Transport Action Group Has Surprise News For
Porirua Commuters
7.00 am, Tuesday, October 31
The
Transport Action Group will be launching two surprise
initiatives tomorrow morning in its campaign to improve rail
services in the Wellington Region.
The group, led by
Councillor Alan Tristram and Lyndy McIntyre, will also get
more signatures for their petition to the Great Wellington
Regional Council (GWRC).
The ‘Band of Seven’ TAG group
will assemble at the Porirua Station at 6.30am after
travelling there by public transport.
The Petition has
already attracted one thousand signatures.
‘Almost
no-one is refusing to sign. Everybody’s demanding changes
to improve this pathetic service -- now!’ says Cr
Tristram.
The Petition calls on the Regional Council to
find the funding to upgrade rail services – or to get
extra Government funding.
It also calls on the GWRC reject
options like removing or replacing seats to increase
capacity.
And it welcomes the 8.6 per cent increase in
passenger volumes, which reduces road congestion and helps
fight global warming.
What: TAG ‘Surprise Action’ for
Commuters When: 7am, Tuesday, October 30 Where:
Porirua Railway
Station
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