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Wellington Embrace Bus Lanes
Journey time savings of around 14% and reduced variability in service times by about 11minutes during the evening peak are claimed in the key northbound direction...
Manners Mall Task Force Formed
Wellington City Council and local bus companies today set up a “taskforce” to discuss the new two-way Manners Mall bus lanes which in their first week...
Watch Your Manners Buses
Ouch. Already 2 people have been injured after being hit by buses in Wellington’s new Manners St bus lanes in separate incidents. The bus lanes were open...
Capital Bus Route Re-Surfaced
The roads along Wellington’s the new central city bus route are about to be resurfaced as work on the first stage of the Golden Mile project nears completion. Buses...
Manners Buses In 6 Weeks
Problems have plagued the planned Manners Mall bus route development but the Wellington council is still working on it starting in six weeks, on Sunday November...
Wgtn Gets Bus Lane Cameras
Now it’s Wellington motorists’ turn. Monitoring of cars in bus lanes will start in a few weeks. The Wellington council says monitors will be easily spotted....
Capital’s Buses Go Battery Power
Wellington’s inner city electric buses will have to run on battery power for a short distance for over 2 months - with people stationed around the city employed...
Bad Manners
Wellington’s $11.1m Manners St bus project is taking shape but local businesses are complaining. There’s a funny store in the local press here in Wellington...
Manners Mall Buses By Xmas
Work is ramping up now in Wellington’s inner-city Manners Mall this week and buses will be travelling through it by Christmas. The changes will enable buses...
Bus Ban Mad Or Genius?
Wellington’s local body election is going to see a terrific debate about the role of public transport and pedestrians in an inner city. I’ve been following...
Manners Mall Buses Set To Return
Work is starting on turning Wellington’s Manners Mall into a bus route now the legal challenges are cleared. Road safety work associated with the project begins...
Manners Mall Buses Get Green Light
Buses will be rolling through Wellington CBD’s Manners Mall. The Environment Court has cleared the way for Manners Mall to be opened up to buses, as the local...
Manners Mall Appeal Hearing In Few Weeks
The controversial plan to allow a bus route in central Wellington’s Manners Mall has stalled. In a few weeks, the environment court will hear an appeal against...
Call for a New York Look To Wellington
The full redesign of Wellington’s lower Cuba Street is now impossible to implement before the Rugby World Cup, according to Wellington’s mayor who says this...
Manners Mall Bus Proposal Approved But Fight Continues
Wellington’s Manners Mall will have buses going through it again after the council voted 9 to 5 on the plan. Construction will start in a few months in a bid to...
Final Manners Mall Bus Decision Just Days Away
We’ll know in the coming days whether buses will roll through Wellington’s Manners Mall again. Watch out guys, the buses are about to bowl you over! On Thursday,...
Minding Your Bus Manners In Wellington (Photos)
It’s a strange business this Manners Mall bus controversy that ignites with passion when it comes up in conversations here in Wellington. I was initially horrified...
Free Trams, Free Bikes For Wellington?
Fantastic to see the fight against the plan to bring buses back to Wellington’s present pedestrian-only Manners Mall has turned into a debate about making the...
