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You're not going crazy. Bus replacements are getting worse. Over the past couple of months, I've been collecting official information from the Greater Wellington Regional Council about our train services. They've provided data on how many people were on each train service and bus
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As recently as 2022, over half of Wellingtonians wanted trams to return to our streets. For decades, the people of Wellington have supported better transport choice. A revitalised Golden Mile. Improving rail. Bringing back the trams. Citizens across the capital want a place that’s tight-knit, affordable, and fit for
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🚋This is part two of my series on Wellington trams. Part one covered our history, part three will tackle the politics. It's a modest Monday morning in 2035. Derwent Street is glistening in the drizzle. You walk through your apartment block's central courtyard and out towards
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If we're serious about solving traffic, this ain't the way to do it.
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Rail travel has this old-timey feeling in many parts of New Zealand. Our iconic towns like Shannon and Ohakune owe their existence to their rail connections, yet travelling on tracks rather than tyres or wings feels nostalgic rather than realistic. Despite that feeling, millions of journeys are taken on our
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Nick James, reporting for RNZ: The $1.4 billion national ticketing solution (NTS) has been delayed by a year with a review finding NZTA's original timings for the plan were "overly ambitious". The revised national rollout plan for the NTS would be finalised later this month.
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Add a train, not a lane.
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Electric cars matter a lot for electrifying the economy. But don’t sneeze at the power of the humble electric bike.
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Boy am I horny for bus lanes. Splash paint on a road, reserve it for buses that carry 70 people each, and you've instantly improved public transport. Our city buses rock. They produce half the pollution of your average petrol car. Plus, you don't need to
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If you need the train on weekends, near public holidays or late at night, you know bus replacements well. When the tracks need work, the trains must stop. Buses are our backup solution to moving people around. We need bus replacements to maintain our railways. Unfortunately, decades of neglect mean
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Guess what’s getting cut? Bus lanes, bike lanes, city centre improvements, and footpath improvements. In other words, all the shit that gets people off petrol and into cheap, climate friendly transport.
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One of the best purchases I ever made was my e-bike three years ago. I use it nearly every day to drop off library books or cart cardboard boxes across town. It is perfect personal transport. I count on a lovely local shop called Bicycle Junction to keep it in