https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-commuter+lgwm Items tagged with Wellington Commuter and Let's Get Wellington Moving. https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/lgwms-mrt-option-costs-look-very-suspect/ LGWM was made to release their Mass Rapid Transit Option Capital Cost Breakdown This reveals some very questionable cost estimates in these options Of special concern is the apparent cost inflation of the Bus Rapid Transit Option Very quietly, Let’s Get Wellington Moving releases the MRT Option Capital Costs On the 6th of June 2022, Lets Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) released the high level Capital Cost breakdown for the four options in its Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Project.… Read more ... bus-rapid-transit lgwm transport blogs Sun, 19 Jun 2022 22:00:10 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/lgwms-mrt-option-costs-look-very-suspect/ Wellington Commuter 2022-06-19T22:00:10Z https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/the-golden-mile-project-is-already-a-failure/ Wellington is growing and committed to increased use of public transport But the Golden Mile Project will not improve bus capacity so how will the 13,000 future bus commuters get to are work? It’s not that LGWM failed to increase bus capacity along the Golden Mile, it’s that they did not even try … Wellington will greatly increase its bus usage Wellington faces serious peak time congestion mainly because we so much employment based in our CBD. … Read more ... lgwm transport blogs Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:30:21 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/the-golden-mile-project-is-already-a-failure/ Wellington Commuter 2021-10-25T18:30:21Z https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/the-lets-get-wellington-moving-commuter-numbers/ How many Commuters will a future Wellington’s have and what Mode will they be using? * Lets Get Wellington Moving expects about 17,000 more peak hour commuters will travel into the CBD by 2036 * But there’s a problem because the Wellington City Council predicts many more future residents and so this may mean over 35,000 more commuters * The commitment to handle the majority of future commuter growth by bus and rail public transport means majors increases in the capacity of both are needed Wellington City is facing two huge challenges, how to house more people in a city with the highest housing prices in the country and how to improve transport for all the city’s residents.… Read more ... lgwm transport blogs Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/the-lets-get-wellington-moving-commuter-numbers/ Wellington Commuter 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z