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Then 1.25am happened. That was the moment Mayor Andy Foster pressed send on an email in which he proposed changes to that 10-year plan. In essence Foster was proposing a change in cycleway funding that would mean borrowing more to bring the start of cycleway projects earlier, and changing the funding for the Pōneke Promise, a programme to try to make the central city safer. It was all part of a strategy to bring proposed rates increases down - more borrowing means less immediate impact on rates, while finding money for the Pōneke Promise from other places than directly by rates means less of an increase. ....
Tonkin & Taylor’s four short term options ranged from as little as $600,000 to an upper projected cost of $2.5 million. The scale of works ranged from resurfacing and safety improvements at the southern end of The Parade through to the same upgrades along the length of the road plus redevelopment of cycle infrastructure near the main shopping area. A shortlist of six long-term upgrades included solutions varying from an additional cost of nothing after carrying out a short-term option only to $16.9m for substantially improved safety features, realigned cycle lanes and upgrades to the shopping area. Kevin Stent/Stuff A range of options to upgrade the Island Bay cycleway were presented to councillors on Tuesday. The cycleway’s layout, which places riders between the footpath and parked cars, has proved controversial. ....
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Status upgrade for Wellington Council mana whenua reps 09 Apr 2021 12:12 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x2fda328) Wellington City councillors have overcome resistance from mayor Andy Foster and voted 8-6 in favour of giving mana whenua representatives a vote on its committees. Representatives from Taranaki Whānui and Ngati Toa Rangatira have served on the Strategy and Policy Committee and the Annual / Long Term Plan Committee without pay and with no voting rights. Councillor Jill Day says that will now be remedied, and mana whenua representatives will serve on most other committees as well from July. She says while all councillors supported paying the representatives, the mayor and five others took the view it was against democratic principles to give a vote to unelected members. ....