Transport / February 2010
March 2010 | January 2010-
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Tiger Woods, Toyota, Phil Heatley, Telecom, Now KiwiRail Apologies To Wellington
- Auckland Trains
- Toyota…Tiger Woods.
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Leaky Bus Shelters: Wellington’s 20 Year Plan
- Auckland Trains
- We’re not the only bus commuters fed up with those leaky Adshel shelters.
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Showdown Over Kapiti Expressway
- Auckland Trains
- The Kapiti Coast District Council meets tomorrow to decide on whether to continue to fight NZTA’s plans to build a motorway through the Kapiti Coast.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Call for a New York Look To Wellington
- Auckland Trains
- The full redesign of Wellington’s lower Cuba Street is now impossible to implement before the Rugby World Cup, according to Wellington’s mayor who says this is because of a delay in legal issues. The deal for allowing buses to be rerouted through Manners Mall to improve public transport was that there would be better public space in lower Cuba Street. Today, Cr Celia Wade-Brown urges council staff to investigate temporary improvements so shared space can be initiated as soon as the bus route moves.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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KiwiRail provides “free day” and 5% discount for Monthly/Quarterly ticket holders
- Tranz Metro
- KiwiRail will provide free transport for Wellington urban rail passengers on Friday 26 February and a 5% discount off March Monthly and Quarterly tickets, to acknowledge that it should have treated them better during last week’s train delays.
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Situation vacant at Tranz Metro: they want someone to improve their services
- Wellington Scoop
- The subject for today (when there’ve been more breakdowns) is how Tranz Metro is planning to improve the unhappy experiences of commuters who travel on its Wellington services
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The local people know that the memorial park can’t have a road cutting it in two
- Wellington Scoop
- The people of Mt Cook know what needs to be done to make the long-postponed Buckle Street Memorial Park a success. The best solution, they say, is to trench and cover Buckle Street, so that the park can connect with the National War Memorial.
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Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Look mum, no poles! Wellington’s trolley buses now have batteries
- Poneke
- The photo above is of Designline trolley bus 363 about to enter the Mt Victoria Tunnel en route to Miramar, Route 2. Of course, there are no trolley wires through the Mt Vic tunnel. Route 2 runs through the wired Hataitai bus-only tunnel.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington 2040 - our vision
- Architectural Centre Inc
- While no one knows for sure, in about 30 years, there are bound to be a few changes. We’ve put together a scenario of what the city might be like then - and included some nice big images for the Council, hoping that they will be as excited by the future possibilities as we are. There is discussion on the Waterfront (like this image of what we think / hope it might be like), as well as discussion on the upcoming Basin Reserve flyover ‘consultation’ and the image that was published by the Capital Times two weeks ago.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newsflash: Consultation delayed until 15 March
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- We've just received news that the NZ Transport Agency will be delaying the start of consultation on the Basin Reserve flyover until Monday 15 March 2010: From: Wayne Hastie, GWRC Further to the presentation to the Transport and Access Committee last week, we have been advised about a delay to the consultation process.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Train Breakdowns Continue -Photos
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s train woes continue.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Cheap tickets, or reliable timetables?
- Wellington Scoop
- The Regional Council’s decision to increase Wellington’s low-cost bus fares seems to have taken many people by surprise. But we should be more concerned about the reliability of bus services than about having to pay another 50 cents per ride.
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Wellington Get Its RWC Waterfront Sorted While We Argue
- Auckland Trains
- While Auckland argues about a bunch of rushed Queens Wharf designs – three budget, one $97m – Wellington council has opted for a rugby village approach on its waterfront during the Rugby World Cup 2011.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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The Rumours So Far
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- On Wednesday afternoon I was phoned by a couple of media outlets who were seeking comment about the alternative schemes for the Basin Reserve the NZ Transport Agency has been briefing to the various "stakeholders" - such as the Wellington City Council.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What is Cr John Morrison smoking?
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- On Morning Report this morning (audio file), Cr John Morrison made some comments about the impact of the flyovers on the Basin Reserve, apparently in his capacity as the Wellington City Council's representative on the Basin Reserve Trust.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rumour: five options for the Basin, consultation starts 22 February
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Rumours are flying that the NZ Transport Agency will begin consultation on the options for the Basin Reserve on Monday 22 February, and that five options will be presented - three involve building an unnecessary flyover, and two are "at grade", i.e. ground level without a flyover. Consultation will run for six weeks.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Railway Station Getting Roof Work
- Auckland Trains
- Scaffolding has been erected at Wellington’s central railway station as part of the next stage of the rail upgrade.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Commuters, Ratepayers Hit In Wellington’s PT Cost Crisis
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington public transport users face a 3% increase in their fares this year and the capital’s council is fretting about how it’s going to deal with mounting public transport costs.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Exploding the Money Myth
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- There has been a predictable reaction from the NZ Transport Agency to the Architecture Centre's innovative designs for the Basin Reserve - it's too hard and too expensive. According to the Capital Times: read more
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Masterton Train Runs Red Light
- Auckland Trains
- The Dominion Post reports that a train carrying 300 passengers was delayed for more than an hour this morning after a driver ran a red light.
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Wellington’s Cool New Pukerua Bay Station – Photos
- Auckland Trains
- @Anthony wanted to see photos of the new look Pukerua Bay train station and I’m glad he asked.
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Muri Station, Wellington
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Wellington Suburban Station Ready To Re-open
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Pukerua Bay Station re-opens to passengers tomorrow following the installation of a new platform.
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WCC parking update from Jon Visser
- Scoot NZ
- Happy New Year and I have some good news. I have just finished a meeting with our traffic engineers, who have agreed with the following proposed traffic resolutions (subject to public consultation & agreement by Councillors)
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