Comments on: A summer’s day free of traffic http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/ Building the city you want Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:45:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Being sensible about pedestrianizing Wellington · Your Wellington http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-4244 Being sensible about pedestrianizing Wellington · Your Wellington Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:45:36 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-4244 [...] Ben Nolan: Making all the inner city streets dual use (so that cars had to give way to pedestrians at all times)... [...] [...] Ben Nolan: Making all the inner city streets dual use (so that cars had to give way to pedestrians at all times)… [...]

]]> By: Ben Nolan http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Ben Nolan Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:57:43 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-1469 Making all the inner city streets dual use (so that cars had to give way to pedestrians at all times) would be an epic improvement. Also reducing the speed limit to 30kph, and making the road around to evans bay 'local traffic only', would make a much more pleasant bike ride to work. Making all the inner city streets dual use (so that cars had to give way to pedestrians at all times) would be an epic improvement. Also reducing the speed limit to 30kph, and making the road around to evans bay ‘local traffic only’, would make a much more pleasant bike ride to work.

]]> By: Kaye http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Kaye Wed, 12 May 2010 05:59:04 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-1190 I think car free days would be utterly fantastic in certain zones in the city - I think car free days would be utterly fantastic in certain zones in the city -

]]> By: Mike Mckee http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Mike Mckee Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:50:09 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-251 Yeah we encourage exercise don't we? So we are to build a $50 indoor center supposedly for local basketball, netball and some other sport right next to the airport. Meaning half the city must drive or bus right across the city when we do have space all over the city to develop for local sports (5-10min drive from home) and that wasn't even considered according to my LAOIA request. The councillors just wanted big event sites and picked the easiest (therefore cheapest) to build on. The figures quoted have never stayed constant and the running costs are $5-6m a year even allowing for 3X 3000 banquets and several smaller ones a year. Yeah we encourage exercise don’t we?
So we are to build a $50 indoor center supposedly for local basketball, netball and some other sport right next to the airport.
Meaning half the city must drive or bus right across the city when we do have space all over the city to develop for local sports (5-10min drive from home) and that wasn’t even considered according to my LAOIA request.
The councillors just wanted big event sites and picked the easiest (therefore cheapest) to build on.
The figures quoted have never stayed constant and the running costs are $5-6m a year even allowing for 3X 3000 banquets and several smaller ones a year.

]]> By: Jack Yan http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Jack Yan Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:17:24 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-137 Could be an idea, Laura. I quite like the notion of a carless day, and bicycles would work well in that environment. Could be an idea, Laura. I quite like the notion of a carless day, and bicycles would work well in that environment.

]]> By: Laura Crellin http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Laura Crellin Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:20:14 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-126 How about a rent-a-bke / rent-a-scooter facility? Car free Lambton/Wilis Street would be fantastic - and I agree, acheivable in Wellington. Oxford has park and ride,only public transport and deliveries are allowed in the city. How about a rent-a-bke / rent-a-scooter facility? Car free Lambton/Wilis Street would be fantastic – and I agree, acheivable in Wellington. Oxford has park and ride,only public transport and deliveries are allowed in the city.

]]> By: Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 35 of 2009 http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Cross-Culture Tweets – Week 35 of 2009 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:15:07 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-28 [...] RT@pocketcultures – @jackyan is thinking about how much he enjoys the carless Sundays in Amsterdam & Bruxelles [...] [...] RT@pocketcultures – @jackyan is thinking about how much he enjoys the carless Sundays in Amsterdam & Bruxelles [...]

]]> By: Jack Yan http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Jack Yan Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:27:46 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-24 Natalie, I almost think we need to demonstrate the possibilities of the car-free day, then examine the possibility of more permanent pedestrian areas. On biking, a very kind Tweeter informed me about London’s Freewheeling programme, which is like what I proposed above but the city streets would permit bicycles. That sounds like another possibility.    Cycle lanes are welcome, and you are right that a cost–benefit analysis would need to be done. I also think driver habits need to change. Natalie, I almost think we need to demonstrate the possibilities of the car-free day, then examine the possibility of more permanent pedestrian areas. On biking, a very kind Tweeter informed me about London’s Freewheeling programme, which is like what I proposed above but the city streets would permit bicycles. That sounds like another possibility.
   Cycle lanes are welcome, and you are right that a cost–benefit analysis would need to be done. I also think driver habits need to change.

]]> By: Natalie Ferguson http://yourwellington.org/2009/08/a-summers-day-free-of-trafc/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Natalie Ferguson Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:08:38 +0000 http://yourwellington.org/?p=65#comment-23 Wellington is such a tiny city, I think we're a great example of a place that COULD have a central car free area. Cut cars out of Lambton Quay, Willis Street and Courtenay place and you've made a big difference. I know that's idealistic but some city leaders around the world obviously haven't thought it's unreasonable. I know Id love to bike more but have had too many near misses to risk it. Maybe more decent cycle lanes would be enough. It would be interesting to do a real cost-benefit on either of those. I would have thought that it would make sense? Wellington is such a tiny city, I think we’re a great example of a place that COULD have a central car free area. Cut cars out of Lambton Quay, Willis Street and Courtenay place and you’ve made a big difference.

I know that’s idealistic but some city leaders around the world obviously haven’t thought it’s unreasonable.

I know Id love to bike more but have had too many near misses to risk it. Maybe more decent cycle lanes would be enough. It would be interesting to do a real cost-benefit on either of those. I would have thought that it would make sense?

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