Before we can answer the question: \u201cWhat sort of transport system do we want in Wellington city\/region?\u201d, we must first ask: \u201cWhat sort of city\/region do we want to live in?\u201d. My answer would be a city\/region that is liveable; fair, safe and healthy; a place of opportunity; green; low carbon; well-connected; beautiful; vibrant and culturally rich. Changing the way we travel will bring this closer. \\
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\nWellington has an urban transport structure formed in the 1960s, when the \u2018car was king\u2019. Today, we see cities differently. [Jan Gehl\u2019s Danish architectural firm recently presented a repor](https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/dominion-post\/news\/wellington\/128018250\/new-report-for-lets-get-wellington-moving-urges-capital-to-ditch-traffic-plant-trees)t for Let\u2019s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM)*.* His work Cities for People envisaged cities less dominated by cars: \u201cA city\u2019s public domain \u2013 its streets, squares and parks \u2013 is the stage for people to meet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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