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I would like to see the facts and figures about usage for all the bike lanes installed everywhere and the cost per journey.
They are all empty and you never see info about any increase in usage…
In 10 years time we will look back at the billions spent on bike lanes as economic self sabotage.
come on marv - your article (link below), a taxpayers union release that has basically made shit up to suit it's own agenda.
Inside that article is a link to the post article, which has a breakdown of all costs.
It's disingenuous and frankly bollocks to say the least to spin this entire thing as a bike rack. It's right wing bullshit typical of the taxpayers union.
Diane Calvert is clearly right leaning too. This is a complete beat up feeding into middle class conservative bias culture war crap quite frankly
WCC spends over $560,000 to install bike rack outside its offices
The Wellington City Council has spent $563,000 to install a bike rack opposite its offices on the Terrace. The bike rack has space for 24 bikes. This comes only weeks after an $84,000 bike rack was...
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Utter bullshit. Have a good day mate, the sun's shining, stay out the car and get some exercise.
dude, there’s essentially a fucking receipt in the article from the wellington city council!come on marv - your article (link below), a taxpayers union release that has basically made shit up to suit it's own agenda.
Inside that article is a link to the post article, which has a breakdown of all costs.
It's disingenuous and frankly bollocks to say the least to spin this entire thing as a bike rack. It's right wing bullshit typical of the taxpayers union.
Diane Calvert is clearly right leaning too. This is a complete beat up feeding into middle class conservative bias culture war crap quite frankly
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WCC spends over $560,000 to install bike rack outside its offices
The Wellington City Council has spent $563,000 to install a bike rack opposite its offices on the Terrace. The bike rack has space for 24 bikes. This comes only weeks after an $84,000 bike rack was...
Shelling out: the costs
All told, the project cost $562,942.| Supplier | Madsen & Green Contracting Ltd - construction |
|---|---|
| Spent by June 2024 | $307,453 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $307,453 |
| Supplier | ARA Shelters - Design and Supply |
| Spent by June 2024 | $85,000 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $85,000 |
| Supplier | WSP - Civil Design and Construction Monitoring |
| Spent by June 2024 | $36,933 |
| Forecast | $2,950 |
| Total | $39,883 |
| Supplier | Internal Labour |
| Spent by June 2024 | $34,370 |
| Forecast | $3,296 |
| Total | $37,666 |
| Supplier | Wellington Electricity (Downer Contractor) |
| Spent by June 2024 | $27,639 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $27,639 |
| Supplier | Tilley Group - Bike racks |
| Spent by June 2024 | $26,000 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $26,000 |
| Supplier | Red Wolf Security - CCTV Cameras supply |
| Spent by June 2024 | $19,700 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $19,700 |
| Supplier | Red Wolf Security - CCTV Cameras install |
| Spent by June 2024 | |
| Forecast | $10,000 |
| Total | $10,000 |
| Supplier | Stephenson & Turner - lighting assessment, supply |
| Spent by June 2024 | $6,240 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $6,240 |
| Supplier | Tilley Group - Rubbish bin |
| Spent by June 2024 | |
| Forecast | $2,440 |
| Total | $2,440 |
| Supplier | WCC TA - Building Consent Exemption Fee |
| Spent by June 2024 | $921 |
| Forecast | |
| Total | $921 |
PLEASE explain to me how $21,615 of tax payer money per bike park is anything other than reckless spending.
i’ve been out in the sun all day, they say you can’t beat wellington on a good day.
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Where is the facts and figure about cycling to back up your well structure argument?
Having lunch atm but walked 6km today according to my phone app and average over 10 per day. Thanks for caring
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Hahahaha not @MaybeTop8 forgetting what hes posted, getting quoted and then arguing against his own source 
Must be that pesky neoliberalism again
Must be that pesky neoliberalism again
Ha ha no. Just the right reinforcement of taxpayers union bullshit again.Hahahaha not @MaybeTop8 forgetting what hes posted, getting quoted and then arguing against his own source
Must be that pesky neoliberalism again
This is so funny the discussion on the bike rakes.... one poster arguing his article is more accurate because it has a breakdown that shows that it cost $23,458:33 per rake and the other saying his article which says the cost of $23,458:33 is more accurate. Sorry to break it to you guys but the difference between the articles is only $2:41 to provide each rake (including two motorbike parks and a laneway which was only necessary because the bike rakes were installed). Don't really think the difference in each article is worth of the attention you're giving it. No matter which article you read, for a council in such financial strive and putting up rates by 20%, it's not a good look spending this much money on 24 bike rakes, two motorcycle parks and a 32m lane way when, only 50m away were unused bicycle rakes.
But, even more ironic is @MaybeTop8 getting worked up about an article not being providing enough information when last week he was attacking posters on here questioning why an article wasn't balanced because it didn't provide enough information. Posters bias shining through again!!!
But, even more ironic is @MaybeTop8 getting worked up about an article not being providing enough information when last week he was attacking posters on here questioning why an article wasn't balanced because it didn't provide enough information. Posters bias shining through again!!!
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that was my point exactly.
the cost of them is obscene.
and they are entirely unnecessary.
the cost breakdown is from council itself.
As a Wellingtonian the mere mention of bikes is enough to cause at least 50% of the people in the immediate vicinity to spontaneously combust 
bike lanes, bike racks, lycra clad bike riders hogging the road, it's hilarious seeing Stuff and facebook page comments devolve into full unbridled rage everytime hah!
I am on the side of bike lanes/racks etc would be a good idea if executed correctly, and that the way Wellington City Council have done it over the years hasn't felt particularly correct.
bike lanes, bike racks, lycra clad bike riders hogging the road, it's hilarious seeing Stuff and facebook page comments devolve into full unbridled rage everytime hah!I am on the side of bike lanes/racks etc would be a good idea if executed correctly, and that the way Wellington City Council have done it over the years hasn't felt particularly correct.
Dangerous attack ground boys, we all know bicycles are the preferred mode of transport for the far left.
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too many of them are terrible.As a Wellingtonian the mere mention of bikes is enough to cause at least 50% of the people in the immediate vicinity to spontaneously combust
I am on the side of bike lanes/racks etc would be a good idea if executed correctly, and that the way Wellington City Council have done it over the years hasn't felt particularly correct.
the new shared path from
petone to the city will be epic though.
eastbourne to petone being done now too.
The foreshore one in New Plymouth has been done brilliantly and over time has extended further and further around the coast as time goes on. Feels like a small Wellington at times with its brilliant artistic scene, but better
Yeah, I lived in Island Bay for a couple of years and regularly used my bike at the time (sans lycra ), and absolutely hated the Island Bay cycleway which just felt plain weird the way it veered in and out with parked cars sometimes on your left, sometimes on your right.
Gotta wonder how councillors brains tick sometimes.
), and absolutely hated the Island Bay cycleway which just felt plain weird the way it veered in and out with parked cars sometimes on your left, sometimes on your right.Gotta wonder how councillors brains tick sometimes.
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oh, you’re from there? i used to go to new plymouth all the time. i really dig it. great hospo scene too.
my friend brent runs the tattoo festival among other things.
Yeah that’s home, though I don’t live there. We’ve talked about it before, both knowing mean gene in the tattoo scene
ah, that’s right!
small world man.
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We had a great social club called dirtbags tattoo club about 15 years ago. Great guy
hahaha awesome!
there was some rappers that called themselves dirtbag district too, any relation? louie knuxx, fact, etc?
