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Cautionary tales out of Auckland light rail: a good thing, being done badly
Make no mistake, Wellington city needs mass transit. And we’re watching with alarm how Auckland, in trying to get a vital component of its own mass transit system (that their fast-growing city needs ever more desperately), is kicking itself in the leg
Read MoreLight rail in Auckland: should Wellington be afraid?
We’re barely back at the desk and already the blockbuster announcement of the year: finally, grownup-city mass transit for our largest metropolitan centre! But a lot of smart people have made a lot of weird decisions in there… could Wellington experience similar weird?
Read MoreTasting plate of goodness: recent stuff
There’s a lot going on at the moment; dive in and get a taster of it
Read MoreReasonable Expectations Part 3: Canberra and Light Rail
We always hear “oh we can’t have that, we’re not a European city”. So what about a similar sized, sprawling Australasian city? Our capital city cousin across the ditch has big goals for transformation, and light rail is at the heart of them.
Read MoreReasonable expectations: Wellington, mediocrity and public transport
We’ve got #bustastrophe and lots of justifiable anger, but even before that, if we’re honest, our public transport was pretty meh. So with Wellington population, geography, and assuming sensible funding – what can we reasonably expect from public transport? Part one of a series
Read MoreMy Favourite Commute – Seattle Freeze and Speed
This week’s My Favourite Commute comes from Talk Welly crew-member Chris Vogliano, who remembers discovering the magic of light rail in Seattle.
Read MoreHave you seen TOD?
Guest author Guy M reckons Wellington could do with a nice strong hot TODdy. [Editor’s note: the author was not responsible for the pun in this tagline.]
Read MoreWeekend Reading 9.12.17
Simple stuff and high tech stuff in this weekend’s reading – enjoy from your lawn, or bus!
Read MoreLet’s Get Wellington… baby-stepping, maybe sideways
Talk Wellington was at the much-anticipated event of the week: the launch of the four “scenarios” that Let’s Get Wellington Moving has been preparing to sort out transport in the CBD. Ahhh Wellington… our capital city. Your natural advantages have been compromised by some short-sighted infrastructure decisions back in the day (airport & hospital locations,…
Read MoreMoving in the CBD: up, down or along?
Want Light Rail? Who you gonna call? Route Busters! This week we discuss the pros and cons of rail at ground, below ground, and well above ground. Previously we looked at what route a light rail system might take from the Wellington Railway Station south (because of this and this). We made a central…
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