At our November 2022 meeting, we had a presentation from Brad Singh, the WCC Manager of Transport and Infrastructure, about the work that his team is doing cleaning up landslides (slips) following our very wet winter. Given the extent of the landslides across the city at present, Brad advised that highest priority is being given to landslides that are impacting major traffic routes or pedestrian access on public land.

For those who have existing landslides that they are dealing with, the Council provide the following information:
https://wellington.govt.nz/parking-roads-and-transport/roads/road-works/slips.

We also asked if there was information available to property owners to prevent landslides in areas at risk or to manage small landslides that may not be at a level requiring Council or other intervention.

After further follow-up, we have been advised by Brad that the Council will work on comms that will provide more detailed information and options about this. We will keep you posted about this.

There have been a lot of comments circulating on social media since the concept designs for the Village upgrade were announced last week about the removal of parking spaces in Island Bay Village. To help clarify:

The Island Bay Village Public Space Upgrade project, run by Brennan Baxley and his team, relates to improvements/upgrades on the pavement area and includes things like benches, planting, features, way-finding and information displays.

The Traffic resolutions TR 98-22 and TR 178-22 relate to parking along the parade and are separate from the Island Bay Village upgrade, although of course intimately linked in terms of the bigger picture.

TR178-22 proposes to convert all angled parking spaces to parallel parking – on both the eastern and western sides of The Parade.

All angled parking on the western side of the town centre (between Avon and Medway Streets) are P60 time-restricted. The reduction in spaces is made up in Medway and Avon Streets by converting unrestricted parking spaces to time-restricted parking.

The angled parking on the eastern side (by Avon Street) currently has no time restriction. As part of TR178-22, these will be converted to parallel parking and a P60 time-restriction added to it.

The rest of the parallel parking spaces on the eastern side will be retained. However, there will be a change to the layout due to the new bike lane and bus stop improvements.

The Council’s Transport Projects website shows before and after concept plans which can help visualise the changes being proposed: Current vs new layout  |  The Parade – WCC Transport Projects

The Island Bay Village Upgrade full concept plans (which can be confirmed once TR 98 and 178 have been decided on the 14th) will be available to view on the 17th of December 10am-2pm at the community centre, or online.

The Regulatory Processes Committee will meet on Wednesday 14 December 2022 to consider the related traffic changes (TR98 and 178) for this area and to decide whether the project can proceed to detailed design and construction. Anyone can attend this meeting, however if you wish to speak you must register by 1200 on the 13th December (day prior).

If approved, construction work is expected to begin in about August next year. Work near Mersey Street is expected to happen in 2024.

You can provide feedback to WCC:

Urban Design: Public Space Design + Delivery Team
Email: psd.islandbay@wcc.govt.nz

For specific queries on the parking, traffic resolution and safety improvements on The Parade, contact the project email, theparade@wcc.govt.nz

The next session for viewing the concept designs, having an opportunity to chat with the team and to provide feedback on the designs will be on 17th December.

Full details to be confirmed but we will share as soon as we have them.

In your inbox now, or read it here: EMAIL update

Those in the Bay first and the full list of works follows:

Join us in celebrating Island Bay, Local Kai and the Holiday Season.

Facebook event details here

We’ll be setting up big beautiful potluck kai table and invite you to bring something to add to it if you wish. It could be your favourite festive treat, something you have grown in your māra or your favourite dish, what ever you wish to share.

We will have a table set to share and swap seeds, seedlings or crops, you are welcome to contribute anything to this table also and equally welcome to take home anything you wish to grow or cook.

We will also look at the garden beds at the community centre to see if we can grow some kai there, or brainstorm other areas in the community that might also work as a community growing space.

This event is designed to show case the mahi of Seeds to Feeds and how it can be used in community to share kai, celebrate kai and make new connections.

If you would like to add anything to this event, maybe music, face painting, games or more, please feel free to reach out to Sarah@seedstofeeds.nz.

We can’t wait to spend this time with you and look forward to meeting you, your whanau and anyone else who wishes to come along.

All Welcome.

Arohanui

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

Island Bay community Centre. Please register here:
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2022/island-bay-household-earthquake-planning/wellington

What does the Plan include?

The Plan covers a wide range of community facilities (almost 300 buildings) including:

• libraries
• swimming pools
• recreation centres
• community centres
• community spaces in city housing complexes
• public toilets
• other community facilities on Council land used by sports, recreation, arts, culture and community groups.

The Plan will also look at non-council facilities, such as schools, churches, marae and private community facilities as these often fulfil similar functions in some areas.

Have your say

WCC wants to hear from you to understand your use (and non-use) and views about community facilities. They have three surveys available for you to have your say:

1. Community facilities survey(External link)(External link) – provide feedback across all community facilities and your views on the benefits and suggestions for the future.

2. Specific community facility survey(External link) – provide feedback on a specific community facility you have used or are interested in. You can repeat this survey for as many facilities as you would like.

3. Public toilet survey(External link) – have your say on Wellington’s public toilets.

You can have your say as an individual or on behalf of an organisation like a facility user-group, club, resident association or stakeholder group.

Please complete the surveys by midnight Tuesday 29 November to help inform Wellington’s future community facility provision.

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7083535/Feedback-on-a-Community-Facility?fbclid=IwAR3WvMxkJ-nHYCJBev5tMzE-cY_kQBee2tm1zAVigBzSW5Wd6EYlW2jm2rc

Current engagements:

• Rethinking Waitangi Skate Park
• The Parade Traffic Resolutions
• Korimako Reserve Play area renewal
• Aro Valley Connection
• Ngaio Connection
• Wellington Community Facilities

Head here to tell WCC what you think: https://www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz/

Not strictly Island Bay, but does include Adelaide road from Berhampore to Dee Street roundabout

Wellingtonians have been very clear they want action on climate change, more housing choices, and a city where more people can get around in zero or low carbon ways.

Berhampore and Newtown are busy inner-city suburbs with a high density of people living here. The area is a key destination for many Wellingtonians – people looking for a great place to live close to the central city and Wellington Hospital’s campus, people working at hospitals and health services, visiting patients, or getting to appointments, commuting to work or university, visiting the vibrant town centres, and getting to parks, sportsgrounds, and Wellington Zoo.

What this project involves
We are starting plans to make changes to transport in the Berhampore to Newtown area and upgrade the Berhampore town centre. The areas we’re focused on include:

• Installing bus and bike improvements to complete the south coast to city route
• Setting up a parking plan for Newtown
• Upgrading the Berhampore town centre
• We’re working with technical experts and meeting with key stakeholders and businesses in this area to help inform the proposed changes.

As part of helping us understand the local context, we are keen to learn about how you and your whanau currently 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, and monitoring the parking situation.

Take our survey

For more information about the project, you can visit transportprojects.org.nz/berhampore-to-newtown

If you have any questions about this work, please email the team at newtownberhampore@wcc.govt.nz

Ngā mihi
City Design team
Wellington City Council
Phone 04 499 4444