The subject of Manners Mall has not yet, it seems, gone away. The Council is still to hear oral submissions on Manners Mall, and one strong anti-abolition-of-Mall campaigner, Maria van der Meel, feels so strongly about it that she has set up a competition for Wellingtonians on that universal medium: Facebook.
Sign the WCC petition
Join the Facebook group
“Save Manners Mall”
The City is Ours has announced it is running a design competition for the Manners Mall Open Space starting on the 1st of September 2009 on Facebook. The design must have a feature and reflect the heart of the City where…
read the full entryIf you have read the Dominion Post article on Manners, you will know that the plans to un-mall Manners Mall have just been passed.
If you have read the Dominion Post article, you will also not know the full story. Whether due to the breaking nature of the announcement, or somewhat slanted journalistic intent, the dom doesn’t make mention of the news that the lower end of Cuba St down to Wakefield will be redeveloped as a pedestrian-oriented public space.
If done properly, this seems like it would alleviate any of the harms that adding buses to Manners will create. The streetscape of…
read the full entrySo I was thinking to myself, as you do on a fine summer’s day like today: what is it that makes Cuba St so special, whereas Manners Mall just doesn’t cut the mustard?
Is it the paving? Grey bricks just aren’t as warm and friendly as the orange hues of Cuba. Is it the architecture? Cuba’s sure is older, while Manners is newer: but is that all there is?
Is it the people? Surely not – its often the same people in both spaces.
Is it the shops? It’s noticeable that the fast food barns congregate on the corners of…
read the full entryAs you’ve probably noticed, the WCC is canvassing for opinions on the proposed change to the bus route through Manners Mall.
We’re a bit surprised how little public dialogue there has been so far on the proposal – and so we thought we’d open up a place for your informal dialogue and discussion to go. The picture above is of Manners Mall, taken on the corner of Cuba, just a few days after mid-winter. Its a little after lunchtime, and so the afternoon sun is streaming into the mall, keeping those pedestrians happy. Seems like a nice place to walk,…
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