https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-commuter+places Items tagged with Wellington Commuter and Places. https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-2-sink-the-bus-option-bcr/ The SKM Stage 3 Report recommended keeping the Johnsonville Line because no bus Scenario had a better Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) But the SKM Stage 3 Report included tens of millions in costs in the Bus-On-Street that were not required to implement this Scenario Including these costs hid that the Bus-On-Street Scenario had the best BCR This is the 3rd in this series of posts on “How to Fix a Transport Business Case for Rail” and it is recommended that the introduction post, The North Wellington Public Transport Study (2006) and then How to Fix a Transport Business Case for Rail – Part 1 Jack Up the Rail Option BCR are read first to provide context.… Read more ... johnsonville places blogs transport Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:27:51 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-2-sink-the-bus-option-bcr/ Wellington Commuter 2022-04-06T22:27:51Z https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-3-fixing-the-transport-model-to-favour-the-rail-option/ The SKM Stage 3 Report recommended keeping the Johnsonville Line because it had fixed cost and benefit figures to hide that its modelling showed the Bus-On-Street Scenario was the best performing option. johnsonville places blogs transport Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:26:34 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-3-fixing-the-transport-model-to-favour-the-rail-option/ Wellington Commuter 2022-04-06T22:26:34Z https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-4-bait-and-switch-change-the-decision-for-rail-later/ In 2006, the SKM Stage 3 Report recommended a Do Minimum “Base Case” based on replacing the old English Electric EMUs with refurbished Ganz-Mavag EMUs. In 2010, the GWRC then announced that new Matangi EMUs would operate on the Johnsonville Line.… Read more ... johnsonville matangi places trains transport blogs Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:25:30 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-4-bait-and-switch-change-the-decision-for-rail-later/ Wellington Commuter 2022-04-06T22:25:30Z https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-1-jack-up-the-rail-option-bcr/ The SKM Stage 3 Report recommended keeping the Johnsonville Line because no bus Scenario had a better Benefit Cost Ratio But the SKM Stage 3 Report recommended “Base Case” excluded the cost of buying any replacement EMU trains and other costs as well Excluding these costs hid that the Bus-On-Street Scenario had the best Benefit Cost Ratio This post follows The North Wellington Public Transport Study (2006) which is the introduction this series of posts on “How to Fix a Transport Business Case for Rail” and will focus on how the “Do Minimum” Rail Base Case Benefit Cost Ratio was fixed in the SKM Stage 3 Report to help it come first.… Read more ... johnsonville trains places transport blogs Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/how-to-fix-a-transport-business-case-for-rail-part-1-jack-up-the-rail-option-bcr/ Wellington Commuter 2022-04-06T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/wellington-and-lower-hutt-cities-cheated-by-public-transport-rates/ * Understanding the funding of bus and rail services is an essential part of understanding the value of spending $301M on bus and rail services to different parts of the Wellington Region * Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) collects about $70M in Transport Rates to help make up the difference between fares and bus/rail costs – but not all ratepayers are being charged equally. lower-hutt fares huttvalley places transport blogs Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:00:52 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/wellington-and-lower-hutt-cities-cheated-by-public-transport-rates/ Wellington Commuter 2020-02-22T21:00:52Z -41.2125751 174.9057626 Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/winners-and-losers-from-the-change-in-the-gwrc-transport-rate/ The GWRC is changing how the Transport Rates that fund the regions PT service is allocated to ratepayers. They claim that this change means “Hutt Valley, South Wairarapa and Porirua pay a bit less toward public transport than they do now, while residents in Wellington city, Kāpiti and Masterton pay a bit more”.… Read more ... huttvalley porirua wairarapa places blogs transport Tue, 12 Jun 2018 01:30:05 GMT https://wellingtoncommuter.nz/winners-and-losers-from-the-change-in-the-gwrc-transport-rate/ Wellington Commuter 2018-06-12T01:30:05Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand