Transport / April 2015
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Draft Wellington Cycling Framework passes council
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Debate of the cycling framework occurred at the full council meeting this morning.
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WCC, RTC and now GWRC adopt positions to protect Takapu Valley from motorway
- Save Takapu Valley
- 29 April 2015 – Greater Wellington Regional Council voted strongly against NZTA plans to put a road through Takapu Valley (http://www.
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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WCC, RTC and now GWRC adopt positions to protect Takapu Valley from motorway
- Save Takapu Valley
- 29 April 2015 – Greater Wellington Regional Council voted strongly against NZTA plans to put a road through Takapu Valley (http://www.
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Walkscore
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- It’s been a while since I looked at WalkScore and there is now an app for Android and IOS.
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Wellington Cycling Framework and Priorities
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Since my post yesterday regarding the cycling framework, there has been a fair bit of discussion around project priorities and, specifically, what this means for the Island Bay Cycleway.
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Metlink brings you City Safari
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- I saw a poster up on my bus this morning reminding me of Metlink City Safari, which runs on 17 May 2015.
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Public support lifts public transport and cycling up priority list for transport improvements in the Wellington region
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Public transport and cycling are big winners in a new transport plan for the Wellington region approved today by the Regional Transport Committee but some major strategic roading initiatives will also put some muscle into economic growth, Committee Chair Fran Wilde says.
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WCC Cycling Framework
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- The upcoming WCC full council meeting has one major agenda point, the Wellington Cycling Framework.
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Snapper Sprat failures
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- It took a while for this issue to register even though I’d been watching it happen personally.
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Wellington ANZAC services
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Metlink has published timetables for the weekend service, including the centenary parade tomorrow.
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Cenotaph photos
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- For this set of photos, I was out walking with my son.
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Biking for a better city.
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Gregory: One of the consistent points that we try to make on the Sustainable Wellington Transport blog is that we’re concerned with accessibility and mobility.
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New mode for Phantom?
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Spotted this guy changing out posters on Courtnay Place this morning as my bus was pulling away. It’s better to see a cargo bike being parked up on the footpath than the van that usually does the job.
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Build a Cycleway through Berhampore Now!
- Wellington City Council
- Will the Wellington City Council honour its previous commitments, made after extensive public consultation, to build a cycleway through Berhampore as part of the Island bay to CBD cycleway project.
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Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Traveller impressions of Porirua
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- My French is incredibly rusty, but I did manage to get a strong sense out of this French travellers’ blog post before looking up a translation.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Pukeahu pictures
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- I had to walk the dog this morning, so I took another trip through Pukeahu as it was being set up for the opening.
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Opening public places
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- There are a few new and redeveloped spaces that are either newly opened or about to open.
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Taking it seriously: the Island Bay cycleway
- Wellington Scoop
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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When Road Cycling is Illegal
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Following my recent post on fixing cyclist infrastructure, I received a reply that questioned the rationale of pushing cyclists into pedestrian space: @sustwelltrans Lets make roads that work for all vehicles - Arras underpass should have bikes ok - leave #footpaths for #pedetrians — Ellen Blake (@Windynell) April 05, 2015 Since I didn’t know how or why cyclist restrictions happen, I emailed WCC to ask. Cyclists can use all roads except for motorways, lanes reserved for Buses Only, pedestrian malls, and some tunnels. Cyclists are banned from these places due to safety concerns which derive from conflicts very high volumes of other users who have been formally given exclusive priority. Cyclists may use all normal Bus Lanes, but not Bus Only lanes. Motorways in Wellington City area are: State Highway 1 from the Karo/Willis intersection to Ngauranga State Highway 1 from Johnsonville to Porirua Bus Only lanes are: Throndon Quay southbound centre lane into Lambton Interchange Lambton Quay from Bunny St to Whitmore St (Lambton Interchange site) Lambton Quay southbound from Brandon St to Featherston St Hunter St-Customhouse Quay-Willis St southbound from Featherston St to Manners St Manners St from Willis St to Cuba St both directions Pedestrian Malls are: Cuba St from Ghuznee St to Manners St Tunnels where cyclists are banned are: Arras Tunnel (State Highway 1) Mt Victoria Tunnel road lanes (State Highway 1) Hataitai Bus Tunnel. I’m sure that there are plenty of points that could be contested within that list, but I’ll only touch on a couple. For the road tunnels, the conditions of the road are identical to normal urban roads, with the exception of ventilation and lighting. It’s not clear how or why the Arras and Mt Victoria tunnels would create an actual safety risk beyond that of normal urban cycling. If there is some exceptional risk, wouldn’t it be better to educate the motorists that cause the risk? The decisions are the responsibility of the appropriate Road Controlling Authority. For all urban roads Wellington City Council is the RCA, for the entire state highway network it is the New Zealand Transport Agency. The timing of decisions result from safety and management reviews on an as required basis. Both tunnels are part of SH1 and fall under NZTA’s authority. I’ve just sent an OIA request for justification of the exclusion. They have until May 15 to respond.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Common sense decision by Wellington City Council on Petone to Grenada Rd
- Save Takapu Valley
- On 14th April 2015, the Wellington City Council voted a strong (11/4) position on the Petone to Grenada Road proposal, and the last minute additions of either widening SH1 past Tawa (option C), or a new road through Takapu Valley (option D). Their decision was to SUPPORT the Petone to Grenada Link Road proposal (which… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Common sense decision by Wellington City Council on Petone to Grenada Rd
- Save Takapu Valley
- On 14th April 2015, the Wellington City Council voted a strong (11/4) position on the Petone to Grenada Road proposal, and the last minute additions of either widening SH1 past Tawa (option C), or a new road through Takapu Valley (option D). Their decision was to SUPPORT the Petone to Grenada Link Road proposal (which… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wanted: people to monitor noisy Johnsonville trains at night
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Murray King is working with the Regional Council to reduce the train squeal on the Johnsonville line.
