Update on Bike parks in Wgtn City problem

[nudemetalz]

Greetings,

Well, Lord Derosso, you were right, Stuart Bullen knows nothing about motorcycles (he admitted that) but is keen to hear what the issues are with our parking woes.
So I sat him down and showed him the thread here at Kiwibiker. He took a great interest in the responses.
Then I explained to him what the problems are with parking with congestion, wind issues, insufficient numbers of parks etc. I also told him sidestand-only bikes may not take too kindly to angled parking.

So,..he is now proposing expanding the existing bike parks from 1.8m to 2.5m
to enable straight parking.
There is also a new bike park going in Abel Smith Street up by Real Groovy Records. Let me know if that one works please.
He also wants a record of all of the existing bike parks here in Wellington, so I said I'll unofficially compose a list.
Can you all help me out here please?

(I have now become the unofficial motorcyclist contact for WCC Parking !!!)

Cheers,
NDMz

[steved]

Greetings,

Well, Lord Derosso, you were right, Stuart Bullen knows nothing about motorcycles (he admitted that) but is keen to hear what the issues are with our parking woes.
So I sat him down and showed him the thread here at Kiwibiker. He took a great interest in the responses.
Then I explained to him what the problems are with parking with congestion, wind issues, insufficient numbers of parks etc. I also told him sidestand only bikes may not take to kindly to angled parking.

So,..he is now proposing expanding the existing bike parks from 1.8m to 2.5m
to enable straight parking.
There is also a new bike park going in Abel Smith Street up by Real Groovy Records. Let me know if that one works please.
He also wants a record of all of the existing bike parks here in Wellington, so I said I'll unofficially compose a list.
Can you all help me out here please?

(I have now become the unofficial motorcyclist contact for WCC Parking !!!)

Cheers,
NDMz
Good stuff bro. :rockon:

[Beemer]

I know there is one on Lambton Quay just along from the intersection with Stout St (heading towards Parliament), plus one in Stout Street and one in Hunter Street, plus that big one on the Terrace above Woodward Street. I know there is one in a side street off Lambton Quay too, but I'm not sure which one it is - maybe Brandon Street?

[nudemetalz]

Thanks for that.

[Slingshot]

Here are the bike parks that I can think of:

Hunter Street
College Street
Able Smith Street
Victoria Street

[magicfairy]

I one in Hunter Street,
There are 2 In Hunter St, one near Lambton Quay and another one across CustomHouse Quay nearer the wharf.

[Colapop]

There's one on Thorndon Quay next to ECC (across from Freedom Furniture) Not a good place for it - very exposed and definitely a hazardous spot when there are functions (often) at the Marae.

[Lord Derosso]

Greetings,

Well, Lord Derosso, you were right, Stuart Bullen knows nothing about motorcycles (he admitted that) but is keen to hear what the issues are with our parking woes.
So I sat him down and showed him the thread here at Kiwibiker. He took a great interest in the responses.

(I have now become the unofficial motorcyclist contact for WCC Parking !!!)

Cheers,
NDMz

WELL DONE ! I was a bit confused there for a moment until I realised that you have started a new thread, not sure why, (hijacker !! ),but never mind .Themore voices the better and since you are on the 'inside' I think we can get more done this way. Theres a park outside the Fish shop in Lambton Quay I use during working hours sometimes, one in Stout Street by the fallen pillars, one on the north side of the Occidental as Hitcher pointed out in the other thread. I know of others but my original idea which I have been working on for two weeks now, was to see if the WCC would use some of that huge empty space leading into the WCC square. Theres heaps of room along the side of the library and its very sheltered and ideal for scooters. On closer inspection it has road access and is used by other MV's at times so should be safe enought to enter and exit. Even if they freed up half of that wall there would be about 15-20 parks for the scooters. Check it out. I also found that bike park up by Farmers exit bloody handy this Saturday gone as I had to go and check out some models for an uncle in the Far North and it was nicely locatedand heaps of space. Cool...... Keep it going and updates please.

[madmal64]

There is also one on Taranaki St behind the Bungy.

