https://wellington.gen.nz/wcc-watch+transport Items tagged with WCC Watch and Transport. https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/new-ways-to-waste-money-its-the-wadebrownwccway/ We got a little bored with the Island Bay cycleway debacle – and judging by the Mayor’s lack of support in the media Celia Wade-Bicycle is also giving her troubled Island Bay project a wide berth. islandbay cycleway places cycle-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/new-ways-to-waste-money-its-the-wadebrownwccway/ WCC Watch 2016-02-12T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/council-prioritises-chinese-garden-and-cycleway-over-hospital-water-supply/ Capital and Coast DHB Board Member and Porirua Mayor, Nick Leggett and Southern Ward Councillor, Paul Eagle, have highlighted a bizarre decision by Council to refuse to fund the emergency water reservoir that serves the Hospital. cycleway porirua cycle-lanes transport places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/council-prioritises-chinese-garden-and-cycleway-over-hospital-water-supply/ WCC Watch 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/cycleway-shambles-the-hot-summer-bbq-topic/ We are back for 2016 and if there was one issue that kept getting brought up around BBQs across the Capital this summer, it was the Mayoral Cycleway Omni-shambles. cycleway cycle-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/cycleway-shambles-the-hot-summer-bbq-topic/ WCC Watch 2016-01-11T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/blast-from-the-past-morrisons-pledge-not-to-vote-for-a-basin-flyover/ The good thing about the internet is that comments are hard to hide or make disappear. Just like this clanger from the 2010 debate around the Basin Reserve flyover: Not […] basinreserve election-2013-candidates transport local-body-elections elections2010 featured wcc government Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/blast-from-the-past-morrisons-pledge-not-to-vote-for-a-basin-flyover/ WCC Watch 2013-10-02T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/candidates-on-the-basin-reserve-flyover/ The Save the Basin campaign have asked Wellington’s candidates for local body election (even District Health Board candidates) where they stand on the controvesial issue. Very poor response rate overall, […] election-2013-candidates basinreserve local-body-elections transport elections2010 featured wcc government Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/candidates-on-the-basin-reserve-flyover/ WCC Watch 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/eagle-on-the-case/ Southern Ward councillor Paul Eagle has pounced on the news in today’s Dom Post that the fly over may mean that KFC on Kent Terrace will have to move. He […] election-2013-candidates basinreserve local-body-elections transport elections2010 featured wcc government Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/eagle-on-the-case/ WCC Watch 2013-09-18T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/wcc-watch-soapbox-sarah-free-handle-with-care-the-case-for-the-runway-extension/ Next up on the WCC Watch Soapbox is the Green Party’s Eastern Ward candidate Sarah Free. Feel free to leave questions for her in the comments. As always candidates (or […] runway-extension airport transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/wcc-watch-soapbox-sarah-free-handle-with-care-the-case-for-the-runway-extension/ WCC Watch 2013-09-17T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/get-hitched/ Freshly minted Northern Ward candidate Jacob Toner wants to foster resilient communities to make sure Wellington is ready for many risks it faces by introducing Hutt Valley inspired ‘Hitching Posts’ around the city. huttvalley transport places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/get-hitched/ WCC Watch 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z -41.2125751 174.9057626 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/public-transport-fare-changes/ Greater Wellington Regional Council has ignored the campaign for fairer fares for tertiary students as it drafted a new fare structure for all bus, rail and ferry trips. fares transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/public-transport-fare-changes/ WCC Watch 2013-06-27T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/basin-flyover-an-iconic-structure-opportunity/ Like it or not, the recent announcements by the Government mean the Basin Reserve flyover will be happening and what we now need to do is shift our thinking towards what it looks like. basinreserve transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/basin-flyover-an-iconic-structure-opportunity/ WCC Watch 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/aitken-angst/ We got a rare insight into Greater Wellington Regional Council-Wellington City Council dynamics when regional councillor Judith Aitken posted this odd statement on Celia Wade-Brown’s Facebook about her (last time I checked, fellow Labour Party) colleague Daran Ponter: This prompted the following stinging rebuke from Daran Ponter and Wellington City councillor Paul Eagle: Good on Ponter for calling her out. Oh, Baby Boomer with a 100% subsided Gold Card, please tell me more about how we can’t increase public transport subsidies. This is staggering. If you’re a Regional Councillor, you would need to have been hiding under a rock for the past few years not to be aware of the issues around public transport. And you’d expect someone who has been on the GWRC since 2001 to already be discussing issues with their WCC colleagues and community stakeholders. Aitken doesn’t even live in the constituency area she is elected to represent (Wellington City), enjoys fully subsidised public transport with her tax-payer funded Gold Card, and is one of those local government shapeshifters, like Helene Ritchie, who get elected to both a council and a health board purely on name recognition, then aren’t in a hurry to leave anytime soon. She should retire and let a new, fresh, and forward thinking person take her seat and actually represent Wellington City. They deserve better. regional-council fares wcc government transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/aitken-angst/ WCC Watch 2013-06-17T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/council-supports-runway-extension/ Good to see something positive coming from the Wellington City Council with their 11-2 vote last night to put $1m towards the resource consent process for a $300 million runway extension at Wellington Airport. airport wcc runway-extension transport government elections2010 local-body-elections featured Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/council-supports-runway-extension/ WCC Watch 2013-05-30T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ritchie-fighting-runway/ Fear not residents of the Eastern Ward, Ritchie’s got your back. runway-extension airport transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ritchie-fighting-runway/ WCC Watch 2013-05-27T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/all-aboard/ It seems a student campaign pushing for tertiary student concession fares on public transport is hitting a nerve. fares transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/all-aboard/ WCC Watch 2013-05-18T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/wednesdays-council-meeting/ As most of Wellington knows, the majority of the council have forced it to sit for an “extraordinary” meeting, at 5:31pm Wednesday, to deal with the situation of the council’s position to the NZTA proposals, despite Celia’s best efforts to delay the situation. transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/wednesdays-council-meeting/ WCC Watch 2011-04-18T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/snapper-for-trains/ Very interesting revelation in today’s Dom Post that the GWRC is missing out on about $9,000 in train fares every weekday because the trains are too crowded for ticket collectors to get to the patrons… It was revealed today that Greater Wellington regional council has lost about $260,000 as overcrowding on trains prevents staff from collecting fares. fares snapper trains transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/snapper-for-trains/ WCC Watch 2011-04-04T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/manners-street-claims-another-j-walker/ Stuff are reporting that yet another pedestrian has been hit by a bus on the new Manners Street route. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/manners-street-claims-another-j-walker/ WCC Watch 2011-01-18T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/live-tweeting-the-new-bus-route/ Wellingtonista blogger Robyn Gallagher has had a fun morning trying out the new bus route – in both directions! She live tweeted the affair – you can read them on her twitter, or by using the hash tag #mannersbus If anyone has any photos – please send them through! Update: Robyn has now finished, with the following tweet: “Righto, Manners Street bus lane has been fully examined. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/live-tweeting-the-new-bus-route/ WCC Watch 2010-11-28T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/manners-street-bus-lane-fiasco-storm-in-a-tea-cup/ The Wellingtonian has run a story about the continuing controversy over the new bus route through Manners Street. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/manners-street-bus-lane-fiasco-storm-in-a-tea-cup/ WCC Watch 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/roads-not-light-rail-looks-set-to-dominate-short-term-agenda/   Troops in mud – not unlike a visit to the Buckle Street war memorial on a rainy day. transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/roads-not-light-rail-looks-set-to-dominate-short-term-agenda/ WCC Watch 2010-10-21T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/screaming-jets-play-wellington-septoct-2011/ No, this is not a post on the Aussie hard rock band Screaming Jets. airport rwc transport rugby sport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/screaming-jets-play-wellington-septoct-2011/ WCC Watch 2010-10-19T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/its-the-final-countdown/ Wellington City Council announce that it’s only six weeks until Manners Mall is no more and the buses will be zapping back and forth under their shiny new wires. manners-mall-bus-lane bus-lanes transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/its-the-final-countdown/ WCC Watch 2010-10-18T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/getting-off-parking-tickers-ask-your-council-how/ This year’s Ombudsmen annual report to Parliament, tabled last week, had an interesting discussion on the disclosure requirements around the rules governing parking ticket waivers (page 39). parking transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/getting-off-parking-tickers-ask-your-council-how/ WCC Watch 2010-10-17T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/statement-to-wcc-watch-from-the-office-of-the-mayor/ It appears the Dom Post’s story on candidate profiles was not entirely accurate. transport wcc government elections2010 local-body-elections featured Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/statement-to-wcc-watch-from-the-office-of-the-mayor/ WCC Watch 2010-10-15T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/wellington-city-parking-supremo-dies-in-sydney/ The founder of Tenix, Carlo Salteri, died on Tuesday night in Sydney, aged 89 according to a Sydney Morning Herald report. parking transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/wellington-city-parking-supremo-dies-in-sydney/ WCC Watch 2010-10-14T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/do-we-need-light-rail-to-the-airport/ View This Pollcustomer surveys light-rail trains transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/do-we-need-light-rail-to-the-airport/ WCC Watch 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/tin-foil-hat-candidate-for-the-southern-ward/ Seann Paurini has announced he is running for the Southern Ward. He is against “the proliferation of surveillance technologies” and the parking enforcement camera car. Oh well, at least he’s got a niche. spy-car election-candiates-2010 parking transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/tin-foil-hat-candidate-for-the-southern-ward/ WCC Watch 2010-08-13T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/light-rail-compare-and-contrast/ The Press is today running a story about Jim Anderton (Chch Mayoral aspirant) slamming Bob Parker’s (sitting Mayor) plans for light rail and an integrated underground bus interchange in the Christchurch CBD. light-rail trains transport elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/light-rail-compare-and-contrast/ WCC Watch 2010-08-02T00:00:00Z