Transport / December 2009
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Intensive Upgrade Of Wellington Train System Starts
- Auckland Trains
- Work has begun on KiwiRail’s intensive period of construction on the Wellington rail network.
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WCC propose removing the Mercer St motorcycle park
- Scoot NZ
- If you had heard of the recent proposal to change Manners Mall from it’s current pedestrian only status to being a glorified bus lane – and weren’t very interested, think again. Buried in the details are a proposal to remove the current Mercer St motorcycle parking area.
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Simla Crescent Station to re-open
- Tranz Metro
- Simla Crescent station will re-open for morning peak services on Monday December 21 following upgrading work on the platform to ensure the station can handle the new Matangi units due in mid 2010.
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Simla Crescent Station, Wellington
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Over Christmas buses are replacing trains - but where do you catch the bus?
- Tranz Metro
- With buses replacing trains over Christmas, where do the buses stop to pick up and drop off our passengers?
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Wairarapa line Christmas Eve services
- Tranz Metro
- Just a quick reminder that the last service from Wellington to the Wairarapa on Christmas Eve is the 6:18pm service from Wellington.
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Architecture of the Basin
- Architectural Centre Inc
- The Architectural Centre, having just put in a submission on the future of Wellington in the year 2040, where we had the pleasure of looking at the city as a whole, are of the opinion that in 30 years time the city will be very different from what we have now.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Manners Mall Next Stop The Environment Court
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- With the final passing of the revocation of pedestrian status of Manners Mall and creation of shared space in lower Cuba Street at the Council meeting on Friday, December 11, 2009, one battle has ended.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Trannie Gully
- Eye of the Fish
- Wonders will never cease. According to the newspaper front headline today, Transmission Gully will go ahead, and will be announced today, along with the so-called “Improvements” around the Basin Reserve.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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it's time to fight
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Yesterday Transport Minister Steven Joyce announced a massive roading project, running from Levin in the north to the Airport in the south, that will cost taxpayers more than $2.5 billion, disrupt communities, demolish homes, and destroy the Basin Reserve as a test cricket venue. Within the Wellington CBD It includes the construction of a flyover at the Basin, two tunnels at The Terrace and Mt Victoria, a four-lane expressway across the city, the four-laning of Ruahine Street, and much more.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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50 million reasons to save the basin
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The decision to deface the Basin Reserve with a hugely expensive flyover is a slap in the face to Wellingtonians who have overwhelmingly opposed it, says the Save the Basin Reserve campaign.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dunne: Transmission Gully great Christmas present for Wellington
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne is hailing the decision to proceed with Transmission Gully as a great Christmas present for Wellington. The long-time Transmission Gully campaigner says that while he never really doubted it would get the go-ahead – “It’s always been the only real viable option” – he is relieved the decision has been confirmed.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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It’s Not’s Cricket!
- Auckland Trains
- A sideshow to the Transmission Gully issue is cricket, involving one of the country’s most famous grounds.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Route announced for Wellington Northern Corridor
- The NZ Transport Agency Board has announced key decisions on the route for the Wellington Northern Corridor, marking a major milestone in the strategic development of this section of State Highway 1. The corridor, identified by Government earlier this year as one of seven roads of national significance, will be developed as a four lane expressway from Levin to Wellington Airport. The corridor will be built in sections with the overall route substantially completed within the next ten years. Today’s announcement includes the decision to progress Transmission Gully rather than the Coastal Highway Upgrade as part of the Wellington Northern Corridor.
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Changes to Manners Mall and Cuba St confirmed
- Eye of the Fish
- On Thursday, the Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee voted — 9 vs 5— to approve the proposed changes to Manners Mall and Lower Cuba St.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Manners Mall Bus Proposal Approved But Fight Continues
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Manners Mall will have buses going through it again after the council voted 9 to 5 on the plan.
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Manners mall opened to buses at $11.5m
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Wellington City Council makes the final decision today with a rubber stamp approving the revocation of Manners Mall after 30 years of being closed to vehicles. The cost is $11.5 million at a time when many ratepayers are struggling to pay their bills.
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Wellington Aeroclub 80th Jubilee Flight Scholarship
- Wellington Aero Club
- In celebration of our Club’s 80th Anniversary, the Wellington Aero Club is offering the unique opportunity to win a flight scholarship. Buy a Scholarship Trial Flight today and you could be in to win!
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington’s Redwood Station Closes For 4 Months
- Auckland Trains
- Another Wellington rail station ugrade. Redwood Station in Tawa will close temporarily in early February to allow for more than $1m worth of improvements to the station platforms.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington parking update
- Scoot NZ
- from Jon Visser of WCC: “I have confirmed with our parking contractor that: “For parking restrictions indicated with a blue & white sign, these restrictions only apply between the hours of 8am and 6pm unless the sign specifies a different time period or ‘at all times’. While the law now allows this to be enforced seven [...]
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Kapiti Coast Rail Project Takes Another Step
- Auckland Trains
- On Wellington’s Kapiti Coast, the move to bring regular Tranz Metro commuter services to Waikanae has stepped up a notch.
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First class citizens at last
- The Wellingtonista
- If you're a pedestrian, sometimes it seems as though you're the last to be considered. Other modes of transport get all the big bucks while we get to stumble along on our own, catching our heels on the cobblestones and dodging the seemingly interminable earthworks. So it's nice to see that there's a dedicated Cycling and Walking journey planner from the Greater Wellington Regional Council
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