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  Laura Crellin · 2009/09/25 at 01:22

  Why why why? What a ridiculus idea.

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  Admin comment by Jack Yan · 2009/09/27 at 20:16

  Sadly, I believe a majority of councillors voted for changing the Mall, despite the wishes of the shop owners there.

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  Albertus · 2009/10/09 at 15:17

  A vote of with 11 for and 4 against, speaks for itself. Despite the petition, yet the city has voted to convert the mall to a bus route. Does this smell of political favortism or does this smell of something else altogether.

  However, I would admit that the current economic status has not supported the cause of maintaining the mall. My reason being would if the mall was self suffcient and was a prime example of economic activity, ie. hotbed of consumer spending and entertainment, then there would not be a cause given to convert it to a bus route. Now, I may not know much of local issues, but I do understand the color of money. If the mall is not helping the cause of the local economy but stands in the way of public infrastructure improvement, then what should we do then?

  Based on a 2006 census, there are 67,000 cars on the road in Wellington. Improving the public infrastructure would go all the way in improving the transportation woes of the city. It would also lessen the burden of congestion. Besides, I have always been in the believer that public infrastructure spurs the growth of a city, therefore attracting more investment, which goes back to my discussion of the multimedia ICT hub.

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  Mike Mckee · 2009/11/04 at 16:43

  why stop at manners mall why not make a whole block of the city pedestrian.
  10 councillors didn’t listen to the businesses who will be burnt by the upheavel.
  wonder why?

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  Admin comment by Jack Yan · 2009/11/05 at 12:55

  Mike, my view is that we have to be sensible and have a good balance between business, the environment, traffic flow, and making the city a walkable, pleasant place for Wellingtonians. Hence my carless day idea for the summer. It’s a good trial, we’ll be able to figure out the shortcomings, and we’ll then know which areas can be safely pedestrianized without too many difficulties.
     On Manners Mall right now, I agree that the shop owners should be listened to.

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  Admin comment by Jack Yan · 2009/11/05 at 12:58

  Albertus, part of the difficulties of Manners Mall is the lack of transparency. When confronted with a simple question of change or maintain the status quo, the answer for Manners Mall is quite simple. We have not been given all the information, at least not well, about the issues that you have raised. Under my administration, if elected, everything would be put on the table regarding Manners Mall. If there is to be a change, then at least we know why. Right now, however, there is a great deal of mistrust in the council over the voting numbers.

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  Lucky Ngatuere · 2009/11/20 at 16:05

  Why does a city strive to make more money from business? Who will benefit from the money that is made? How will they benefit? Who are the people that the city is trying to attract? What makes a city more attractive to people.
  Does the city council really believe that by opening up Manners Mall to buses it is going to relieve congestion in the city? Can somebody give me straight forward answers to these questions so that I am able to make an informed decision on this as a Wellingtonian. Having lived in Wellington only 8 years I have seen many changes occur that supposedly were meant to relieve traffic congestion. The action of opening up Manners Mall again seems to suggest that the previous actions did not really work. I believe that people should come first and that the people in charge of the infrastructure should put people first then business and profits second. It’s just my opinion. then with the business and profits people will benefit. I agree there should be balance. Do things that will benefit most. The malls in a city, in my opinion, make the city a community and noit just a concrete jungle where people go to work.

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