Generation Zero Unveils Its “Fast Forward” Transport Plan For Wellington

The Save the Basin Campaign was formed to oppose the building of a flyover at the Basin Reserve. We’ve chosen not to support any particular alternative proposal, but we believe that Wellington deserves a modern, effective, sustainable transport system, and so we are always pleased to see such alternatives being put forward.

That’s why we’re pleased to see that young people’s climate action group Generation Zero has launched its Fast Forward transport plan for Wellington, which advocates light rail for Wellington and also includes features such as a comprehensive, Copenhagen-style cycleway network and a car-sharing scheme. It’s well worth checking out!

Generation Zero also reminds us that the deadline for submissions on Wellington Public Transport Spine Study is Monday 30 September. You can use Generation Zero’s form or the official Regional Council form to submit.

Generation Zero represent a generation of young people for whom car use and ownership is not longer the default mode. The Government and NZTA aren’t yet listening to that generation. It’s high time they did.

Results updated: Local body election candidates state their positions on the proposed flyover

Save the Basin sent the following question to all candidates standing for positions on Wellington City Council, Makara-Ohariu Community Board, Tawa Community Board, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Capital and Coast District Health Board.

“Do you support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve”

The question was sent by email on Thursday 12 September and candidates were given until 5pm on Wednesday 18 September to submit their answer. Candidates who did not respond by this deadline were then given a further opportunity to respond, and the results have now been updated with these responses.

The question was worded to be a yes / no answer and the email stated that this was the format in which candidates were required to answer. For those candidates that did not answer yes / no, they were offered another opportunity to do so. For those candidates that did not feel they could answer the question in this way (after having been given another opportunity to do so), they were advised that they would be noted as having not answered the question.

Here are the results, broken down by ward / board / council.

Wellington Mayoral Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Celia Wade-Brown, Jack Yan.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Rob Goulden (note that although Mr Goulden responded “No” to our survey, he has since changed his mind to ‘Yes’ he does support the flyover as published in the Dominion Post on 2/10/13) John Morrison, Nicola Young.

Did not answer the question: Karunanidhi Muthu.

Lambton Ward Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Milton Hollard, Iona Pannett, Mark Peck, Steve Preston, Mark Wilson, John Woolf.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Rex Nicholls, Nicola Young.

Did not answer the question: Michael Appleby, John Dow, Jennifer Steven.

Eastern Ward Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Rob Goulden, Va’ai Va’a Potoi.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: John Coleman, Peter Kennedy.

Did not answer the question: Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Sarah Free, Leonie Gill, Graham McCready, Simon Marsh, Karunanidhi Muthu.

Southern Ward Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Paul Eagle, David Lee, Will Moore, Bryan Pepperell, Brent Pierson.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: No candidates.

Did not answer the question: Don McDonald, Ginette McDonald.

Onslow-Western Ward Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Malcolm Aitken, Sridhar Ekambaram, Hayley Robinson, Martin Wilson.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Jo Coughlan.

Did not answer the question: Dan Coffey, Andy Foster, Gill Holmes, Phil Howison, Arie Ketel, Emma MacRae, Simon Woolf.

Northern Ward Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Peter Gilberd, Justin Lester, Helene Ritchie.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: No candidates.

Did not answer the question: Reagan Cutting, Malcolm Sparrow, Jacob Toner.

Makara-Ohariu Community Board Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: No candidates.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: No candidates.

Did not answer the question: Murray Burden, Christine Grace, Judy Liddell, Wayne Rudd, Margie Scotts, Hamish Todd.

Tawa Community Board Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: No candidates.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Richard Herbert.

Did not answer the question: Sally Dunbar, Graeme Hansen, Margaret Lucas, Jack Marshall, Alistair Sutton, Robert Tredger.

Greater Wellington Regional Council Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Paul Bruce, David Ogden, Sue Kedgley, Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati, Daran Ponter.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Barbara Donaldson, Ken Laban, Chris Turver, Fran Wilde.

Did not answer the question: Jenny Brash, Nigel Wilson, Mike Fleming, Chris Laidlaw, Judith Aitken, Sandra Greig, John Terris, Prue Lamason, Paul Swain, Gary McPhee, Andrew Stewart, John Dalziell.

Capital and Coast District Health Board Candidates

NO I do not support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Camilia Chin, Sue Kedgley, Helene Ritchie, Tony Simpson.

YES I do support the construction of a flyover at the Basin Reserve: Nick Leggett.

Did not answer the question: Judith Aitken, Grant Brookes, Marianne Bishop, David Carter, David Choat, Allie Crombie, Sally Dunbar, Russell Franklin, John Hayes, Virginia Hope, Keith Johnson, Chris Laidlaw, Chris Lipscombe, Ian Murphy, Kiri Rikihana, David Talbot, Megan Williams, Nigel Wilson.

Last Day To Submit On Proposed Basin Flyover – And What To Do If Your Submission Isn’t Acknowledged

STOP PRESS: Submissions have just closed – and we’ve had one submitter who submitted by email contact us to say that they haven’t received any response to their submission. We suggest that, if you don’t get a reply to your submission, you send a followup email to basinbridge@epa.govt.nz asking whether your submission has been received, and cc it to the Friend of the Submitter, Mark St Clair, m.stclair@hyc.co.nz

Your submission should be acknowledged! If you haven’t had a satsifactory response to your followup enquiry after a couple of working days, please contact stoptheflyover@gmail.com with “Submission Not Acknowledged” in the subject line, and we’ll follow this up for you.

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This is it, folks: submissions on the proposed Basin Reserve flyover (“Basin Bridge”) close today at 5pm. Don’t leave it until the very last minute to submit.

The online submission form is on this page: http://www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/Basin_Bridge/Pages/Basin_Bridge.aspx

Remember that it times out after an hour.

Save the Basin’s Submission Guide is here: http://savethebasin.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/24/submission-guide-proposed-basin-bridge-flyover/

And please remember to:

  • Submit
  • Cover all the topic areas you have concerns about in your submission. If you don’t mention it now, you can’t add it in later
  • Ask to appear in front of the hearing
  • Ask to appear separately, not jointly
  • Ask your friends and family members to submit
  • Submit well before the deadline of 5pm.

Good luck, and many thanks to all those who have already submitted!