Wadestown submissions close soon

By Frank Neill

Wadestown residents are being encouraged to make submissions on two of Wellington City Council’s Wadestown Connections plans.

The Wadestown Residents Association will not be providing the council with a fixed view on its proposals because there are so many different views about it, the association’s acting chair, Greg Hyland told the “Independent Herald”.

It is, therefore, important that people in the community make submissions on the plans.

One plan covers Churchill Drive, Wilton and Crofton Downs. It provides for a cycleway and no stopping at all times areas.

The second plan covers Park Street, Grant Road and Wadestown Road. It provides for a proposed cycle lane and parking changes.

Submissions on these plans close at 5pm on Sunday 27 August.

People can make submissions by filling out an online submission form at letstalk. wellington.govt.nz, emailing the council at trfeedback@wcc.govt.nz, or download a printable submission form to fill out. There are quite a few changes that the proposals would implement, including the removal or reclassification of a number of car parks.

The full detail on the proposals can be found at the council proposal web page, but in summary they include: installing a cycle lane along Park Street and Grant Road leading to Wadestown Road; installing a cycle lane on the western (uphill) side of Wadestown Road between Grant Road and Moorehouse Street; removing car parks on the western (uphill) side of Wadestown Road between Grant Road and Orchard Street; creating no stopping at all times (yellow lines) to improve sight lines around intersections at the intersections between Wadestown Road and Orchard, Moorhouse and Sefton Streets; installing a footpath across the grassy verge between Orchard and Sefton Streets; and installing two raised pedestrian crossings in Wadestown village shops to make the crossing safer. Ultimately the Wadestown Residents’ Association is looking for a good solution for the safety of everyone, Greg says. Submissions are due to close soon, however the association planned to seek an extension of time. awaka by 49%.

“One of the things that we noted and passed onto the city council is that most people aren’t aware that [the Wadestown Connections plan] is going ahead,” Greg says.

The only dip in that time is the tauhou/silvereye which has declined by 9%, likely due to their new living arrangements, Henk says.

“One factor is that they are being displaced by t which are generally more territorial.

“Secondly, they have a wider range of habitats they use like gardens, and all our stations are focussed in and around our forests.”

Ruru/morepork numbers are still a bit of a mystery as they are harder to monitor given their nocturnal activities, so plans for volunteers to carry out night-time surveys are on the agenda for the coming year.

“Events like the Great Kere Count, Bird of the Year and iNaturalist Citizen Scientists contribute to the city’s interest and pride in native bird preservation, so we’re looking at options to leverage off those and organise a citizen science project to map the distribution of ruru in Wellington City,” Henk says.