City Bus Service Blindspots: Ōwhiro Bay Residents Develop Killer Calves

• 28 Apr 2024
• Salient
• 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.
• Accepted from Salient 2024 6 months ago by tonytw1
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• owhiro-bay

Owhiro Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)