Light rail route needs to be locked in now if Wellington wants it in its future - expertLIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ASSOCIATION/SUPPLIED An artist's impression of what light rail advocates hoped trams running along Lambton Quay would look like. "If you choose a bus route for conversion, you might get into trouble," he said. "Light rail needs more gentle curves, more formal stops, and you need to think about where the platforms are going to go." Wood said moving a popular bus route elsewhere when light rail was introduced was also not easy. A light rail route was possible in the proposed route but vehicle parking would need to be removed in some areas, such as Riddiford St and Wallace St in Newtown.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2017 02:23 UTC