A safe, healthy, sustainable transport system
Wellingtonians love their city. It’s relatively compact and a great place to live. With all the benefits of city life as well as the sea, hills, bush and birds. It scores well worldwide for quality of life.
To make living here even better, we’re changing to a more sustainable transport system.
Our goal is to be a city where it’s easy for people of all ages and abilities to choose low or zero carbon transport options. Where kids can get themselves to school in ways that are great for their health and the environment. Where people can easily choose to live without a car if they want, and where our suburban streets are quiet, safe places.
Creating a citywide network of connected bike and scooter routes in tandem with walking improvements and big public transport changes will make that possible.
This is an ambitious plan. We must act swiftly to change how we move around to reduce the city’s carbon emissions and have a comprehensive network in place by 2031. To help us get there, we’ll be making interim improvements where we can, using lower-cost materials and involving local communities.
See how we're progressing
Our December 2023 bike network plan progress report provides:
- an overview of the programme approach
- programme progress through to December 2023
- an overview of engagement
- a case study of the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā to city route
- benefits
- themes from the journey so far.
More about the network plan
The network map shows where changes will happen. These are primarily the main routes that people use now to move between suburbs.
The map includes the changes that were approved in response to community feedback. Details about what we heard and the changes that were made as a result are in the responses to submissions report.
View the plan details
See what the kids said
Over 300 kids shared their thoughts on riding bikes in Wellington.