Request for the proposed Moorefield Road Bus Interchange and supporting consultation

Tony Randle made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council

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From: Tony Randle

Dear Wellington City Council,

The WCC recently provided a copy of the 2016 Johnsonville Mall Resource Consent Application (Refer: https://fyi.org.nz/request/4668-request-...).

The Resource Consent Application from Stride includes an apparently agreed plan between the applicant and the WCC to relocate the main Johnsonville bus Interchange onto Moorefield Road. This is specifically referenced in a number of sections of the application including:
"The current bus services with stops located on JSC land adjacent to the rail station and routes which run via the carpark are a historical and "good-will" situation between WCC and JSC. Relocation of the bus services off-site is seen as desirable by both WCC and JSC and provision for 2 stops totalling 30m length needs to be allowed for on Moorefield Rd." - RC Application Appendix 2
“The existing bus routes through the site and the associated bus stops will be relocated onto Moorefield Road in a manner consistent with WCC’s planned coordination between bus, rail and pedestrian provisions at this Moorefield Road location. Consultation has been undertaken with WCC regarding the bus stop relocation, and the new dual stops on either side of Moorefield Road shown in the application reflect the agreed positions.”
– Appendix 9 Traffic Assessment Section 4

The WCC plan to relocate the Johnsonville Bus Interchange to the busy and exposed Moorefield Road location is a surprise to the Johnsonville Community Association.
1) Can we please have a copy of information held by the WCC about the current and future bus patronage and bus service capacity of the Johnsonville Bus Interchange ?

2) Can we please have a copy of the WCC decision to support moving the Johnsonville Bus Interchange from its current location to Moorefield Road ?

3) Can we please have a copy of all designs, plans (including timeframes) and reports for the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

4) Can we please have a copy of any cost estimates for building the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

5) Can we please have a copy of any shelter and/or wind assessment reports for the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

6) Can we please have a copy of any bus capacity analysis, modelling or other transport assessment that supports the plan for the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road having just "2 stops totalling 30m length" will support current and future bus stop capacity requirements for the Johnsonville Bus Interchange ?

7) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations and all correspondence between the WCC and the Greater Wellington Regional Council related to the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

8) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations and all correspondence between the WCC and bus operator(s) related to the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

9) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations and all correspondence between the WCC and Johnsonville Mall developer Stride related to the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

10) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations and all correspondence between the WCC and any other party related to the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?

If this information is held in electronic form, we would prefer it was provided in its complete and original electronic format. We would also prefer that all correspondence on this request be via the FYI web site.

Yours faithfully,

Tony Randle
Transport Spokesperson
Johnsonville Community Association

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Wellington City Council

Thank you for your email, sent to the Issues Resolution Office at Wellington City Council.

This email address is monitored daily. Your email will be assessed and actioned in due course.

We appreciate your patience.

Wellington City Council Issues Resolution Office.

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From: Chris Brown
Wellington City Council

Hello Tony,

Thank you for your request.

I have asked that information held be compiled and I will respond to you further as I am able to.

Kind regards

Chris
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From: Chris Brown
Wellington City Council

Hello Tony,

I have spoken with Stephen Harte, Council's Implement Manager for Network Improvements, about your request as it sits in his area.

He has suggested that I ask if you would be prepared to come in to the Council and meet with him to discuss your request and the information that the Council holds.

If this is acceptable, could you please contact me through my email, below, with dates and times that you would be available and I will set up a meeting.

Kind regards

Chris
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Tony Randle left an annotation ()

As suggested, have arranged a meeting with WCC Officer on Friday to discuss information request.

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From: Chris Brown
Wellington City Council

Hello Tony,

Just to confirm, further to our email conversation to set it up, you are meeting with Stephen Harte today, just after 11am, at the Council offices.

Stephen will be able to provide information required, following that meeting.

Kind regards

Chris
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Tony Randle left an annotation ()

Met with the WCC as suggested on Friday 14th along with one of our local WCC Councillors.

The WCC Transport Planner outlined the background to the work to date on the proposed relocated Johnsonville Bus Interchange. He confirmed there are meetings, documents and plans on the proposed relocated Johnsonville Bus. He also confirmed there is correspondence /meetings on this issue have occurred with, for example, the Greater Wellington Regional Council. He also confirmed that other parties that will be affected by this relocation have yet to be consulted.

It was confirmed with the WCC Officer that we still want the requested information provided. There was no specific refinement or expansion of the scope of the information request agreed at the meeting.

Now waiting for the requested information to be provided by the WCC via the FYI web site as agreed the meeting.

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From: Tony Randle

Dear Chris Brown,

Over a month has gone by since the reassurance that information was to be provided and there is still no substantive response from Steve or any other part of the WCC.

Can you please provide an update on when a substantive response to this information request can be expected to be provided ?

Yours sincerely,

Tony Randle

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From: Chris Brown
Wellington City Council

Hello Tony,

I will hopefully be able to provide you with a final timeframe for the information this week, once I have been able to talk with Stephen Harte again

Kind regards

Chris
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Hello Tony,
 
Thank you for your patience with this.
 
