It sounds cruel but one sub-division does not make a community. You have to think not only of the locals who travel (or try to)around the area but also of the many thousands of commuters that pass through the area. These people are a very important part of our "community", it is they that provide the money that keeps Waikanae going. However don't squeeze even more of them through Waikanae, they need to go through the country where fewer will be affected. It is hard but it is way past the time when this should have happened. Waterstone should never have been build in that area in the first place.

So the government hates the idea of spending any money on rail but have no problems air-marking $2B for a road that by the sounds of it won't even provide as much benefit as it should. I hope all of you who voted for national are enjoying your government.

I point the finger at the flip flopping of the the Kapiti District Council over the Western Link road. This is a road that is basically fully consented to be four lanes and alleviate much of the traffic problems through the area, yet the council has back tracked to such an extent it would be nothing more than a two-lane service road.

Much of the information so far has concentrated on the effects this would have on businesses, will little publicity on just how many of the Kapiti District Council's residential ratepayers are going to have their lives turned upside down. we are talking may be 100 houses in streets such as Aorangi Road, Georgia Grove, Bluewater Place, Buckley Grove.

From whence comes this naive belief that we will all be running cars as usual in 10 or 20 year's time? The growing demand for oil in the major developing countries will soon mean only the wealthy will be able to afford the stuff. New Zealand is not, and is never likely to again be, a wealthy country.

Infrastructure being planned now should cater for public transport, while we can still afford to build it. Don't squander it on yet more public assets that may well be under utilised in the foreseeable future. Think ahead a little.

Follow the blog to get a more indepth appreciation of affected residents' feelings.

http://the3rdkapitioption.blogspot.com/

Now Jenny Rowan can start earning her salary we residents/voters pay! How dare she just dismiss voters views and push for either option at this stage. Instead of wasting tax payers money on rights for nudists at the beach get your the councils fingers out and get the long overdue Western link built. It has come to this because of your lack of focus on the regions biggest issue.

Will that road actually improve anything? Or just be another project that sucks potential funds from transmission gully? A "Road of National Significance" but only 4 lanes wide sounds more like a "Road of National Insufficience" over the next 5-10 years.

Just build Transmission Gully AT least 6 lanes, stop stalling it'll only cost more.

I am a resident of the Watestone sub-division. It is a fantastic place to live and bring up my two small children. We have walkways, lakes, wetlands , parks and fantastic wildlife. The sub-division has been highlighted in a urban design case study by the Ministry for the Environment as a shining example of quality urban design while minimising the impact on the environment (how ironic). There are approximately 90 houses in our sub-division alone. That's around $42 million dollars worth of property - and we are only a small part of the big picture. The emotional stress that this is causing on the residents is substantial already, especially to find out about this via last week's newspaper. The planned western link road is on the other side of the hill from us, with land and properties already aquired. Progress will happen. Our community is one of the fastest growing in New Zealand. But the options laid before us are limited and ill-thought out. It is interesting to note that our homes do not exist on Google maps. Hopefully this does not turn out to be an expensive admin error from the New Zealand Transport Agency!

When I moved to Waterstone 3 years ago, the last thing I expected was to see a motorway out of my kitchen window. It was sold to me as an eco, clean, green, quite and peaceful subdivision as it is now. Western Link has to happen - do it now.

MattyH, somehow I do not think that would be your reaction if it was YOUR home they were going to destroy.