Please find some suggestions for comments on Greater Wellington Regional Council on the proposed Annual Plan. Remember that submissions  close on 28 April 2011. Read summary and full plans on the GWRC website The Regional Council proposes to raise 84.571 million via general and targeted rates in 2011/12.  The average proposed rates increase for the [...]

Major decisions are being made – and your involvement at every level is crucial – in your communities,  also at local, regional and central Government level. The infrastructure of our transport, electricity, and food systems – as well as our building stock – have been designed and built to suit the unique characteristics of cheap [...]

Regional Councillor Paul Bruce reports on changes in the Transport Plan Presentation to the Rotary Club of Wellington, May 2010 Tena koutou katoa! According to Charles Finny, CEO of Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce, Greater Wellington is possibly the best performing regional council in the country, with highly dedicated staff, and a couple of significant [...]

The Dominion Post reported; “Round-the-clock gridlock has been predicted if The Terrace and Mt Victoria tunnels are closed for five weeks to kickstart a $80 million project to remedy serious safety problems.” Could we use this sense of crisis to achieve immediate improvements in public transport services and safe cycle and walk ways between Wellington [...]

Proposed GW Annual Plan 2010/11 Submissions close 4pm Friday 23rd April 2010, and oral submissions will be heard 12th to 14th May. Areas of interest: 1: Public transport fare increase of 3% (plus amount GST increase) for upgrade improvements My suggestion:  This increase be applied evenly over the network, while using the WCC downtown business [...]

The construction of a major expressway through the heart of the Kapiti district would drastically change the coastal suburban/rural character of our community. This is not a solution.

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Location: New Crossways Community Cr, 6 Roxburgh St, Mt Victoria. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is making progress on plans to build a flyover over the Basin. It plans to go out to consultation on a design or designs starting from next February and will [...]

Buses should have been given priority before replacing a zebra crossing with traffic lights. Traffic signals are being installed on the pedestrian crossing near Reading Cinemas. Originally this was part of a package designed to improved bus priority that included 30k limits and giving buses priority during peak hours. Wellington City Council agreed to consult [...]

To the Wellington Regional Council, Wellington City Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency: We are opposed to any proposal for an elevated concrete road or flyover next to the Basin Reserve which will ruin its amenity, detract from its appeal as an international sporting cricket venue, and create even more car traffic in the [...]

We face many challenges in the coming years; the limits of growth, climate change and peak everything, beginning with oil. Now is the time to wake up to the power of solar, irresistible cities, community gardens, a great harbour way, energy efficient buildings, and make our region the best post-carbon place to be.