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Are noisy trains bothering you?
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Murray King from the Regional Council is working on reducing the train squeal on the Johnsonville line. He is looking for feedback on whether anything he is doing is having any effect. Let him know where you think the train noise is particularly bad and whether slower trains at night are making a difference. E-mail him at murray.king@xtra.co.nz to let him know what you think.
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Takapu Valley: Last clean headwaters of Porirua Harbour. Protect it from NZTA
- Save Takapu Valley
- NZTA are proposing a big road through the last undeveloped headwaters of Porirua Stream, which is a major tributary of the Porirua Harbour system. Last week Wellington City Councillors voted to endorse the new Te Awaura-O-Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy Action Plan to clean up the Porirua catchment. Surprisingly, Councillors weren’t even told by officials… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Takapu Valley: Last clean headwaters of Porirua Harbour. Protect it from NZTA
- Save Takapu Valley
- NZTA are proposing a big road through the last undeveloped headwaters of Porirua Stream, which is a major tributary of the Porirua Harbour system. Last week Wellington City Councillors voted to endorse the new Te Awaura-O-Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy Action Plan to clean up the Porirua catchment. Surprisingly, Councillors weren’t even told by officials… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Saturday 2 May: A Victorian Dinner to raise funds for the Basin appeal
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Mt Victoria Historical Society (MVHS), a party to the Board of Inquiry and the High Court Appeal, is organising a fabulous evening of food, entertainment and conviviality to raise funds for Save the Basin Campaign’s response to NZTA’s Appeal against the Board’s decision to decline resource consent for the Basin Reserve flyover.
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P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 2: EQ and Natural Hazard Resilience
- Save Takapu Valley
- This is the second of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Earthquake and Natural Hazard Resilience. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 2: EQ and Natural Hazard Resilience
- Save Takapu Valley
- This is the second of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Earthquake and Natural Hazard Resilience. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 3: The Hutt Valley
- Save Takapu Valley
- This is the third of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post looks at road access to the Hutt after a major event. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 2 examines earthquake and natural… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 3: The Hutt Valley
- Save Takapu Valley
- This is the third of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post looks at road access to the Hutt after a major event. Part 1 looks at network resilience. Part 2 examines earthquake and natural… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 1: Network Resilience
- Save Takapu Valley
- This is the first of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Network Resilience. Part 2 looks at earthquake and natural hazard resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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P2G and WGTN Resilience, Part 1: Network Resilience
- Save Takapu Valley
- This is the first of three posts examining the effects of the proposed Petone to Grenada link road on the network and natural hazard resilience of the Wellington road network. This post covers Network Resilience. Part 2 looks at earthquake and natural hazard resilience. Part 3 takes a closer look at the challenges of the… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Making Use of Canal Reserve
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- I’ve been thinking about Canal Reserve a lot recently.
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Seminar: Increasing walking and cycling in NZ cities
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities has a seminar coming up on Thursday April 16th.
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Is the behaviour of NZTA Wellington appropriate for a Government Agency?
- Save Takapu Valley
- After a year working alongside NZTA over their plans to bulldoze the valley. We’ve learnt a lot about NZTA, and not all of it is nice and respectful. Things are getting bad. Government Agencies should work within decent standards, but things came to a head yesterday when our MP Peter Dunne front footed the unethical… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Is the behaviour of NZTA Wellington appropriate for a Government Agency?
- Save Takapu Valley
- After a year working alongside NZTA over their plans to bulldoze the valley. We’ve learnt a lot about NZTA, and not all of it is nice and respectful. Things are getting bad. Government Agencies should work within decent standards, but things came to a head yesterday when our MP Peter Dunne front footed the unethical… Read More
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Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mana/Newlands Smartcard Expiry
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- This service note from Metlink caught my eye today: If you have a Mana/Newlands smartcard that was purchased in 2006 it will expire this year and will no longer be able to be used.
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Newlands, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington’s Changing Bus Culture
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- The DomPost is currently running an editorial on Wellington’s bus service.
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Easy Bits: Unique Eastbourne Destination Names
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- If you scan through the list of routes around the region, you’ll find a few names pop up over and over again.
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Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Positive changes
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- When the Arras Tunnel opened to vehicles, the media was quick to pick up on cyclists going through.
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Arras Tunnel, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Keeping The Footpath Clear
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Wellington residents were delivered a copy of Our Wellington within the last week and we were disappointed to see this bit contained within.
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Know Your Network: Should I ever buy a bus pass?
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- Per-trip costs vs bus passes Every time there’s a fare change on the bus network, I run a calculation on bus passes.
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