Wellington bus trips would be 10 to 15 minutes quicker under a plan to revamp bus routes that Green Party candidates have just published.
Greens standing for Wellington City and regional councils want to speed up buses along the Golden Mile, create a new bus-priority route along the harbour quays and give buses on route 2 (Miramar to city) a faster route with traffic light priority and longer, high capacity buses. \
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“Basically it’s about painting a green lane and taking some car parks out to create these time improvements and efficiencies for our public transport network,” said Greater Wellington Regional councillor Yadana Saw. \
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The Golden Mile would reach capacity within the next year, which would mean buses “stacking up” at bus stops, significantly delaying travel times, she said.
She warned that the city was facing “imminent and serious consequences” to the public transport system, if the change were not brought in.
