23 November 2015
Memo to: Mayor
and Councillors
Memo from: Administration
Advisers
Subject: Works and Infrastructure Committee –
26 NOVEMBER 2015 – LATE ITEM
10. Late
Item: Intersection Safety Improvements - Main Road Stoke/Elms Street 3 - 10
Document R5063
A report
titled Intersection Safety Improvements - Main Road Stoke/Elms Street is
attached and to be considered as a major late item at this meeting. This
report was listed as item 10 on the public agenda for the Works and
Infrastructure Committee meeting on 26 November 2015 to ensure elected members
were aware that it would be presented to this meeting.
Section
46A(1)-(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
and Standing Order 2.15.8 require that agendas are distributed with the
associated reports. As this report was not distributed with the agenda
for this meeting, it must be treated as a major late item to be considered at
this meeting.
In accordance
with section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 and Standing Order 3.7.5, a procedural resolution is required before a
major item that is not on the agenda for the meeting may be dealt with.
In accordance
with section 46A(7)(b)(i) the reason why the item was not on the agenda is
because it came to hand after the agenda had been distributed.
In accordance
with section 46A(7)(b)(ii) the reason why discussion of this item cannot be
delayed until a subsequent meeting is because a resolution on the matter is
required before the next scheduled meeting of the Works and Infrastructure
Committee to enable a timely decision to be made.
Recommendation
THAT
the item regarding Intersection Safety Improvements - Main Road Stoke/Elms
Street be considered at this meeting as a major item not on the agenda,
pursuant to Section 46A(7)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, to enable a timely decision to be made.
11. Late
Item: Active Travel and Path-based Recreation Programme of Work 11 - 54
Document R4351
A report
titled Active Travel and Path-based Recreation Programme of Work is attached
and to be considered as a major late item at this meeting. This report
was listed as item 11 on the public agenda for the Works and Infrastructure
Committee meeting on 26 November 2015 to ensure elected members were aware that
it would be presented to this meeting.
Section
46A(1)-(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
and Standing Order 2.15.8 require that agendas are distributed with the
associated reports. As this report was not distributed with the agenda
for this meeting, it must be treated as a major late item to be considered at
this meeting.
In accordance
with section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 and Standing Order 3.7.5, a procedural resolution is required before a
major item that is not on the agenda for the meeting may be dealt with.
In accordance
with section 46A(7)(b)(i) the reason why the item was not on the agenda is
because it came to hand after the agenda had been distributed.
In accordance
with section 46A(7)(b)(ii) the reason why discussion of this item cannot be
delayed until a subsequent meeting is because a resolution on the matter is
required before the next scheduled meeting of the Works and Infrastructure
Committee to enable a timely decision to be made.
Recommendation
THAT
the item regarding Active Travel and Path-based Recreation Programme of Work be
considered at this meeting as a major item not on the agenda, pursuant to
Section 46A(7)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987, to enable a timely decision to be made.
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Works and Infrastructure Committee
26 November 2015
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REPORT R5063
Intersection
Safety Improvements - Main Road Stoke/Elms Street
1. Purpose of Report
1.1 To approve the inclusion of the
safety improvement works at the intersection of Main Road Stoke and Elms Street
in the 2015/16 Minor Improvements Programme.
1.2 To approve consultation to occur
on amending the Speed Limits Bylaw to allow the reduction of speed on Main Road
Stoke between Saxton Road and Salisbury Road to 60km/h.
2. Delegations
2.1 The Works and Infrastructure
Committee has delegated authority to perform all functions, powers and duties
relating to the operation of roads conferred on Council by relevant legislation.
In this case the controlling legislation is the Land Transport Act (LTA).
