https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-scoop+basinreserve Items tagged with Wellington Scoop and Basin Reserve flyover. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140309 One thing seems certain from this week’s LGWM announcement – there won’t be a flyover alongside the Basin Reserve. Undergrounding – to separate the two streams of traffic and create lots of new green open space – is on offer in three of the four options. The fourth option (surely no one wants it) is to leave the unpopular roundabout as is. basinreserve lgwm transport media Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140309 Wellington Scoop 2021-11-03T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140037 LGWM is continuing its indecisiveness for a sixth year, with four transport options to be announced next week. According to the NZ Herald, all the options include a new Mt Victoria Tunnel, and three of the options include grade separation at the Basin Reserve. basinreserve lgwm second-mount-victoria-tunnel transport media Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140037 Wellington Scoop 2021-10-25T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=71273 We’ve all looked at some of the Transport Agency’s pronouncements over recent years and wondered what they really meant. Fear not, we’re here to save the day by translating their latest statement on the Basin Reserve flyover appeal – from High Bureaucratese into Plain English: basinreserve transport media Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=71273 Wellington Scoop 2014-09-26T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=71240 basinreserve transport media Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=71240 Wellington Scoop 2014-09-25T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=70847 Since the Transport Agency’s Basin Reserve flyover plan was cancelled, there’ve been claims that it has thrown Greater Wellington’s Public Transport Plan into chaos. In fact the plan has been in chaos much longer: at least three years. The 2014 plan has been approved but is in reality a train-wreck. Dramatic improvements in public transport usually need institutional change, which is now clearly essential in Wellington. basinreserve transport media Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=70847 Wellington Scoop 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=70175 The Architectural Centre, one of a number of groups opposing the Basin flyover, urges the region’s mayors and the Transport Agency not to shut the community out of discussions on possible future options for the Basin Reserve and other future Wellington transport projects. consultation basinreserve transport media Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=70175 Wellington Scoop 2014-08-24T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=67146 Since Wellington.Scoop was established five and a half years ago, we have published more than 250 reports and articles about plans for a flyover alongside the Basin Reserve, and the substantial community concerns about these plans. basinreserve transport media Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=67146 Wellington Scoop 2014-05-09T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=67067 basinreserve transport media Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=67067 Wellington Scoop 2014-05-07T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=62470 basinreserve transport media Mon, 02 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=62470 Wellington Scoop 2013-12-02T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=62368 basinreserve transport media Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=62368 Wellington Scoop 2013-11-27T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=59593 basinreserve transport media Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=59593 Wellington Scoop 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=59213 It’s evident that the Wellington consulting company Opus is being employed to give substantial support to the Transport Agency’s plan for a flyover alongside the Basin Reserve. This is shown by the fact that of the 21 technical reports commissioned by the Agency in favour of the flyover, ten of them were written by Opus. basinreserve transport media Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=59213 Wellington Scoop 2013-09-09T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58637 The city council has voted in favour of a flyover at the Basin Reserve, in spite of the fact that the city continues to be deeply divided over the issue. The vote, by 7 to 6, is a disappointment for Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, who has argued against the flyover since she successfully campaigned for the mayoralty against the pro-flyover mayor Kerry Prendergast. It was a narrow win, and for a while the new council had a one-vote majority against the flyover. But then Andy Foster changed sides. wcc basinreserve government transport media Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58637 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-23T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58616 I wish I’d been at yesterday’s Regional Council meeting. I would like to have heard more about why two regional councillors voted to support the Basin Reserve flyover after explaining why they didn’t like it. The DomPost reports from the meeting about the reluctant “yes” votes from Judith Aitken and Chris Laidlaw. basinreserve transport media Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58616 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-22T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58578 You can’t help agreeing with Helene Ritchie. After reading a Wellington City Council document showing plans to create green space in the middle of Kent and Cambridge Terraces, she pointed out correctly that there’s already green space in this area. basinreserve transport media Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58578 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58207 The NZ Transport Agency should come clean on its flyover plans. Our practice believes that one flyover will pave the way for a second. The Agency’s proposed options for mitigation of the flyover, which it has developed in agreement with the Wellington City Council, include a “commitment to consolidate state highway traffic away from Vivian Street and into a single east-west corridor.” basinreserve transport media Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58207 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-12T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58189 The flyover at the Basin Reserve will have two faces. The Basin Reserve face is too terrible to seen by cricketers, so it will be hidden by a new $12million building paid from roading funds. The other face won’t be hidden from anyone. Its ugliness will be seen by everyone else in the city, 24 hours a day, till the flyover is eventually demolished. basinreserve transport media Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58189 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-12T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58080 There’s a new addition to the list of bad things about the flyover that the Transport Agency wants to build alongside the Basin Reserve – motorbikes or light trucks could be blown over in strong winds while they’re on it, and there’ll be problems for pedestrians too. basinreserve transport media Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=58080 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-08T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=57938 basinreserve transport media Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=57938 Wellington Scoop 2013-08-03T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=56171 kapiti basinreserve places transport media Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=56171 Wellington Scoop 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53824 Most Wellingtonians rightly believe that the Basin Reserve flyover will be a very expensive eyesore. Some have accepted it with the idea that it will improve traffic flows. But after a careful examination of the Transport Agency’s working plans, it seems obvious that the flyover will not improve overall traffic flows, but will more likely make rush hour traffic worse and cause more accidents. basinreserve transport media Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53824 Wellington Scoop 2013-03-28T00:00:00Z -41.2995566 174.7807024 Buckle Street, Mt. Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53661 I’ve been told that a couple of the Wellington city councillors who opposed the flyover in December may be thinking of switching sides. We won’t know till Thursday’s meeting. But it would be a negative result for the city if any of the eight are giving up. wcc basinreserve government transport media Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53661 Wellington Scoop 2013-03-17T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53490 The Transport Agency’s no-choice tactics to promote a Basin Reserve flyover have evidently appealed to Fran Wilde and her supporters on the regional council’s local-government-reform working party. The working party has come up with two options for local government reform – and they’re both for a super city. They’re no-choice options. basinreserve wcc regional-council transport government media Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53490 Wellington Scoop 2013-03-11T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53407 basinreserve transport media Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53407 Wellington Scoop 2013-03-07T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53251 The Transport Agency and the like-minded analysts at the city council are telling us that anything other than a flyover is unaffordable at the Basin Reserve. Which is a reminder that the Agency insisted for years it couldn’t afford to put State Highway 1 into a tunnel under the National War Memorial Park. Then came a political decision, instructing the agency to move the highway underground. What had been unaffordable became affordable, in a flash. basinreserve wcc transport government media Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53251 Wellington Scoop 2013-03-04T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53234 On the same day that an overseas expert condemned Auckland for building a “concrete jungle” in its CBD, the Wellington City Council was told that it couldn’t do anything to stop the Transport Agency building a “naked concrete” flyover across a historic part of the city. wcc basinreserve government transport media Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=53234 Wellington Scoop 2013-03-02T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51708 basinreserve transport media Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51708 Wellington Scoop 2013-01-07T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51598 basinreserve transport media Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51598 Wellington Scoop 2012-12-28T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51522 basinreserve transport media Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51522 Wellington Scoop 2012-12-22T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51479 basinreserve transport media Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=51479 Wellington Scoop 2012-12-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand