Wadestown bike network survey

By Frank Neill

Wellington City Council is considering making changes in Wadestown to link it to the citywide bike network.

The council wants to hear the views of Wadestown people on the plan, and has set up a survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ wadestownnow.

The Wadestown Residents Association encourages residents to both fill out the survey and provide the council with comments, the association’s acting chair Greg Hyland says.

It is not for the association to take a position on the council’s plan.

However “we have reservations about the suitability of it and the safety of the route,” Mr Hyland says.

The aim of the project is to make it easier for more people to bike or scoot between Wadestown and Wellington city, the council says.

The council is looking at delivering the project in two parts.

The first part will be connections from Tinakori Road via Park Street and Grant Road and up Wadestown Road to the intersection of Pitt Street. These improvements would be made in early 2024, the council says.

In the second part the council is looking at continuing the bike network along Wadestown Road past the shops and down Blackbridge Road to Churchill Drive. Those improvements would be made in the second half of 2024.

“This route will connect to the improvements under way in Thorndon and to Ngaio and Wilton in the future,” the council says.

“As part of helping us understand the local context, we are keen to learn about how you and your wh nau use and experience this area.

“Your feedback will help us to get the designs right and evaluate the changes.

“We’ll also be gathering data about numbers of people on bikes, scooters and buses,” the council says.