https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-scoop+regional-council Items tagged with Wellington Scoop and Regional Council. http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=42587 regional-council government media Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=42587 Wellington Scoop 2012-02-23T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=42436 Now that all the money has been spent to make the CBD friendlier and faster for buses (and less attractive for pedestrians) the Regional Council has discovered that the result is: congestion. “At least 140 buses per hour in the morning and evening peak,” Councillor Glensor told us on Monday. “Resulting in significant jams and delays,” said Councillor Ponter five days earlier. The council has also acknowledged, belatedly, that there are huge inefficiencies along the Golden Mile, caused by duplication of routes. And it has finally accepted what the rest of us have been seeing for months – what it delicately describes as the bunching effect of buses, particularly at Willis and Manners Streets. (Manners Street – where we were told that all problems would be fixed when buses were given priority.) transport regional-council buses consultation government media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=42436 Wellington Scoop 2012-02-16T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=41515 The Dominion Post was this week doing its best to talk up Wellington local body amalgamation again, with a thinly-disguised opinion piece from Colin James masquerading as news. The theory is that the “threat” of the Auckland super-city needs a counterweight in Wellington, and that the only solution is some kind of regional amalgamation. However the usual lack of enthusiasm from the locals is noted – with apparently no-one other than Fran Wilde and Colin James in favour of the idea. regional-council supercity government media Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=41515 Wellington Scoop 2012-01-04T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39845 After a process that didn’t seem to satisfy anyone except Fran Wilde, the Regional Council will tell the NZ Transport Agency that it supports a 380-metre concrete bridge from the Mt Victoria Tunnel alongside the Basin Reserve to the Tory Street traffic lights. regional-council basinreserve government transport media Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39845 Wellington Scoop 2011-11-02T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39632 Tuesday is the day when the Greater Wellington Regional Council has a second chance to oppose the damage that would be caused by building a cheap flyover alongside the Basin Reserve. basinreserve regional-council transport government media Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39632 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-30T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39342 Almost 20 years ago, when Fran Wilde was Mayor, the Wellington City Council allowed a supermarket to be built in a priceless viewshaft at the northern end of Cambridge Terrace. Almost 20 years later, the Wellington Regional Council (with Fran Wilde as chair) has supported a proposal which will cause an equal amount of damage at the opposite end of the wide boulevard. basinreserve regional-council transport government media Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39342 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-13T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand