Midtown’s regeneration steps up a gear
The regeneration of midtown, Te Waihorotiu Station’s (Aotea) neighbourhood, is well underway with plans announced for the transformation of Wellesley and Victoria Streets.
This month Auckland Council's Head of City Centre Programmes, Jenny Larking, and Te Waihorotiu Station Community Manager Shaun Sutton spoke to NewsHub on the future of the station and the surrounding area. Watch the video above and read the article here.
Victoria Street is set to become a tree-lined, pedestrian-prioritised street with the delivery of Te Hā Noa. The design of the street will provide one lane of vehicles in each direction, connected laneways, wide footpaths with places to sit and spend time, street furniture, public art and a protected cycleway.
Construction will start on the midtown part of Te Hā Noa in Victoria Street in early 2023. Stage One of the Wellesley Street Bus Improvements project, turning the section between Albert and Queen Street into a bus corridor, will begin in late 2023.