Transport / August 2009
September 2009 | July 2009-
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WCC: Campaign Against Illegal Motorcycle Parking
- Scoot NZ
- Campaign Against Illegal Motorcycle Parking31.08.09 Free parking for motorcycles and scooters hasn’t stopped riders from illegally parking on inner-city footpaths and roads and we’re about to get tough on offenders. Over the past year we have provided extra on-road parking spaces for about 100 motorcycles and scooters in the inner city, bringing the number [...]
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Simla Crescent Station Upgrade
- Tranz Metro
- From 19 October Simlas Crescent station will close for approximately 3 months so it can be upgraded in preparation for the new Matangi trains.
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- matangi-trains
Simla Crescent Station
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D-Day for the Basin
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Today is likely to be a day of infamy for the Basin Reserve. The NZ Transport Agency is announcing the funding priorities for the Wellington region, and the Basin Reserve flyover is likely to remain as the number two priority, despite 89% of submitters being opposed to such a high priority for such a pointless project.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Selected off peak services not operating Thursday 27 August
- Tranz Metro
- To allow our staff to attend an important staff meeting, selected off peak services will not be operating on Thursday 27 August.
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Mad on Manners
- Eye of the Fish
- The subject of Manners Mall has not yet, it seems, gone away.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Buses replacing some trains - 5 & 6 September
- Tranz Metro
- Buses are replacing some trains for Saturday September 5 and Sunday September 6. Follow the link for details.
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Partial closure of Petone Station platforms - 30 August to mid October
- Tranz Metro
- We’re getting the Petone platform ready for the arrival of the new ‘Matangi’ trains in 2010. From 30 August to mid October, half of each platform will be closed. So if you’re travelling to or from Petone Station make sure you travel in the front 4 carriages of the train, or if you’re on the Wairarapa service use the front 3 carriages.
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Buses replacing trains - Wairarapa line 22 &23 August
- Tranz Metro
- Buses are replacing trains on the Wairarapa line on Saturday and Sunday 22 & 23 August. All services on Saturday are replaced by buses as are Sunday morning services. Sunday evening services will operate as usual.
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Wellington Trains Get Smoked Out
- Auckland Trains
- Just when things couldn’t get any worse for Wellington KiwiRail commuters, the Dominion Post reports today that passengers are now having to put up with smoke and stench from overheating brakes.
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A belated and shamefully unremarked 60th birthday greeting to Wellington’s darkest secret, its trolley buses
- Poneke
- The 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin making the first Moon landing reminded me I’d completely overlooked another anniversary as close to my heart as that long ago great leap for mankind.
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An Apology from KiwiRail
- Tranz Metro
- The events of Monday last week on the Wellington rail network prompted many of you to send us a message. You told us in no uncertain terms you were frustrated - both with the network and the way we are running it. This letter is a reply - to all those who wrote to us and to those who just wished they had. A letter won't make the trains run on time but it is a way of letting you know that we are listening and doing something.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Snapper and Integrated Ticketing
- Snapper card
- We had some interesting comments from our followers on Twitter regarding our recent statements on Integrated Ticketing. We do provide Integrated Ticketing today, and here we set the record straight.
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Fishing the Basin
- Eye of the Fish
- The Wellington Civic Trust is holding a Seminar this coming weekend on “Round About the Basin“, with a grand line-up of speakers and presentations so that everyone can have their say. The question still remains: “is anyone in power actually going to be listening?” - to which almost certainly the answer will be “lip service only.” It’s great that the Civic Trust takes it on itself to do these kind of things, although really it should be the job of the Council to talk to the people and gauge their views, and just occasionally take on their recommendations.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Smarten yer Snapper
- The Wellingtonista
- Craft 2.0 are running the Smarten Your Snapper competition. All you need to do is make some sort of nifty cover, holder, or cosy for your Snapper card (or Snapper USB) and enter it into the competition for a chance to win a new Snapper card pre-loaded with $100. In addition, you'll win a table at the next Craft2.0 at the Dowse, giving you a place to market your creation.
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