Demand drives focus on key city arterials
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th November 2018
Christchurch people are being asked to help shape a 30-year strategy to improve travel in one of the city’s busiest areas.
The Christchurch City Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency are considering ways to make travel safer and easier in the SH76 Brougham Street and Moorhouse Avenue area.
People can put forward their views:
- at community drop-in sessions on Thursday 6th December and Friday 7th December; or
- on an online interactive map or
- by email to bm[at]nzta.govt.nz with the Subject line: NZTA 20.
NZ Transport Agency Regional Relationship Director Jim Harland says traffic volumes and travel times have increased, creating issues for those who live, work and travel in the area.
“It’s challenging to get around with commuters, large trucks, buses, pedestrians and cyclists all competing to travel along and around the same busy area,” Mr Harland says.
He says there have been several crashes in the area.
“In the 10 years from 2008 to 2017, 11 people died and 130 people were seriously injured in crashes within the project area,” Mr Harland says.
He says it is important to make travel changes now “so we can keep people safe, and people and freight moving in the future”.
Council Head of Transport Richard Osborne says the joint strategy will include short, medium and long-term improvements.
“We are at an early investigation stage, gathering information and examining the problem before we start forming a strategy,” he says. “We want to make sure we find the right balance that takes into account everyone’s needs, whether they drive, walk, ride a bike, or use public transport.”
Mr Osborne says the project team wants to hear from the local community and people who use the roads.
“After all, people who live, work and travel in this area know it best. We want to know what is working and what concerns people have about this area,” he says.
Find out more about the Brougham Street/ Moorhouse Avenue project, including how to subscribe for the latest updates. Submissions close at 5pm on Monday 14th January 2019.
Drop-in sessions will be held on:
- Thursday 6th December (9 to 11am): The Colombo;
- Thursday 6th December (4 to 6pm): outside the Christchurch Bus Interchange in Lichfield Street;
- Friday 7th December (4 to 6pm): on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Hagley Avenue.