LGWM and the pedestrian crossing
Having read the Dominion Post article (28 August 2021) on the pedestrian crossing debate, I thought that this would be a good topic for this week’s blog. Bluntly speaking, Let’s…
Three Waters Proposal – Why are councils pushing back?
In recent weeks, councils throughout New Zealand have pushed back at the government’s Three Waters proposal. Why? I have been surprised at some of the reasons given, however not all…
Let’s Get Wellington Moving and the Long Tunnel – push back time
Cobham Drive and other LGWM plans I have written for some time now about the failure, inadequacy and political bias of Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM). Finally, Wellington businesses have…
Let’s Get Wellington Moving and the Long Tunnel – push back time
Cobham Drive and other LGWM plans I have written for some time now about the failure, inadequacy and political bias of Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM). Finally, Wellington businesses have…
The Three Waters Proposal – a potentially explosive government proposal
I was recently sent a video by Bruce Smith, Westland Mayor, on the Three Waters proposal (drinking water, wastewater and stormwater). His concerns are presented in a measured manner and…
The pedestrian proposal on Cobham Drive and LGWM – an anti-car move, again.
Recently I made my submission to Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM), regarding the proposal to build a pedestrian crossing on Cobham Drive. The idea for a pedestrian crossing is…
A Carless Golden Mile and the side streets – A Radical Move
Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) and the Wellington City Council (WCC) have agreed on the most radical move to ban all cars from the Golden Mile and side streets. This…
Cycleways, Buses, Cars and Roads – now an angry debate
As I wrote recently, Wellington City Council agreed to increase spending on Wellington cycleways by another $122m, bringing the total cost to $226 million. In addition, the government announced spending…
The $226 million cycleway budget in the Wellington City Council Long Term Plan – is this a good use of our money?
Wellington City Council (WCC) recently announced a 10 year expenditure programme. This included $226m for cycleways, an increase of $104m on the original budget. This also includes $14m to fix…
Why Removing Cars from Central Wellington is Potentially Dangerous for Retail and is Potentially Undemocratic.
While researching the next stage of this complicated argument, I have concluded there are both pros and cons to this move by Wellington City Council (WCC) and the Let’s Get…