Comments on: Mind Your Manners

By: Jason Frick

Jason Frick — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:10:33 +0000

If you look at the councils plan, an option under consideration is to remake lower-Cuba, where busses currently head southbound, into a mall. Thus, lengthening Cuba St Mall, and uniting it with Civic Square. It’s really only trading in one public space for another, whilst making giving busses more of a priority, and connecting Lambton Quay with Courtney Place. Certainly the businesses face some hardships in adjusting, but measures could be taken to mitigate their costs. In the end it really does create an understandable and more consistent travel corridor through CBD.

By: james

james — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:22:48 +0000

this is horrible take it off the web

By: Mikey

Mikey — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:05:00 +0000

You’d only save 30 seconds? Fuckin’ harden up people. Also, I would hardly call the bus services here reliable. They’re shit. If they concentrated on actually making the buses reliable then you’d probably save a whole lot more than 30 seconds’ travel time.

By: Jackson Wood

Jackson Wood — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:31:27 +0000

Ms Prendergast said the 30 seconds saved on each journey was just one part of the project.

‘When we talk to people about what would make them change to public transport, one option that always comes up is reliability [of the service].”

Oh. So suddenly the WCC is listening to people?

“Mr Foster [The council's urban development and transport portfolio leader] remained in favour of improving the bus route through town but retained an open mind on whether the mall proposal was the best way to achieve the goal.

He added that the mall plan would future-proof public transport in the central city because the route would be the most suitable for light rail at a later date.”

Surely just putting in light rail now would save ratepayers time and money?

Full story here:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/2264132/Council-cools-on-Manners-Mall-bus-route-plan