Greater Wellington Regional Council is working on making Baring Head a scenic reserve. This is great news, since Baring Head could potentially be the eastern gateway to the Great Harbour Way/ Te Aranui o Pōneke. If access along the shore between Baring Head and Pencarrow can be negotiated, you could start or finish the GHW…
GHW convener Allan Brown talked to Rotary this week, summing up the arguments for including the upgraded Ngauranga – Petone cycle path in the Hutt Corridor Plan, and bringing its implementation forward from 2012-15, to 2011-12. It’s worth noting that NZTA have determined that this project has the unusually high rate of return of 3…
Part of the Hutt Corridor Plan (don’t forget to get your submission in by 15 June) is an improved cycling and walking path from the Petone foreshore to Horokiwi, connecting with an improved cycle path to Ngauranga. This would be an exciting development, making for comfortable cycling and walking all the way around the harbour….
Leading up to the submissions on the Hutt Corridor Plan, we thought we’d raise awareness of the issues with the Petone-Ngauranga “gap” in the Great Harbour Way/ Te Aranui o Pōneke. Every day several hundred cyclists (and a few motorists) pass the Tui Billboard on the SH2 road. A great opportunity to raise awareness of…
“The Gap” is the section of the Great Harbour Way/ Te Aranui o Pōneke between Ngauranga and Petone where cyclists and walkers are forced to use the expressway shoulder. An opportunity to fix the gap is coming up in the Greater Wellington Regional Council’s review of the Draft Hutt Corridor Plan, which includes provision for…