Please find the Council response, put together by Stephen Harte after your
meeting, as follows:
 
1) Can we please have a copy of information held by the WCC about the
current and future bus patronage and bus service capacity of the
Johnsonville Bus Interchange ?
 
1. We do not hold this information. This may be obtained from GWRC.
 
2) Can we please have a copy of the WCC decision to support moving the
Johnsonville Bus Interchange from its current location to Moorefield Road
?
 
3) Can we please have a copy of all designs, plans (including timeframes)
and reports for the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
2. and 3. The GWRC has requested WCC to make improvements to the road
network around Johnsonville for some time. These requests have been made
to enable more flexibility for routing buses around and through
Johnsonville to meet on going demand for better services. In the design
work for the recent roading improvements around Johnsonville consideration
was given to bus operations around the Johnsonville Triangle.  GWRC was
asked for their views on basing all bus activities on street. This
consideration was also conveyed in meetings I held with you and in notes
from our meeting with the JCA as part of the developing the roading plans
in early 2014 . This was to ensure our design work didn't close off any
future options albeit any future options would be greatly influenced by
the development of the Mall as much as operational philosophy. The
response from GWRC is  attached for your information. 
 
No single decision has been taken to exit bus operations from the Mall but
all recent  discussions with GWRC and Stride (Mall Developers) have been
on the basis that a street based bus operation best fits the ongoing needs
of bus services in the area and recognises the constraints of the present
operation across Mall land. There are ongoing discussions as to how this
will best work on the street with consideration of both Moorefield Road
and Johnsonville Road for stop locations.
 
Please see various emails on options and a survey carried out by GWRC on
customer preference to stops on Johnsonville Road versus Moorefield Road.
A summary of results from this survey is included  but if you require the
full report this would need to be obtained from GWRC.
 
In the intervening period the Roading Improvement works in Johnsonville
were carried out and no further work was initiated on bus operations until
Council reveal plans for a new library site on Moorefield Road. As a
consequence of this GWRC were again asked for their plans for bus
operations. These were sent through on an email to Geoff Swainson and
Steve Spence in January 2016, see attached.   Together with this
information and planning for the library the attached series of plans for
bus operations on Moorefield Road were developed. (CE - K231 to CE- K234).
These were shared with GWRC and responded to by GWRC in an exchange of
emails through April.
 
At the same time Stride were starting to talk with both Councils about
their plans for a new development. Our discussions with Stride centred
around bus operations moving out of the Mall onto the street. In moving to
a street based bus operation we asked Stride to consider a full time
pedestrian link between Johnsonville and Moorefield roads to link
potential bus operations on both roads and the rail head; provide good
quality bus waiting facilities on Moorefield Road; and to accommodate
commuter parking. Attached are a number of emails covering negotiations
with Stride on these points. As some of the points of negotiation are
commercially sensitive the LEA referred to has not been included in the
information provided.
 
The latest roading layout plan referred to in the emails is CE-K234 Rev D.
This can be read in conjunction with Stride's plan A-RC3-0005 Rev B and
A-RC3-0008 Rev B which show the provision of a waiting shelter as part of
the Mall development. These plans plus photo montages of the Mall
development were provided to you at our meeting on 14 October 2016.
 
4) Can we please have a copy of any cost estimates for building the
proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
5) Can we please have a copy of any shelter and/or wind assessment reports
for the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
4. and 5. We do not have information on these
 
6) Can we please have a copy of any bus capacity analysis, modelling or
other transport assessment that supports the plan for the proposed new Bus
Interchange on Moorefield Road having just "2 stops totalling 30m length"
will support current and future bus stop capacity requirements for the
Johnsonville Bus Interchange ?
 
6. Information available is covered by 2. and 3. above. A Traffic
assessment is contained within Stride's resource consent application. The
current Council plan shows capacity for three North bound stops and for
six South bound stops. The configuration of which is yet to be agreed with
GWRC. The rational for current and future demand for space would need to
be  obtained from GWRC.
 
7) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations
and all correspondence between the WCC and the Greater Wellington Regional
Council related to the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
7. Information attached.
 
8) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations
and all correspondence between the WCC and bus operator(s) related to the
proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
8. No information exists.
 
9) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations
and all correspondence between the WCC and Johnsonville Mall developer
Stride related to the proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
9. Information attached.
 
10) Can we please have a copy of all meeting agendas/notes/presentations
and all correspondence between the WCC and any other party related to the
proposed new Bus Interchange on Moorefield Road ?
 
10. No information exists.
 
I have attached the documents referred to by Mr Harte, in response to
questions 2,3,7&9, to this email and to follow-up emails, due to
attachment size
 
Please contact me if I can be of further assistance.
 
Kind regards
 
Chris

Chris Brown | Issues Resolution Officer | Governance and Assurance |
Wellington City Council
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named in this message. Please note that if you are not the intended
recipient you are not authorised to use, copy or distribute the email or
any information contained in it. If you have received this email in error,
please advise the sender immediately and destroy the original message and
any attachments.

 
 
 
 
 

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