https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-scoop+transport Items tagged with Wellington Scoop and Transport. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140403 Last week’s cautious city council move towards keeping traffic out of more of Cuba Street, and converting part of Dixon Street for pedestrians, should be welcomed by almost everyone, except for the few who still think that customers only arrive in cars. Councillors voted 11-3 to limit private vehicle access on Cuba Street between Ghuznee Street and Vivian Street, and on Dixon Street between Taranaki Street and Victoria Street. cubastreet transport wcc places government media Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140403 Wellington Scoop 2021-11-15T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140466 Last Friday was 1,500 days since the Wellington City Council voted 13-1 to upgrade The Parade in Island Bay. So why hasn’t the work started? Here’s a rundown of everything that’s happened (or not happened) in the four years since then. islandbay cycleway places cycle-lanes transport media Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140466 Wellington Scoop 2021-11-09T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa 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 https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139942 Wellington Airport’s plan to take over the golf course became known almost two years ago. An airport master plan announced in October 2019 said the terminal would be doubled in size, with “taxiway improvements” for which it wanted to buy the the southern portion of the Miramar Golf Course to provide space for additional aircraft stands, taxiways and aprons. airport golf transport sport media Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139942 Wellington Scoop 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z -41.330682749999994 174.81428468550956 Miramar Golf Course, Airport Bus Stop Walkway, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139646 Light Rail is the second option being put forward by Let’s Get Wellington Moving for mass transit. While it is better than bendy buses, it has diverged alarmingly from what was supported by all tiers of government in 2019. Most concerning is the thinking around the route. lgwm light-rail transport trains media Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139646 Wellington Scoop 2021-10-07T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139484 buses transport media Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139484 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-30T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138955 transport media Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138955 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138876 Despite being surrounded by high hills, Wellington is fortunate to have an international airport that is under 10km from its CBD, with flight approaches over Cook Strait to the south and just missing the Newland hills to the north. The drawback is the runway which forms a major physical barrier over 2km long between the city and the airport terminal and the growing population of over 20,000 residents who live east of the airport on Miramar Peninsula. airport miramar transport places media Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138876 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-06T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138091 If you’ve been wondering why LGWM seems to be continually distracted instead of making decisions to get us moving – yesterday’s news of recommendations in a (leaked) report would have confirmed your suspicions. lgwm transport media Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138091 Wellington Scoop 2021-08-04T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137892 cobham-drive-bridge lgwm transport media Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137892 Wellington Scoop 2021-07-26T00:00:00Z -41.3149279 174.8001066 Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137367 What’s the best way for a pedestrian or a cyclist to cross four lanes of traffic on Cobham Drive? After some years of indecision, the people at LGWM this week came up with the answer. lgwm transport cobham-drive-bridge media Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137367 Wellington Scoop 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z -41.3148226 174.800302 Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137042 light-rail trains transport media Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=137042 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-21T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136731 lgwm transport media Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136731 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-07T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136655 The last decade has seen a fierce debate about the role of cycleways in our city’s overall transport infrastructure. Those opposed present them as a luxury for a small number of people at high cost while inconveniencing others. Those supportive point out the potential cycle mode share (over 50% in some overseas cities) and the huge improvements this level of cycling can make in health, our city’s liveability, and climate change. cycleway cycling cycle-lanes transport sport media Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136655 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-03T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136460 Sometimes, out of the blue, a thought pops out of nowhere. Early in April, it occurred to me we hadn’t seen any progress on one of the Innovative Streets projects supported by the Wellington City Council – the one between Shelly Bay and Scorching Bay. transport media Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136460 Wellington Scoop 2021-05-26T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135948 Like many of us, I’ve spent the better part of my career in Wellington working in and around the public sector. As the years and the experience accumulate, it gets easier to see the patterns of behaviour of agencies and organisations and politicians – their ways of operating, if you will. And one of those ways of operating means that Let’s Get Wellington Moving is likely doomed to failure. lgwm transport media Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135948 Wellington Scoop 2021-05-05T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135807 Let’s Get Wellington Moving has recently received a lot of criticism – apparently it’s spending $4million per month, enough to lay 100m of double track through town or purchase half a light rail vehicle (LRV). In my humble opinion, the criticism foisted on them is not scathing enough. lgwm trains transport media Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135807 Wellington Scoop 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135715 Public transport is an essential public service. I am with the bus drivers. We, the public, are fed up with another bustastrophe. Bus drivers are essential workers who deserve to be treated well. They need priority recognition, fair and decent work conditions. Who of us can hang around waiting for a ‘job’ in a part time, split shift way, never quite knowing whether we will be home for tea, or working all weekend, or into the night, or whether our pay rate will be a decent one when we go the extra mile? That is not fair and will never make for a reliable service or sufficient numbers of drivers. What is more, we pay rates, taxes and fares so that we can have a reliable non polluting bus system. But we just do not have that. buses transport media Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135715 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-24T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135514 cycleway cycle-lanes transport media Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135514 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-15T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135467 Wellington city councillor Tamatha Paul is leading a new attempt to ban cars from inner city streets. Such plans have been around for more than a decade, but till now they’ve brought no result. transport media Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135467 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-14T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135195 Passengers travelling on Metlink services operated by NZ Bus experienced almost 70 last-minute cancellations on Wednesday. Metlink General Manager Scott Gallacher said the recent service from NZ Bus simply wasn’t good enough. buses transport media Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135195 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135095 buses transport media Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135095 Wellington Scoop 2021-03-28T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134770 Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul was successful in leading the charge to remove $75 million for the Airport which had been in the council’s long term plan. For this, she and her colleagues have been lambasted by some – such as a letter to the Dominion Post by Nick Leggett a few days ago. But neither he nor the media appear to understand what this is all about. airport runway-extension wcc transport government media Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134770 Wellington Scoop 2021-03-11T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134422 lgwm transport media Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134422 Wellington Scoop 2021-02-22T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=132264 There was another reminder last week that Let’s Get Wellington Moving is mis-named. Announcing that public feedback from 2000 people on changes to Wellington’s Golden Mile had overwhelmingly backed the “transform” option, it said: “The next step … is to identify a preferred option.” If only LGWM could move on from research and consultation to what we thought it was supposed to be doing – getting us moving. transport lgwm media Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=132264 Wellington Scoop 2020-11-05T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=131895 Metlink describes several of its bus routes as “high frequency”, commonly defined as a bus every 15 minutes or better from first bus to last bus, every day of the week. With frequency like that, people don’t need a timetable: it’s turn up and go. buses transport media Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=131895 Wellington Scoop 2020-10-22T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=130474 transmissiongully transport media Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=130474 Wellington Scoop 2020-08-24T00:00:00Z -41.1507564 174.8457942 Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=129445 How many of us have read through the hundreds of pages released last month by LGWM in the latest stage of its seemingly endless saga to improve conditions on the Golden Mile. (The short version alone was 170 pages.) consultation transport lgwm media Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=129445 Wellington Scoop 2020-07-23T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=129183 parking people transport blogs media Sat, 27 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=129183 Wellington Scoop 2020-06-27T00:00:00Z