Does Wellington have the most beautiful commute in the world?
Wellington has opened the new Te Ara Tupua cycling and walking path, which connects Ngauranga and Petone. Commuters have expressed excitement about the scenic views and improved experience while traveling. Despite some concerns about the cost and lack of facilities, the path is being celebrated as a significant enhancement to local transport options.
- ▪The Te Ara Tupua path is a 4.1km cycling and walking route that cost $349 million to build.
- ▪Commuters are enjoying scenic views and a safer travel experience away from busy roads.
- ▪Transport Minister Chris Bishop noted some concerns about the path's cost and facilities, such as the absence of toilets.
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Is this the most beautiful commute in the world? Maybe that is going too far but for the hundreds of cyclists who for the first time on Monday morning pedalled along the new Te Ara Tupua cycling and walking path between Ngauranga and Petone it might have seemed so. The sun came up over the Hutt's eastern hills around 7.30am as a plane was going overhead towards Lyall Bay, a ferry was making its way towards Somes Matiu , the Waterloo-to-Wellington train was rattling past and the traffic was going at better-than-congealed pace along SH2 into town. Monday commuters had only the faintest of Wellingtom southerlies to contend with. Photo: RNZ / Phil Pennington So far, so usual. But the other transport link, the other commute, was far from usual.
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