3. Recommendation
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THAT the report Intersection
Safety Improvements - Main Road Stoke/Elms Street and its attachments
(A1463084 and A1452019) be received;
AND THAT
the design and construction of road safety improvements
at the intersection of Main Road Stoke and Elms Street be included as a
priority in the minor improvements work programme for the 2015/16 financial
year;
AND THAT
consultation to seek the community’s views on a reduction of speed on
Main Road Stoke between Saxton Road and Salisbury Road to 60km/h is
undertaken;
AND THAT
the chairman of the Works and Infrastructure Committee and Councillors
.......... and ........... be delegated authority to hear oral feedback at a
hearing on 28 February 2016.
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4. Background
4.1 In response to a number of
highly publicised crashes at the intersection of Main Road Stoke and Elms
Street, a crash reduction study was undertaken by Council officers and local
representatives from the New Zealand Police in August 2015. A network location
plan is shown in attachment 1.
4.2 The crash reduction study
identified the need to urgently improve the layout of the intersection to more
closely match the available visibility to the operating speed for vehicles
turning out of Elms Street. Almost all drivers were observed to be struggling
with making the right turn out of Elms Street due to a combination of high
speed, high traffic volumes and vehicles turning left into Elms Street blocking
the sightline to the northbound straight through traffic on Main Road Stoke.
4.3 As a result officers installed a
temporary speed limit reduction to 50km/h using the temporary traffic
management rules in the Land Transport Act. This was an interim solution until
a more permanent solution is developed.
4.4 The 2015 Government Policy
Statement focuses on a reduction in crashes that result in death or serious
injury. This focus flows through to the Safer Journeys strategy that has been
developed by the Ministry of Transport and the NZ Transport Agency.
4.5 The most important factor that
determines injury severity is the impact speed of the vehicles involved in a
crash. In the case of the intersection of Main Road Stoke and Elms Street the
predominant crash type involves side impact. Research shows that for this crash
type a 50km/h impact speed results in a 90% chance of survival of the vehicle
occupants. At 80km/h the chance of survival reduces to approximately 50%. The
Safer Journeys strategy acknowledges that drivers do make mistakes, even at the
safest intersections, and seeks to minimise the chances of them dying as a
result of their mistake.
4.6 NZ Transport Agency has advised
that the new Speed Management Guidelines are expected to be released at the end
of 2016. Until then NZ Transport Agency has requested that road controlling
authorities only undertake speed limit changes where it is essential that a
specific road safety issue is mitigated.
5. Discussion
Speed
vs cost trade-off
5.1 Design
work has been undertaken to understand the options available to council to
reduce the risks to drivers at the intersection as recommended by the crash
reduction study. During this work it became apparent that there was the need to
very clearly choose between a high cost intersection improvement that retained
the existing 80km/h speed limit or a much lower cost option that required the
speed on Main Road Stoke to be reduced to 60km/h.
Speed limit rule
5.2 A key part of the Land Transport
Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003 is the matching of the speed limit to the
road environment. In the case of this section of Main Road Stoke the rule
anticipates a speed limit of around 80km/h due to the straight alignment and
very few accesses or side roads. The rule then allows for special consideration
of safety issues that may be present and gives road controlling authorities the
flexibility to match the speed limit to mitigate road safety risks.
5.3 A permanent speed limit of
50km/h to match the speed limits either side of this section of Main Road Stoke
was initially considered but found to be too low with little chance of long
term driver compliance. A 60km/h speed limit is the lowest speed suitable for
the road in the absence of any further side roads or accesses. This speed is
expected to allow drivers on Main Road Stoke to reduce their speed to 50km/h if
a vehicle turning from Elms Street fails to give way which has a 90% chance of
survival for vehicle occupants.
6. Options
6.1 The option to do nothing is not
considered to be prudent given council’s awareness of the issues at the
intersection and the high risk of death or serious injury as it operates
currently.
