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Thread ID: 67954	2006-04-11 12:13:00	Transmission gully assignment	george12 (7)	PC World Chat

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445742	2006-04-11 12:13:00	Hi, For economics I'm required to get people to do a survey I've made about Transmission Gully. As I tend to do, I've left it to the last minute. If you guys could spare a good 2 mins of time each it would be much appreciated. PM if you like (if you don't want people to know your income bracket :p). This is typed up from paper so it's a little oddly laid out. 1) What is your age bracket (choose)? <15 years, 15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55-69, 70+ 2) What income bracket do you fall under (if you have left school)? Unemployed, <$10,000 ($190/wk), 10,000-20,000, 20,001-30,000, 30,001-50,000, 50,001-65,000, 65,001-85,000, 85,001-110,000, >110,001 3) How often would you pass through the transmission gully area (coastal highway)? Daily, 1-6 times a week, 1-3 times a month, every 1-12 months, less than once a year 4) Do you personally drive? 5) How do you feel about Transmission Gully? Continuum from Strongly dislike -> Dislike -> Neutral -> Like -> Strongly like, anything inbetween. 6) How would T.G. affect you? Positively, Negatively, Not at all 7) WHat is your opinion on having road tolls on it? Continuum from Strongly disagree -> disagree -> Neutral -> agree -> Strongly agree, anything inbetween. 8) Would you use T.G. if a $2-4 toll applied? 9) Would you use it instead of the coastal route if it was free? Thanks very much.	george12 (7)
445743	2006-04-11 13:10:00	What's Transmission Gully? :confused:	Greg (193)
445744	2006-04-11 14:21:00	1) What is your age bracket (choose)? <15 years, 15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55-69, 70+ 2) What income bracket do you fall under (if you have left school)? Unemployed, <$10,000 ($190/wk), 10,000-20,000, 20,001-30,000, 30,001-50,000, 50,001-65,000, 65,001-85,000, 85,001-110,000, >110,001 3) How often would you pass through the transmission gully area (coastal highway)? Daily, 1-6 times a week, 1-3 times a month, every 1-12 months, less than once a year 4) Do you personally drive?yes 5) How do you feel about Transmission Gully? Continuum from Strongly dislike -> Dislike -> Neutral -> Like -> Strongly like, anything inbetween. What Greg said 6) How would T.G. affect you? Positively, Negatively, Not at all 7) WHat is your opinion on having road tolls on it? Continuum from Strongly dis agree -> dis agree -> Neutral -> agree -> Strongly agree, anything inbetween. 8) Would you use T.G. if a $2-4 toll applied?No 9) Would you use it instead of the coastal route if it was free?Maybe	Rob99 (151)
445745	2006-04-11 22:36:00	What's Transmission Gully? :confused:It's a Wellington thing Greg, it is where they bury dead politicians who promised to solve their coastal route traffic problems. Aucklanders care about Transmission Gully about as much as Wellingtonians care about the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
445746	2006-04-12 00:00:00	One really needs to walk or tramp the length of Transmission Gully to get a real feel for what it's all about. I suspect many of the people who have made the loudest noises for or against may not have done so. It is called Transmission Gully because there are electricity transmission lines running along it, and because the route follows a relatively gentle grade wide gully from the south to a summit saddle below Mt. Wainui, and then a very steep narrow gully heading north and dropping down towards Paekakariki. It passes over land administered by Greater Wellington Regional Council to the south, and will more or less bifurcate Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, whilst to the north it passes over privately owned farm land. Needless to say the land owner is not chuffed. Tramping clubs have walked this route for many years. A factor I've never seen mentioned is that the proposed highway will effectively impose a barrier to keen trampers who wish to do an east-west crossing of the Akatarawas to Battle Hill, but this is only a very minor consideration :) Considerable sections of the highway will be elevated, especially on the northern section due to the narrowness and steep sided walls of the gully. It will be bottom gear travelling for heavy vehicles coming up from Paekakariki end.	Terry Porritt (14)
445747	2006-04-14 00:37:00	One really needs to walk or tramp the length of Transmission Gully to get a real feel for what it's all about. I suspect many of the people who have made the loudest noises for or against may not have done so. It is called Transmission Gully because there are electricity transmission lines running along it, and because the route follows a relatively gentle grade wide gully from the south to a summit saddle below Mt. Wainui, and then a very steep narrow gully heading north and dropping down towards Paekakariki. It passes over land administered by Greater Wellington Regional Council to the south, and will more or less bifurcate Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, whilst to the north it passes over privately owned farm land. Needless to say the land