Transport / September 2009
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$2 Day - Thursday October 8
- Tranz Metro
- On Thursday October 8 travel between 9am and 3pm on the Paraparaumu, Hutt Valley and Johnsonville lines will cost a maximum of $2. That's a great price and a great way to get around the Wellington region.
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- hutt-valley
- trains
- johnsonville
- paraparaumu
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Day Tripper
- The Wellingtonista
- Sometimes it takes the eyes of a visitor to shed a new light on the ordinary.
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- transport
- photography
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Toast Martinborough Sunday 15 November 2009
- Tranz Metro
- Tranz Metro is operating the usual Sunday public timetable for services to and from Toast Martinborough, November 15.
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- trains
- wainuiomata
- events
Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Shared Pictures; Shared Spaces
- Eye of the Fish
- The proposed Manners Mall makeover is relatively uninteresting, as was expected. However, given that this design is clearly indicating that the Mall become a ’shared street’, it raises concerns about how the interaction between buses and pedestrians will play out.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- manners-mall-bus-lane
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Smarten your Snapper - Voting starts
- The Wellingtonista
- finally here they are. the top 15 finalists in the Smarten your snapper Competition as chosen by our panel of delightful judges, and you can now vote for the ultimate winner read more
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Save Manners Mall - Save $11million
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- An open space for the last thirty years the Council is proposing to put buses through Manners Mall. If you prefer open space, now is the time to speak up and let your councillors know your thoughts on this matter. Don't diver, do it now or lose to the bus company.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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The Elephant in the Room
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Phil Jones‘ talk on last Wednesday (9 Sept 09) presented the idea of shared spaces (also known as naked streets) in the context of the council’s proposal to convert lower Cuba St into a shared space. This is in compensation for depriving pedestrians of Manners Mall - which is intended to become a giant bus lane in illustration of the transport evolutionary pecking order cars: then buses: then pedestrians.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- manners-mall-bus-lane
- cuba-street
- transport
Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Buses replacing trains between Plimmerton and Paraparaumu - Saturday 12 September
- Tranz Metro
- Buses will replace train services on the Paraparaumu Line between Plimmerton and Paraparaumu from 6am to 9pm, Saturday 12 September.
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classy family dining
- The Wellingtonista
- What to do when one's parents come to town and want to take you out to dinner? We usually quiz our fellow Wellingtonistæ around the office watercooler: there's always an opinion or three on a subject like this.
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- restaurants-and-bars
- reviews
- fares
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