From:
Arina Lala
To:
Arina Lala
Subject:
Fwd: A Vision for a New Green Frame for Te Aro - Let’s be bold and visionary
Date:
Monday, 25 November 2024 2:59:07 PM
From: s 9(2)(a)
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Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11:03 AM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[email address]>; Simeon Brown (MIN)
<[email address]>; Christopher Bishop (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Fwd: A Vision for a New Green Frame for Te Aro - Let’s be bold and visionary
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Kia ora koutou,
When the NZTA Board considers Wellington tunnel options and potential improvements around
the Basin I hope it will consider revisiting the cut/cover trench option (see my email from
December last year).
Whilst more disruptive during construction than the Terrace>Kilbirnie long tunnel option, it will
achieve comparable timesaving as well as urban amenity benefits at considerably less cost.
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Let's leave a legacy for Wellington.
Ngā mihi,
s 9(2)(a)
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From: s 9(2)(a)
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 at 12:03
Subject: A Vision for a New Green Frame for Te Aro - Let’s be bold and visionary
To: <[email address]>, <[email address]>, <[email address]>
Kia ora Nicola, Chris and Simeon,
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I am convinced that the demise of Lets Get Welly Moving and recent announcements of a
new Mt Vic tunnel and enhancements to the Basin Reserve create a window of opportunity
to build something truly exceptional that will benefit Wellingtonians for generations to
come.
In short, I think the Government should revisit the suboptimal existing innercity bypass
and relocate East-travelling SH1 traffic from Vivian St into a cut-cover trench in both
directions from the Terrace Tunnel exit, underneath Willis St, Victoria St, Cuba St,
Taranaki St and Pukeahu through to where it would connect with the proposed Basin
Reserve/Mt Vic tunnel development.
On top of this covered trench could be placed a landscaped park not too dissimilar from
these landmark international developments:
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Madrid Rio Park
San Francisco Presidio Tunnel Tops Park
Boston Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
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This would allow for the creation of a unique
urban green belt connecting Aro Valley, the
Cuba Precinct, Pukeahu, the Basin Reserve and Mt Victoria. This would, among other
things:
Simultaneously function as a frame for Te Aro, bringing coherency to the layout
of the city, and as a green corridor across the city for walkers, cyclists and
nature
Create a new space for community gatherings, recreation and markets, which
is sorely missing from this part of the city, particularly with the recent loss of
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the Sunday vegetable markets on Willis St to a property development
Remove through-traffic that carves up Te Aro, making Te Aro a destination only
for those who want to go there specifically, reducing the number of private
motor vehicles in the inner city and stimulating possibilities for active transport
Allow for reinvigoration of the street edge along Vivian St and allow for 30km
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speed limits and other traffic calming measures across Te Aro
Raise the potential for quality urban development along the edge of the new
green frame – buildings would open themselves out to the new green space
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rather than trying to distance themselves from the current Buckle St roadway,
as is currently the case
Be a fantastic complementary framing to Wellington’s world class waterfront
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LGWM did consider this option (Variant 1) but rejected it early on due to what I think was
short-sighted multicriteria analysis.
With this email I have hopefully sparked a desire to revisit this option.
The currently proposed developments are going to be hugely costly and disruptive in all
cases. It would be a huge shame if at the end of all this expenditure and disruption,
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Wellington does not have its optimal solution. I think the idea to achieve grade separation
by routing traffic around the west side of the Basin is ‘game-changing’ and it is this that
opens up the potential for the realignment of SH1. We should take this opportunity to
create something truly spectacular for Wellington. Yes, it will cost a significant amount of
money but over time I believe the economic, social and environmental benefits will be
there to reap.
The maxim, ‘build it once and build it right’ makes sense in this case, I believe.
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
Kind regards
s 9(2)(a)
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