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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The International Panel on Climate Change confirms that serious climate change impacts are already happening, and significant climate tipping points have already been passed. Greenhouse emissions must peak now, and then we must return them to their pre-industrial level of 280ppm. Fran Wilde, Chair of Greater Wellington, acknowledges in the foreword to our Regional Policy [...]