6.2 60km/h option: Undertake minor
works generally within the existing carriageway to improve the sight distance
to match a 60km/h speed limit. The speed chosen represents the highest speed
able to be safely accommodated with a design that remains generally within the
existing carriageway. The total cost of this option is estimated to be
approximately $150,000 and allows for a full remark of the intersection and
some minor kerb and channel realignment works on the south west corner of the
intersection. The Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) for this option is estimated to be
around 5 which indicates the safety improvements represents good value for
money. The preliminary design of this layout is shown in attachment 2. This
option requires purchase of a small area of land that has low capital
value. The purchase will be within the delegated authority of the General
Manager of Infrastructure.
6.3 80km/h option: Modify the
intersection layout in order retain the 80km/h speed limit. This option would
be expected to cost in the order of $650,000 - $1,200,000 depending on the
level of safety treatment chosen. Economic analysis of this option shows that
the BCR would be around 1-2.7.
6.4 The lower cost 60km/h option has
a higher BCR and it is recommended that this option be progressed.
6.5 It is important to note that
this solution is not expected to prevent all crashes at the intersection but
instead to give drivers appropriate sight distance, in accordance with the
Austroads design guides, to allow improved decision making when turning from
Elms Street. At the lower speed, if drivers still make poor choices that result
in a crash, the severity of injuries are expected to be significantly lower.
7. Finance
7.1 The recommended option is
estimated to cost approximately $150,000 which can be accommodated within the
existing minor improvements budget of $650,000 per year. This will result in the
Homezone project and the Poleford and Gibbs Bridges strengthening works in the
minor improvements priority database being delayed by one financial year.
Improvements at the Elms Street intersection are considered by officers to be
of higher priority than the other items that will be delayed.
8. Alignment with relevant Council policy
8.1 Improving road safety through a
reduction in high severity crashes in the transport network is a key level of
service measure in the Transport Asset Management Plan, Regional Land Transport
Plan and the Long Term Plan.
8.2 The recommendations in the
report are not inconsistent with previous council decisions.
8.3 Goal 9 of Nelson 2060 focuses on
meeting people’s essential needs which includes making them feel and be
safe. The recommended road safety improvement option is expected to improve the
safety of users of the intersection and reduce the risk of death and serious
injury.
9. Assessment of Significance against the
Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy
9.1 This decision is not significant
under the Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.
10. Consultation
Proposed Consultation for Speed Limit Change
10.1 The recent amendments to the Land Transport
Act allow the level of consultation to be tailored to the significance of
change in accordance with the LGA. Previously the LTA required a Special
Consultative Procedure (SCP).
10.2 Given that the decisions in this report
have been assessed as not significant under the significance policy it is
recommended that an SCP not be undertaken although some of the consultation
material and methods will follow a very similar form as it is considered to be
a clear, concise and open way of notifying ratepayers and stakeholders of the
proposed changes.
10.3 The following engagement with the community
is recommended:
· Advertise in the Nelson Mail and Council website
· Letter to adjacent residents, landowners, businesses
and stakeholders
· Written feedback period of seven weeks in December and
January
· Hearings for verbal feedback on Thursday 28 January
2016. It is recommended that the chair of the Works and Infrastructure
Committee and two other members be delegated authority to hear verbal feedback.
· Deliberations at the 25 February 2016 Works and
Infrastructure Committee meeting
Proposed
Consultation on Intersection Layout
10.4 A
letter accepting that the change in speed limit is necessary has been received
from the Automobile Association. The support is conditional on the speed limit
on Main Road Stoke between Saxton Road and Standish Place being increased from
50km/h to 60km/h. As detailed earlier in this report, NZ Transport Agency has
requested that changes to speed limits be restricted to those required to
mitigate specific safety issues until the new Speed Management Guidelines are
released around the end of 2016. Therefore it is proposed that a speed limit
change for the section of Main Road Stoke to the north of Saxton Road be
considered once this new guideline is released.
10.5 It
is proposed to consult on the revised intersection layout with the two corner
property owners adjacent to the intersection and inform all businesses and
landowners in the Whakatu Estate industrial area of the proposal by way of a
letter drop.
