Wellington City Council

Wadestown connections

New parking scheme, other parking changes, and bike/bus improvements

Making it easier for everyone to move around our growing city

Connecting the places where people want to go

Opening up our streets for people of all ages and abilities

Reducing our emissions from road transport

Wadestown connections

Part one of the Wadestown bike connection is complete. Part two - the proposed uphill bike lane on Blackbridge Road and part of Wadestown Road - will not go ahead for now. The routes between Wadestown and further out remain important links in the bike network. As demand increases and the key central city connections are completed, the proposal can be considered by Councillors in the future.

Parking scheme

The parking scheme will go ahead in Wadestown east from early 2025. In Wadestown west we will do further monitoring of the parking situation following the removal of parking to improve safe access on 15 side streets. The scheme could then be implemented in late 2025 unless the monitoring shows it should be installed earlier or not at all. 

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A city fit for the future

Wadestown is a city fringe suburb on steep hills. It’s mainly residential with shops and businesses in the village area and on Sefton Street/Lennel Road.

Streets are often narrow and winding with limited visibility, and more parked cars than safe space available. Many commuters also park in the Wadestown area. 

In response to community feedback, and to prevent streets in Wadestown grinding to a halt, Koata Hātepe, the Council’s Regulatory Processes Committee, agreed on 11 September 2024 to introduce a parking scheme in Wadestown east from early 2025, with further monitoring of parking in Wadestown west. Some parking will also be removed in 15 side streets to improve safety and accessibility. Part two of the bike and bus improvements will not proceed at this point. Read the committee meeting minutes and more about the decisions. 

What this project involves

We've heard from the Wadestown community that parking is under pressure, with commuters parking in residential streets for long periods and some streets clogged with parked cars so it's hard to navigate a safe way through. We're responding to people's feedback with several proposals. The areas we’re focused on are:

  • introducing a parking scheme for part of Wadestown that would make it easier for residents with no off-street parking, to park closer to home, while still allowing for tradespeople, visitors and shoppers 
  • improving safety and access by limiting where you can park on some streets, particularly so buses, emergency vehicles and rubbish/recycling trucks can get through  
  • installing an uphill bike lane on Blackbridge Road and Wadestown Road from Churchill Drive to Wadestown shops and improving bus journeys on this section of Wadestown Road.

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