Transport / April 2008
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Prepare to whinge about the bus service on Wednesday
- The Wellingtonista
- This just in from Metlink - Disruption to GO Wellington bus services - Wednesday 30 April 2008 On Wednesday 30 April bus services on all GO Wellington routes will be suspended between the hours of 10am and 2pm. “The suspension of services is to allow a scheduled union meeting for our people represented by the Wellington Tramways Union,” says Zane Fulljames, General Manager Southern Region.
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Courtenay loses some parks; gains a Park
- Eye of the Fish
- The Courtenay Place Park seems more-or-less finished now, having recently unveiled the second and final stage of it’s development. A very minimal and very urban park, it’s strengths lies in the quality of the finish and detailing, as well as the enhancement of pedestrian flow within this highly-traffic area.
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- architecture
- parking
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The Congestion Pricing Roadmap
- Eye of the Fish
- It seems that the roadmap to congestion pricing is itself congested: gridlocked by an array of obstacles and opinions. We have a $200k report/proposal, dense legal obstacles, technical challenges, a mayor that is “not even lukewarm”, and a public that is overwhelming against the issue. So what happens next? Nothing?
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- congestion-charge
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Life in the City
- The Wellingtonista
- I know we all love trolley buses (and can't wait for the flash new three-axle jobbies to start ripping it up along Kent Terrace) but this must have been horrendous to be involved in at 5.15 yesterday afternoon. And deeply amusing for those of NOT involved, of course.
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- trolley-buses
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Bus Etiquette question
- The Wellingtonista
- What, exactly, is the correct response to take when you're on the bus with a phantom farter?
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