10.6 Some
preliminary consultation has been undertaken with the property owner that it
will be necessary to purchase land from. This land owner has indicated
willingness to sell the land if the final design requires it.
10.7 No
wider consultation on this matter has as yet been undertaken by officers.
11. Inclusion of Māori in the decision
making process
11.1 No specific consultation is
proposed.
12. Conclusion
12.1 The
crash reduction study undertaken at the intersection of Main Road Stoke and
Elms Street has identified a high crash risk and recommended that the sight
lines at the intersection and the operating speed of vehicles on Main Road
Stoke be appropriately matched to improve the safety of the intersection.
12.2 Subsequent
design work has shown that the most cost effective way to achieve the safety improvements
needed is to modify the layout of the intersection generally within the
existing carriageway as well as reducing the speed limit to 60km/h.
12.3 An SCP is not required to change the bylaw
for the change in speed limit from 80km/h to 60km/h however officers recommend
community consultation with a feedback period and hearings.
Chris
Pawson
Asset
Engineer - Transport
Attachments
Attachment 1: Location
Plan (A1463084)
Attachment 2: Proposed
Intersection Layout (A1452019)
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Works and Infrastructure Committee
26 November 2015
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REPORT R4351
Active
Travel and Path-based Recreation Programme of Work
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To adopt the 5 year forward programme of work for
Active Travel and Path-based Recreation.
1.2 To include the 5 year forward works programme, active
travel network map and etiquette guideline into the Out and About Policy.
2. Delegations
2.1 The
provision of cycleways and walkways is delegated to the Works and
Infrastructure Committee.
3. Recommendation
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THAT the report Active Travel
and Path-based Recreation Programme of Work (R4351) and its attachments (A1458108, A1449656, A1454515 and
A1454601) be received;
AND THAT
the 5 year forward works programme as prioritised in
tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 (R4351) be adopted;
AND THAT
the Forward Works Programme, Active Travel Network Map
and the Etiquette Guidelines (A1449656 and A1454515) be included as
appendices to the Out and About, Active Travel and Path-based Recreation
Policy;
AND THAT
it be noted that the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 budgets will change and the
amendment will be included as part of the upcoming 2016/17 Annual Plan
process;
AND THAT
the following projects be the subject of reports to the Works and
infrastructure Committee before implementation:
· Tahunanui Cycle Network
· Rocks Road
· Rocks Road to Maitai
· Maitai Path
· Anzac Park Link
Noting
that all other projects in the five year forward works programme will be
delivered under delegated authority.
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4. Background
4.1 On
20 May 2015 during the Long Term Plan 2015-25 deliberations it was resolved:
“THAT a
Councillor workshop be held to discuss the cycling activity, both as a means of
transport and for recreational activity, and its impacts on other users of
shared paths and off road walking tracks;
AND THAT
following the workshop, officers engage with key stakeholders from
organisations such as Bicycle Nelson Bays, Greypower, Positive Ageing Forum, NZ
Transport Agency, Tasman District Council, Nelson Marlborough District
Health Board and others, such as Friends of the Maitai, for site specific issues,
to investigate solutions to conflict between cyclists and pedestrians on
Council’s shared tracks and paths;
AND THAT the
principles agreed in any workshop and subsequent community engagement be
developed into policy to be reported back to Council by September 2015;
AND THAT a
programme of work from that engagement be reported back to Council by November
2015;
AND THAT after
feedback from the workshop, off road cycling stakeholders be encouraged to
identify a lead agency to gather information for an off road track strategy,
which establishes priorities within allocated budgets for agreed areas, with a
budget contribution of up to $10,000 for contracted outcomes.”
