Te Takere | Regulatory Processes Committee gave the go-ahead for improvements on Bunny Street outside Wellington Railway Station, and a revised package of transport and pedestrian upgrades up to Brooklyn.
On Bunny Street, approved changes include a raised pedestrian platform, slowing all road users and creating a clearer crossing area where people flow to and from the station every day, and a new two-way bike lane linking Te Ara Tupua and Thorndon Quay with the waterfront. In response to public feedback, the approved pedestrian platform will be wider to better accommodate the flow of pedestrians.
The decision follows public consultation on proposed upgrades, which received 785 submissions. Sixty percent supported the proposed changes, with people welcoming greater pedestrian priority outside the transport hub, better cycling connections and improved safety for all road users.
Consultation about the Brooklyn Connections project received 669 submissions, with 59 percent strongly supporting or supporting the proposal. The approved package of changes includes a permanent uphill bike lane on Brooklyn Road, and targeted improvements for pedestrians and bus users at the bus stops on Brooklyn Road.
In response to community feedback, Councillors agreed to retain up to eight car parks on the east side of Ōhiro Road, one bus stop will remain in its current location, and another will be removed.
Councillors agreed to retain up to 20 parking spaces on the west side of Ōhiro Road, between Todman Street and Brooklyn Road. They also requested further work on an alternative approach that would introduce a weekday morning clearway (7am-9am) on the city-bound side of Ōhiro Road, rather than a cycleway, with any proposed changes subject to future public consultation through the traffic resolution process.
The community will also be consulted on extending the 30km/h speed limit on Ōhiro Road, to the north of Tanera Crescent.
Construction on both Bunny Street and in Brooklyn is expected to start in early 2027.
Updates on both projects will be available on the Council’s Bunny Street Connection and Brooklyn Connections project pages.