Good on ya for doing this

[crazybigal]

college st had 2! i had one below our apartment when we lived in the city.
Its gone! stupid cloths store opened up and asked if it could be turned into a loading zone or something and they took it away! the other one is smaller and outside more wilsons, cars keep parking in it and i wouldnt leave my bike there! seen to many large trucks nearly take bikes out trying to get into more wilsons.

courtney place has a joke sized one outside courtney central.
then there is the one outside wellington motorcycles.
the one next to the sky bungy thing by the gym.
And all the ones down in the CBD im sure others will name them all.

[Kendog]

There is one on Wileston street (outside POD)

There is one on Victoria street (outside State Insurance tower) This one has a bad drop off to the kerb and the road gets soft in the heat causing some bikes to fall over.

[Hitcher]

There are two by POD -- One on Willeston Street, the other across the road by the building formerly known as the BNZ Centre. There are two on The Terrace, and one in Clifton Terrace. There are two (one at each end) of Stout Street. There is only one (outside Ducati House) on Lambton Quay, one directly opposite that outside the front entrance of TPK, and one on nearly every cross-street between LQ and Customhouse Quay. I would have thought that the CBD was pretty well served for bike parks. I would have also thought that bikes angle-parked on their side stands were more stable than those parked square to the kerb. But hey, what do I know?

Keep up the good work with the City Council getting the parks extended.

[nudemetalz]

Thanks for all of your responses, peoples !!

I shall put together a spreadsheet once completed and compare it to their (oops, I mean our) official records so we can do more to make ourselves heard.

(Sorry about the hijack Lord Derosso, shouldn't have done that, just wanted to emphasis the work I'm doing, that's all)

[Lord Derosso]

Thanks for all of your responses, peoples !!

(Sorry about the hijack Lord Derosso, shouldn't have done that, just wanted to emphasis the work I'm doing, that's all)


Not a problem ! I have been working on this for a few weeks and checking out sites but at least you have got things going again. Had no interest re the big plan yet. Its for the best of all of us so keep it moving. I am surprised he didn't have a clue himself where the official parks are. After all they contract Parkwise out to Armourguard so its important they know what they are paying for. PS: is that a H1 or H2 you are sitting on in your older photo?

[rwh]

There's one on Willis St, between Manners and Dixon, that's currently occupied by roadworks ...

Richard

[nudemetalz]

PS: is that a H1 or H2 you are sitting on in your older photo?

Cheers,

Umm,...that was my old man, sitting on a 1970 Mach III so I guess it's an H1.
I'm not quite that old !!

Check some of my older posts here for some classic racing pics of him at Ruapuna in 1970/71 on the beast.

[nudemetalz]

Once again, thanks again everyone for your responses. I have no doubts that this won't be easy but at least we've got a foot in the door, so to speak.

[Wasp]

but at least we've got a foot in the door, so to speak.
or a wheel in the park?
or a footpeg in the door?
or a footpeg in the park?

this is much appreciated nm, keep up the work!

[bungbung]

Depending on the road camber, angle parking becomes essential if your bike is to remain upright. You can adjust the angle to load the kick stand more (on windy days).

[nudemetalz]

Thanks Wasp (ya cheeky bugger !!).

Now I have some more news I have just found out which astounded me.

Did you all know that unless specifically specified, motorcycle parks are only for motorcycles between 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Saturday.
Outside of these times, cars can legally park.
So if you get to work early (say 7.30am) and car is parked there, there is nothing you can do about it.
I said if this is the case then at least we could get it extended 7.00am to 6.00pm. If this happened then these would have to have a time stated underneath the motorcycle sign.

Anyway, the only saving grace here is that most cage drivers don't know this rule either.

I'll see what I can do here to.

Cheers,
NDMz

[Wasp]

but wouldnt that mean come 8am said car can be towed/fined?

[nudemetalz]

but wouldnt that mean come 8am said car can be towed/fined?

That's a "roger" !!

[Beemer]

There are 2 In Hunter St, one near Lambton Quay and another one across Custom House Quay nearer the wharf.

You're right, totally forgot about that one! I remember getting a helping hand out once when I parked at the one nearer the Lambton Quay end. Quite deep gutters and I'd parked with the rear tyre hard up against the kerb but when I came back a truck was parked less than a metre from my front tyre and as the park was full, there was no way to get my bike out! Waited but no sign of the driver so I asked a guy walking past if he could lift my rear tyre onto the footpath and then I managed to wheel it along and get down at the other end!

[MikeyG]

Good to see guys getting off their ass and doing something other than bitching. Green bling to NM and Lord D for the effort.

[nudemetalz]

Thanks MikeyG :)

An update so far:-
I've compiled a list of all of the bike parks based on the posts from here and also the few I knew of as well and presented it to Stuart Bullen today.
He's now going to do a report and look at ways of expanding the number of parks and also better utilising the existing ones.
:scooter:

More updates to come, watch this space....

[Lord Derosso]

Good to see guys getting off their ass and doing something other than bitching. Green bling to NM and Lord D for the effort.


Thanks - Local riders should really get behind this because I believe theres going to be a huge increase in the number of bikes showing up on park day as summer approaches. Already the weather is mild enough to ride even for us old creaky ones. I would really like to see some of the other members start a thread for their main centres as well and get their locals up and at this subject.

Don't be shy. Start a ' Bike Parking in Auckland ' or Hamilton or Christchurch, where ever you are and then local members can input same as what we are doing here. Its not just a Wellington issue though a lot of the 'locals' do commute some distance from the north mainly. Cheers all.

[nudemetalz]

Now you people know of the "secret" one at the James Smith Carpark ay.
Ride around the barrier (yes, it's perfectly allowed) and park by the spiral.
Great place if it's very windy as it's sheltered, however I would recommend very securely locking the bike up for that very same reason.

[Devil]

Don't be shy. Start a ' Bike Parking in Auckland ' or Hamilton or Christchurch, where ever you are and then local members can input same as what we are doing here. Its not just a Wellington issue though a lot of the 'locals' do commute some distance from the north mainly. Cheers all.

Whaddaya know. Here's one I've prepared earlier... :scooter:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=2406

[Ixion]

Do they not have footpaths in Wellington?

[Hitcher]

Do they not have footpaths in Wellington?

Footpaths in Wellington are subject to the strictest of conventions regarding their use. The "keep left" rule is zealously enforced. Meandering shoppers, tourists and unsupervised children are routinely trampled underfoot by hoards of commuting civil servants. Welcome to Wellington. Keep left at all times or face the consequences.

[Lord Derosso]

Footpaths in Wellington are subject to the strictest of conventions regarding their use. The "keep left" rule is zealously enforced. Meandering shoppers, tourists and unsupervised children are routinely trampled underfoot by hoards of commuting civil servants. Welcome to Wellington. Keep left at all times or face the consequences.

Damn right you are about that !!. You soon learn this little rule at lunchtimes on Lambton Quay. Regarding that park outside the fish shop. I have seen the owner of the shop come out and hassle some riders because the exhaust goes into the fish shop when they rev up. For once , I am on their side so perhaps the park needs to be relocated nearer the pub, north about 30 feet?

[Lord Derosso]

Whaddaya know. Here's one I've prepared earlier... :scooter:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=2406


Good stuff but its 2 1/2 years out of date.

Remember its the petrol crisis and other factors that have resulted in a huge increase of riders and demand for parks in the last 6 months really. Time to renew the cause.

[Clivoris]

There's one on Thorndon Quay next to ECC (across from Freedom Furniture) Not a good place for it - very exposed and definitely a hazardous spot when there are functions (often) at the Marae.

I parked there for 2+ years and didn't have any problems...apart from the time a chevy van backed over my FZR 750.

[Insanity_rules]

I've used quite a few of the bike parks around Welly over the years and the only one that worries me is the one in Grey St. Its congested at the best of times, some Psycho keeps moving bikes and couriers get really close to bikes when they turn around.

Most of the spots are pretty good and its great that nude and lord d are actually doing something on our behalf. We need more parking.

[Lord Derosso]

I've used quite a few of the bike parks around Welly over the years and the only one that worries me is the one in Grey St. Its congested at the best of times, some Psycho keeps moving bikes and couriers get really close to bikes when they turn around.




Gee. Haven't you guts sorted that twit out yet? That is one really bad park. Always packed.

[nudemetalz]

Is that the one right on the corner of Grey Street and Featherston Street?
If so, yes it does seems to be overpacked, I'll notify Stuart that this one is a particular problem.

[Devil]

Good stuff but its 2 1/2 years out of date.

Remember its the petrol crisis and other factors that have resulted in a huge increase of riders and demand for parks in the last 6 months really. Time to renew the cause.

Nothings really changed except there's a shitload more parking in the Civic at the moment.