The maps below illustrate the differences, which have been made, in Nelson city since 2000.
Overall, Nelson city has been urbanized by adding new buildings and improving the facility of the old places.
The traffic road has been changed for pedestrians only and it doesn’t allow for any transportation to use. Otherwise, the train station has moved from the west of the university to the south of university and upgraded by adding a trainline for student to travel from the university to the city centre. In the middle, the city centre has added a bike rental schme and the market also moved from the west of it to the east of the city centre.
Compare to the Nelson city in 2000, there’s a hall of residence has been added to the west of the university and new shopping centre has replaced the green area. At the port, there’re new restaurant and bars and clubs, which are entartainment facilities, for people to come.
