The Greens have just launched their new Wel­ling­ton Trans­port Plan, com­plete with Green MP Sue Kedgley as their Wel­ling­ton Trans­port Spokes­per­son.

Wel­ling­ton has a pretty kick-arse pub­lic trans­port sys­tem as it is, with a well used net­work of buses, trol­ley buses, trains and the good ol’ cable car. So what plans do the Greens have for the future?

In short, their plans involve: bet­ter walk­ing, more cyc­ling, cheap­er buses, light rail, expan­ded trains, trol­ley bus love, and use­ful bus stops. And then there are oth­er ideas, like encour­aging people to work from home and shop online, and rethink­ing those mam­moth planned road­works.

Per­son­ally, I’m excited by the idea of turn­ing the Melling train line into light rail that will extend into a loop through Lower Hutt. That’s right, you’ll be able to get the train to Queens­gate without a massive walk. Wow, just like a prop­er grown-up city!

It will be inter­est­ing to see what plans, if any, the oth­er parties have for Wel­ling­ton’s trans­port.