4.2 As
a result of this, works on the following capital projects with budget for
investigation, design or construction this or last financial year were halted:
· Maitai shared path – Collingwood to Nile Street
· Nile Street shared path
· School journey/frontage improvements/minor improvement
projects
· Frontage / Anzac Park shared path (St Vincent Link to
CBD)
· Saltwater Creek Bridge (Urban Cycleway Fund Project)
· Rocks Road to Maitai (Urban Cycleway Fund Project)
· Tahunanui Cycle Network (Urban Cycleway Fund Project)
· Marsden Valley Grade 2 Mountain Bike track (Parks and
Facilities project)
4.3 Separate
workshops with Council and key partners were undertaken to assist in the
development of a Policy for Active Travel and path-based recreation. (The Out
and About Policy.) On 15 October 2015 Council resolved:
“AND
THAT the Active Travel and Pathway Based Recreation Policy
(A1427375) be adopted in principle.”
4.4 The
Out and About Policy is shown in attachment 1.
5. Discussion
Network
Hierarchy – Active Travel Network
5.1 The
network of active travel facilities that forms the primary and secondary hierarchy
is shown in the map in attachment 2. This network consists primarily of
shared path facilities that are suitable for cycling by inexperienced and
younger users.
5.2 The
primary routes connect centres of population or employment. The secondary
routes provide feeder connections to the primary routes.
5.3 The
network map shows the missing links as dotted lines.
5.4 It
is worth noting that the network used by experienced cyclists looks quite
different, with a greater reliance on the road network using a combination of
on-road cycle lanes and the road carriageway.
Forward
Works Programme
5.5 The
projects included in the 2015-25 Long Term plan for the next 5 years that have
active travel outcomes have been assessed for alignment with the principles in the
Out and About Policy. The assessment showed that careful scoping and
design will be needed to ensure the principles and thus outcomes of the policy
are met.
5.6 Officers
envisage that several projects will need decisions or direction by the Works
and Infrastructure Committee before implementation. The status column of
the tables below notes where this applies. All other projects will be
delivered under Officer delegations.
5.7 The
projects on the primary active travel network have been assessed and in order
of priority are listed in the table below:
Table 1 Primary Routes - Active Travel Network Projects
2016-2021
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Project
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Potential Solution / Options
/ Problem
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Status
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Map Reference (Attachment 2)
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Tahunanui Cycle Network.
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A link from southern end of the
Rocks Rd project through the residential, educational and employment zones to
connect with the regional cycle network at the Airport. Route likely to
use Tahunanui Reserve, Golf Road, Green Street, Roto Street and Bolt Road.
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UCP funding available
Council preferred option changed
as a result of public consultation and application of Out and About Policy.
(refer table 5)
Consultation on preferred route
to be undertaken and brought back to Works and Infrastructure for approval to
proceed to design and implementation.
Delivery expected in stages in
2017 and 2018.
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T4
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Rocks Road - Tahunanui Reserve
to Plant and Food (Old Powerhouse building)
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A shared or separate path
arrangement to be consistent with the Rocks Road to Maitai project. On
road cycle lanes likely to remain.
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UCP funding available
Project development commenced in
2014, in partnership with NZTA.
Preliminary design to be
completed by the NZ Transport Agency in conjunction with Southern Link
Investigation.
Project to be brought to Works
and Infrastructure for approval to proceed to design and implementation.
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T3
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Rocks Road to Maitai –
Plant and Food (Old Powerhouse building) to Maitai Path at QEII Drive.
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A shared or separated path
arrangement to be consistent with the yet to be determined Rocks Road
project. Path to run alongside Wakefield Quay, Haven Road and QEII
Drive, including separate or widened solution through busy Haven
precinct. On road cycle lanes likely to remain
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UCP funding available
Concept alignment work at the
Haven precinct underway. Remainder of route to be progressed once
Southern Link and Rocks Road Investigation projects further progressed.
Project to be brought to Works
and Infrastructure for approval to proceed to design and implementation.
Delivery expected in 2017/18
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T2
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Toi Toi Street/St Vincent Street
roundabout safety improvements
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High number of crashes at this
intersection, partially due to unbalanced sight distances and poor pedestrian
provision in area of high activity. Raised pedestrian tables on all
four approaches if Southern Link Investigation does not intend to change
layout in short to medium term.
