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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Student's Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 9. May 21 1968
Our city's problems
Our city's problems
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Miss Marie Polson, the new Assistant Physical Welfare Officer, says her job is to arrange sports, games, dancing (her particular interest), and other activities for girls. Anyone who has any ideas should contact her. Miss Poison says that she would like to take an interest in drama at the University too.
"All we can do is try and improve what is there", the Wellington City Town Planner, Mr. Saxton, told the inaugural meeting of the Geography Students [unclear: Association].
Wellington's main problem was transportation.
The private car gave the individual freedom but this freedom was marginal in the city.
"Because of the high number of trucks the motorway is still necessary even if we stop cars coming into the city". he said.
Housing presented another problem, for between 10-20,000 more people would be living in Wellintgon in 20 years and there was little space left.
Earth-moving machinery could improved the situation, although the architect was often not impressed by the end result.
High-rise buildings would solve some of the land shortage.
In reply to a question, Mr. Saxton said that though the town planners had only an "advisory capacity" they were not subjected to the political ideologcies of the Members the Council.
However, regional integration of planning and large scale radical planning were impracticable.
If they were, he said. Wellington should be built elsewhere.