WellUrban / November 2006
Personal reflections on urbanism, urban life and sustainable urban design in Wellington, New Zealand.
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On ice
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- There's an article on page A10 of today's Dominion Post (not online, but confirmed on the council's website) announcing that the ice-skating rink planned for Hutchinson Rd south of Te Whaea will not go ahead.
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Bypassing the truth
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- How sweet. The competition to name the Inner City "Bypass" has been won by Te Aro School, with the name "Karo" Drive. Apparently, "The K represents the kids, Aro their school. Karo is also a small native New Zealand tree that produces sweetly scented red flowers in Spring and grows very well in Wellington". Maybe it's just me, but I don't usually associate "sweetly scented red flowers" with a bloody great arterial road that's been shoved through a city neighbourhood.
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Bypassing the truth
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- How sweet. The competition to name the Inner City "Bypass" has been won by Te Aro School, with the name "Karo" Drive. Apparently, "The K represents the kids, Aro their school. Karo is also a small native New Zealand tree that produces sweetly scented red flowers in Spring and grows very well in Wellington". Maybe it's just me, but I don't usually associate "sweetly scented red flowers" with a bloody great arterial road that's been shoved through a city neighbourhood.
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Back on track: but only just
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- As I speculated in my last post, and as John confirmed in his comment, the council has announced that they've stopped the consultation process for the Johnsonville line and gone with the so-called "base case" of refurbished units.
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Chafing at the bit
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- I know it's not easy to think about eating and drinking in the sun at the moment, but there's finally been some official word about what's going into the ground floor of the Chaffers Dock complex, and when.
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Strategic submission
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- Submissions on the Wellington Regional Strategy close at 5pm today.
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Strategic submission
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- Submissions on the Wellington Regional Strategy close at 5pm today.
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Back on track: Chinese whispers
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- While the debate about the busway still simmers away in the comments, the Dominion Post continues to get its numbers wrong.
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High water
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- You may have seen the article in Saturday's Dominion Post about the rapid sale of the Chews Lane apartments, which also somewhat confusingly covered the announcement of the Watermark development on the Wellington Market site.
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Back on track: re-railed
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- There's a prominent article on page three of today's Dominion Post that, while it concentrates on a "stoush" between the city council and central Government, is good news for supporters of the Johnsonville rail line.
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