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No work undertaken.
Project on hold until after Southern Link Investigation complete.
Delivery expected in 2017/18.
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M8
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St Vincent Street –
Between Gloucester Street and Haven Road
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Shared Path on a widened
footpath as per Works and Infrastructure resolution on the 27 November 2014.
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Project ready to be implemented
once resource consent obtained.
Delivery expected 2016.
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T7
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Airport Bridge Replacement
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New bridge
Existing bridge reached end of
serviceable life. Piles and main span rotten. Width and grade
below recommended standards.
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No work undertaken.
Delivery expected 2017/18.
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M1
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Maitai Path
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A route to connect the existing
widened sections of Maitai Path near the CBD to the residential, educational
and recreational attractions in the Wood and areas to the east of the CBD.
The likely configuration being a
combination of quiet streets or, separated cyclepath on Domett Street between
Nile and Bridge Streets, a separated path from Bridge Street to Riverside and
shared path from Riverside to Collingwood Street.
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Initial concept alignments
identified and evaluated.
Next steps to develop design in
accordance with Out and About Policy and in conjunction with users
/stakeholders/Council.
Project to be brought to Works
and Infrastructure for approval to proceed to design and implementation.
Delivery expected near end of
5year programme.
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T8
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Van Diemen Pedestrian Refuge
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A pedestrian refuge on the
desire line between Fairfield Park and the route to Nelson College via
Ngatitama Street.
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Design was undertaken in 2014,
residents consulted.
Delivery expected in 2016.
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T5
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Anzac Park Link
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Either quiet street or separated
cycle path to connect the existing off road Railway Reserve Route at St
Vincent Street to the CBD.
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Officer preferred option changed
as a result of application of Out and About Policy. (refer table 5)
Consultation on new route to be
undertaken and brought back to Works and Infrastructure for approval to
proceed to design and implementation.
Delivery expected in 2017.
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T9
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Main Road Stoke cycleway Saxton Creek to Champion Road
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Widen existing shared path.
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No work undertaken.
Delivery expected 2017/18.
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M2
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Saltwater Creek Bridge
Replacement
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New wider bridge 20-30m upstream
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UCP funding available
Location determined in
conjunction with Rutherford Park Plans.
Delivery expected in 2016/17.
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T1
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5.8 The
projects on the secondary active travel network have been assessed and in order
of priority are listed in the table below:
Table 2 Secondary Routes - Active Travel Network Forward
Works
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Project
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Potential Solution / Options
/ Problem
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Status
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Map Reference (Attachment 2)
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Poormans Stream Shared Path
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Shared path alongside stream between
Main Road Stoke and Neale Avenue
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Design undertaken 2016/17,
Delivery expected 2017/18
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P2
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Nile Street
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Provide shared path link for
interested but concerned cycle users from the proposed Maitai Path to Willow
Walk and adjacent schools.
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Draft design complete and
consultation undertaken.
Delivery expected near end of
5year programme in conjunction with Maitai Path project.
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T6
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Curtis St footbridge
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Footbridge over Orphanage Creek
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Design 2016/17, Delivery
expected 2017/18
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P4
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Jenkins Creek Shared Path
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Shared Path alongside stream
between Pascoe St and the Airport path at the southern end of Bolt Road.
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Design to be developed in
2018/19
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P3
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5.9 The
priority projects for active travel over the next 5 years that are off the
primary or secondary network but are still important typically from a road
safety or network severance point of view are listed in priority order in the
table below:
Table 3 Active Travel Safety & Severance Projects
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Project
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Potential Solution / Options
/ Problem
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Status
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Map Reference (Attachment 2)
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Waimea Road Pedestrian Refuge
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Propose pedestrian refuge.
