is the runway which forms a major physical barrier over 2km long between the city and the airport terminal and the growing population of over 20,000 residents who live east of the airport on Miramar Peninsula. airport miramar transport places media Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138876 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-06T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138091 If you’ve been wondering why LGWM seems to be continually distracted instead of making decisions to get us moving – yesterday’s news of recommendations in a (leaked) report would have confirmed your suspicions. lgwm transport media Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138091 Wellington Scoop 2021-08-04T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137892 cobham-drive-bridge lgwm transport media Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137892 Wellington Scoop 2021-07-26T00:00:00Z -41.3149279 174.8001066 Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137367 What’s the best way for a pedestrian or a cyclist to cross four lanes of traffic on Cobham Drive? After some years of indecision, the people at LGWM this week came up with the answer. lgwm transport cobham-drive-bridge media Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137367 Wellington Scoop 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z -41.3148226 174.800302 Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137042 light-rail trains transport media Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137042 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-21T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136731 lgwm transport media Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136731 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-07T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136655 The last decade has seen a fierce debate about the role of cycleways in our city’s overall transport infrastructure. Those opposed present them as a luxury for a small number of people at high cost while inconveniencing others. Those supportive point out the potential cycle mode share (over 50% in some overseas cities) and the huge improvements this level of cycling can make in health, our city’s liveability, and climate change. cycleway cycling cycle-lanes transport sport media Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136655 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-03T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136460 Sometimes, out of the blue, a thought pops out of nowhere. Early in April, it occurred to me we hadn’t seen any progress on one of the Innovative Streets projects supported by the Wellington City Council – the one between Shelly Bay and Scorching Bay. transport media Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136460 Wellington Scoop 2021-05-26T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135948 Like many of us, I’ve spent the better part of my career in Wellington working in and around the public sector. As the years and the experience accumulate, it gets easier to see the patterns of behaviour of agencies and organisations and politicians – their ways of operating, if you will. And one of those ways of operating means that Let’s Get Wellington Moving is likely doomed to failure. lgwm transport media Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135948 Wellington Scoop 2021-05-05T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135807 Let’s Get Wellington Moving has recently received a lot of criticism – apparently it’s spending $4million per month, enough to lay 100m of double track through town or purchase half a light rail vehicle (LRV). In my humble opinion, the criticism foisted on them is not scathing enough. lgwm trains transport media Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135807 Wellington Scoop 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135715 Public transport is an essential public service. I am with the bus drivers. We, the public, are fed up with another bustastrophe. Bus drivers are essential workers who deserve to be treated well. They need priority recognition, fair and decent work conditions. Who of us can hang around waiting for a ‘job’ in a part time, split shift way, never quite knowing whether we will be home for tea, or working all weekend, or into the night, or whether our pay rate will be a decent one when we go the extra mile? That is not fair and will never make for a reliable service or sufficient numbers of drivers. What is more, we pay rates, taxes and fares so that we can have a reliable non polluting bus system. But we just do not have that. buses transport media Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135715 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-24T00:00:00Z https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/04/23/why-cant-wellington-have-fast-cheap-or-dependable-public-transport/ By Harriet PalmerFeatured in Capital #13Subscribe to get the real thing here. buses transport media Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/04/23/why-cant-wellington-have-fast-cheap-or-dependable-public-transport/ Capital Magazine 2021-04-23T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135514 cycleway cycle-lanes transport media Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135514 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-15T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135467 Wellington city councillor Tamatha Paul is leading a new attempt to ban cars from inner city streets. Such plans have been around for more than a decade, but till now they’ve brought no result. transport media Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135467 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-14T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135195 Passengers travelling on Metlink services operated by NZ Bus experienced almost 70 last-minute cancellations on Wednesday. Metlink General Manager Scott Gallacher said the recent service from NZ Bus simply wasn’t good enough. buses transport media Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135195 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135095 buses transport media Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135095 Wellington Scoop 2021-03-28T00:00:00Z