https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-scoop+transport Items tagged with Wellington Scoop and Transport. http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39800 basinreserve transport media Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39800 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-31T00:00:00Z -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=39581 I would like to attend the Wellington Regional Council meeting when they discuss the traffic around the Basin Reserve. But I cannot, because it’s being held during a business day. Such meetings should really be held at times when community representatives would be more likely to attend. Though I can’t get to the meeting, I want regional councillors to be aware of my opposition to raised-roading around the Basin Reserve. Neither of the two raised road options will do anything to enhance the Basin environment. basinreserve mountcook transport places media Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39581 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-24T00:00:00Z -41.3005712 174.7721374 Mount Cook, 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 http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39243 Yes, you read that right – Opus could think of only one reason why green space stretching from Government House, in front of local schools and across to the Basin Reserve would be a good idea. But they could think of four reasons why the green space would be a bad idea. basinreserve transport media Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39243 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-08T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39207 “No one in Mount Victoria wants the flyover,” said Councillor Iona Pannett. “No one.” And no one at yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington City Council dared to disagree with her. Not even seven councillors who kept insisting that the flyover would be a good idea. basinreserve transport media Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39207 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-07T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39146 I hope the Wellington City Council doesn’t give up on its efforts to get the roading improvements that are best for the city, in spite of the government’s short-sighted attitude towards tunnels. Even the Transport Agency accepts the benefits of Option X, as councillors discovered at Tuesday’s briefing. wcc basinreserve government transport media Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39146 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-06T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39143 Wellington city councillors were told yesterday that the government will not pay for Option X. What would be best for the city is not acceptable for the politicians. They want the cheapest possible deal. Not that the government delivered this decision directly. The information emerged at a briefing meeting, almost as a throwaway line, in response to a question from a councillor who asked: “In terms of funding for Option X, what are the chances of the government fronting up with the extra money?” basinreserve wcc transport government media Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39143 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-05T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39078 Wellington City Councillors have been told that a flyover alongside the Basin Reserve will have seriously significant negative consequences. Yet they’re being advised to shrug off these problems, and to support the flyover rather than Option X which doesn’t require an elevated road. Councillors should not agree to this bad advice. wcc basinreserve government transport media Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39078 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39071 basinreserve transport media Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=39071 Wellington Scoop 2011-10-03T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=38861 basinreserve transport media Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=38861 Wellington Scoop 2011-09-26T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=38844 Several hundred people took part in a “hands around the Basin” demonstration at the Basin Reserve today to protest against the government’s flyover plans. basinreserve transport media Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=38844 Wellington Scoop 2011-09-25T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37757 However you describe it, the 380-metre-long structure that the Transport Agency wants to build from Tory Street to the Mount Victoria Tunnel would change the Wellington cityscape forever, and not for the better. We’ve been wrong to describe it as a flyover. It’s much bigger than that. And the Transport Agency is wrong to describe it as a bridge. In reality it would be an elevated highway – which is an approach to road design from the early 20th Century that’s out of favour in most places. basinreserve transport media Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37757 Wellington Scoop 2011-08-23T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37178 It’s hard to find anyone who likes the NZ Transport Agency’s plans for a 380-metre-long flyover alongside the Basin Reserve. Starting at the Mt Victoria Tunnel, the structure would carry two lanes of vehicles above Ellice Street and Kent and Cambridge Terraces and discharge them at the Tory Street traffic lights. The flyover would be a dismal eyesore across the cityscape. basinreserve transport media Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37178 Wellington Scoop 2011-08-05T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37018 As Mayor Celia Wade-Brown continues her opposition to the Basin Reserve flyover, it’s sad that so few Wellington city councillors are showing similar concern. It’s equally lamentable that councillors aren’t protesting at the lack of democracy in the the planning process. basinreserve wcc transport government media Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37018 Wellington Scoop 2011-08-03T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37056 Not only is the Transport Agency planning to demolish around 50 homes, but they’re going to the Environment Court to force local residents to pay for sound-proofing on all other houses up to 100 meters from the new roads. basinreserve transport media Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=37056 Wellington Scoop 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36868 transmissiongully transport media Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36868 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-27T00:00:00Z -41.1507564 174.8457942 Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36870 Everyone supported the concept of lowering State Highway One into a cut-and-covered tunnel under Buckle Street. The alternative – to have a main road running through the National War Memorial Park – was stupid. No one liked the stupid idea except the NZ Transport Agency. And the Agency intends to overrule the wishes of Wellingtonians. Its decision: “Buckle Street will remain at street level.” transport media Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36870 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-26T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36827 The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed that its flyover alongside the Basin Reserve will result in “visual and noise effects.” The coy words are from the Agency’s Wellington highways manager. But he’s concerned only with minimising these problems for the cricket ground. There’s no concern that the same problems will affect the wider community. basinreserve transport media Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36827 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-25T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36741 basinreserve transport media Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36741 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36697 kapiti wellington-northern-corridor places transport media Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36697 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-19T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36643 basinreserve transport media Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36643 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-18T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36370 One week of the eight-week consultation period is already over – leaving less than seven weeks to tell the Transport Agency what we think of their flyovers and their other roading plans. The best suggestion so far has come from Maximus on Eye of the Fish, who recommends that everyone sends a submission saying: I vote for neither of the two options presented. I demand to see a full and fair evaluation of all the other schemes that you have had for the last 2-3 years. basinreserve transport media Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=36370 Wellington Scoop 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35878 Saturday is the day when the government’s Transport Agency will tell Wellington how it intends to change the cityscape at the southern end of Kent and Cambridge Terraces. The news has been a long time in coming, but as long ago as 2008 then-mayor Kerry Prendergast said, with approval, that a flyover near the Basin Reserve would be part of the plan. Her successor doesn’t support a flyover. Indeed, the concept has few supporters except for the planners and engineers at the Transport Agency. And though there have been several good alternative proposals, the Agency doesn’t seem willing to consider them. events basinreserve transport media Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35878 Wellington Scoop 2011-06-29T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35980 The strength of grass-roots opposition to an expressway through Kapiti is shown in this week’s announcement that residents are planning to march on parliament. The “frustrated and angry” residents aim to target Transport Minister Stephen Joyce, whose Transport Agency is preparing to build the new motorway. kapiti wellington-northern-corridor transport places media Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35980 Wellington Scoop 2011-06-28T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35470 One word was missing from the Transport Agency’s announcement that next month it will finally tell the public about its plans for changing State Highway One around the Basin Reserve. The word which the Agency chose not to use: flyover. wellywood basinreserve miramar places transport media Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35470 Wellington Scoop 2011-06-14T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35363 At a meeting in Hataitai last April, a distressed Kapiti woman warned about the tactics that could be expected from the NZ Transport Agency. Her forecast has proved to be correct. basinreserve transport media Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35363 Wellington Scoop 2011-06-06T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35320 basinreserve transport media Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35320 Wellington Scoop 2011-06-02T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=34770 The main streets of Newtown are being converted into State Highway One for four nights every week from now till the end of the year, while the NZ Transport Agency is closing the Mt Victoria tunnel for repairs. But it wasn’t all the extra traffic that upset Newtown locals last week – it was the Agency’s decision to remove a traffic island from Riddiford Street. newtown transport places media Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=34770 Wellington Scoop 2011-05-17T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=33455 After spending $500m on rail upgrades, they’re now short of trains. Sunday’s extraordinary announcement from the Regional Council makes the admission that there aren’t enough trains to carry peak-hour Wellington commuters on the upgraded lines. trains transport media Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=33455 Wellington Scoop 2011-04-04T00:00:00Z