Save the Basin Reserve! / August 2011
The Basin Reserve is one of the world's iconic cricket grounds, and New Zealand's oldest dedicated cricket pitch. It's an oasis of green space in the heart of the capital. But there is widespread community concern about the intention of three government agencies - the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) and the Wellington City Council (WCC) - to build a huge concrete flyover across the northern side of the Basin Reserve, destroying the atmosphere of the Basin Reserve forever.
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Make a submission and support Option X
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- Submissions on the Basin Reserve flyover close this Friday 26 August, so make your voice heard today. You can use our submission guide (the link is in the menu to the right), and please support the best urban design outcome for Wellington - Option X. It's the high-quality transport solution that Wellington genuinely needs. read more
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A Punter's Guide to the Roads of National Significance
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- Guide to the RONS: a transport commentator is interviewed by a normal taxpayer who is confused RoNS? That’s the Roads of National Significance if you are Stephen Joyce, but I’ve also heard roads of national silliness from some less enthusiastic punters.
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Public meetings over the next week
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- Momentum is growing to see the Architecture Centre's Option X plan adopted instead of the NZ Transport Agency's short-sighted flyovers, and there are a number of public meetings in the coming week to discuss the alternatives: • Newtown Residents’ Association Monday 15 August 7.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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