owner is not chuffed. Tramping clubs have walked this route for many years. A factor I've never seen mentioned is that the proposed highway will effectively impose a barrier to keen trampers who wish to do an east-west crossing of the Akatarawas to Battle Hill, but this is only a very minor consideration :) Considerable sections of the highway will be elevated, especially on the northern section due to the narrowness and steep sided walls of the gully. It will be bottom gear travelling for heavy vehicles coming up from Paekakariki end. It also follows a fault line so in an earthquake (which Wellington is not well known for :D ), chances are it will be impassable although the more access routes in and out of Wellington will increase the chances that at least one will be open (to pack horse!). Mind you, Wellington is full of fault lines!	dolby digital (5073)
445748	2006-04-14 12:15:00	1) What is your age bracket (choose)? <15 years, 15-24, 25-39, 40-54, 55-69, 70+ 2) What income bracket do you fall under (if you have left school)? Unemployed, <$10,000 ($190/wk), 10,000-20,000, 20,001-30,000, 30,001-50,000, 50,001-65,000, 65,001-85,000, 85,001-110,000, >110,001 3) How often would you pass through the transmission gully area (coastal highway)? Daily, 1-6 times a week, 1-3 times a month, every 1-12 months, less than once a year 4) Do you personally drive? yes 5) How do you feel about Transmission Gully? Continuum from Strongly dislike -> Dislike -> Neutral -> Like -> Strongly like, anything inbetween. 6) How would T.G. affect you? Positively, Negatively, Not at all 7) WHat is your opinion on having road tolls on it? Continuum from Strongly dis agree -> dis agree -> Neutral -> agree -> Strongly agree, anything inbetween. 8) Would you use T.G. if a $2-4 toll applied? no 9) Would you use it instead of the coastal route if it was free? yes	tutaenui (1724)
445749	2006-04-15 03:48:00	One really needs to walk or tramp the length of Transmission Gully to get a real feel for what it's all about. I suspect many of the people who have made the loudest noises for or against may not have done so. It is called Transmission Gully because there are electricity transmission lines running along it, and because the route follows a relatively gentle grade wide gully from the south to a summit saddle below Mt. Wainui, and then a very steep narrow gully heading north and dropping down towards Paekakariki. It passes over land administered by Greater Wellington Regional Council to the south, and will more or less bifurcate Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, whilst to the north it passes over privately owned farm land. Needless to say the land owner is not chuffed. Tramping clubs have walked this route for many years. A factor I've never seen mentioned is that the proposed highway will effectively impose a barrier to keen trampers who wish to do an east-west crossing of the Akatarawas to Battle Hill, but this is only a very minor consideration :) Considerable sections of the highway will be elevated, especially on the northern section due to the narrowness and steep sided walls of the gully. It will be bottom gear travelling for heavy vehicles coming up from Paekakariki end. Some very good points you bring, especially as many of them haven’t been made very loudly before. However upgrading the coastal route would be just as damaging, to the community, and to a fair amount of landowners. I personally feel with petrol likely to be at least $4 a litre by the time either road is finished, a serious investment in upgrading our terrible public transport system is needed (and by that I don't mind giving it a new name and pretending its better). But alas no-one in the country really cares about air quality, rising obesity rates and climate change. If however a road does have to be built, then I would have to say Transmission Gully. 1) What is your age bracket (choose)? 15-24 2) What income bracket do you fall under (if you have left school)? Unemployed (Student) 3) How often would you pass through the transmission gully area (coastal highway)? Every 1-12 months 4) Do you personally drive? Yes (occasionally) 5) How do you feel about Transmission Gully? Dislike 6) How would T.G. affect you? Negatively 7) What is your opinion on having road tolls on it? Agree 8) Would you use T.G. if a $2-4 toll applied? Yes 9) Would you use it instead of the coastal route if it was free? Maybe	imarubberducky (7230)
445750	2006-04-15 04:10:00	8) Would you use T.G. if a $2-4 toll applied? Yes 9) Would you use it instead of the coastal route if it was free? Maybe Wait.. You would use it if it was told, but would only maybe use it if it wasn't tolled? Intriguing...	roddy_boy (4115)
445751	2006-04-15 09:21:00	Wait.. You would use it if it was told, but would only maybe use it if it wasn't tolled? Intriguing... Yea, it's kind of a hard question to answer really. What I mean is that I would be willing to pay a $2-4 toll to use it, but that doesn't mean I would use it all the time. If it was free, then I still don't know if i'd use it that often, I could easily take the train, or the more "scenic" coastal route.	imarubberducky (7230)
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