No facility for crossing busy
arterial. Pedestrian desire line across Waimea Road between bus stops and
residential areas in the section between Tutuka St and Boundary
Rd.
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Concept design complete
Implementation in conjunction
with York Stream works on Waimea Road in 2016.
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M3
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Wigzell Area wide traffic calming
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High traffic volumes rat running
on local roads in residential area that are also busy pedestrian environment
and popular route to schools.
Solutions not
investigated. Likely to involve reduced speed limit, turning
restrictions and traffic calming measures.
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No work undertaken.
Investigation and concept design
development with users and stakeholders to be undertaken and brought back to
Works and Infrastructure for approval to proceed to design and
implementation.
Delivery expected 2017/18
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M4
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Polstead Road Nikau Street - Pedestrian refuge
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Busy pedestrian route to
school. Propose a central refuge to make crossing Polstead Road safer.
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Design complete
Delivery expected 2017/2018
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M5
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State Highway 6 - Pedestrian Crossing near Muritai Street
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Difficult for pedestrians to cross without walking to the
traffic signals. Central pedestrian refuge and kerb build-outs proposed.
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Preliminary design
complete. Seeking NZTA approval to construct.
Delivery expected 2016.
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M6
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The Ridgeway/Arapiki Road - Pedestrian safety improvements
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Improve poor sightlines to north
by realigning kerb.
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No work undertaken.
Delivery expected 2018/19
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M7
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5.10 A
further two projects are shown on the network map that are recreation
based. They are listed in the table below:
Table 4 Path based recreation projects
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Project
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Potential Solution / Options
/ Problem
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Status
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Map Reference (Attachment 2)
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Saxton Field Shared Path –
Champion Road to Saxton Field
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Provide off road
pedestrian/cycle route linking Saxton Field to the residential area of
Champion Road.
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Design in 2016/17
Construction 2017/18
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P1
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Great Taste Trail – Tahunanui Beach Airport link
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Trail around Tahunanui
Campground and Airport to link with Whakatu Drive paths
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Preliminary discussions with
landowners underway.
Currently no design or
construction funding allocated in LTP.
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P5
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5.11 Officers
recommend that the forward works programme as shown in the tables above be
included as an appendix to the Out and About Policy and referenced in the
2015-25 Transportation Asset Management Plan.
5.12 Officers anticipate that specific projects, identified
in the tables above, will be reported back to the Works and Infrastructure
Committee for information and/or decisions before they are implemented.
Budget
and Resources
5.13 The LTP has a total of $1.7M assigned to active travel
projects in the current 15/16 financial year with $1.2M in 16/17 and $4.5M in
17/18.
5.14 The
funding received through the Urban Cycleway Programme (UCP) has a 3 year limit
on availability, ending on 30 June 2018.
5.15 The current capital works programme is fully committed
for the 2015/16 financial year with the resources that are currently available
within the Council Infrastructure Capital Projects delivery team.
5.16 Officers will make a start on the priority list of
works to ensure good progress can be made in the next financial year.
Scope
change resulting from Out and About Policy
5.17 The key differences between what was proposed by the
Long Term Plan and what is now proposed as a result of the assessment against
the Out and About Policy is shown in the following table:
Table 5 Scope changes due to the Out and About Policy
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Project
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Scope Change
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Map Reference (Attachment 2)
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Tahunanui Cycle Network
Provide a link from southern end
of the Rocks Rd project through residential, educational and employment zones
to connect with the regional cycle network at the Airport. Route likely
to use Tahunanui Reserve, Golf Road, Green Street, Roto Street and Bolt Road.
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The routes that have been
consulted on with the community had many departures from the principles in
the Out and About Policy. The onroad cycle lanes on Tahunanui Drive do
not provide a consistent path type across the network as onroad cycle lanes
would not be suitable for a young or inexperienced person on a bike.
The Path around the western edge
of Tahunanui using the golf course and Golf Road does not provide a
convenient direct route.
The path through the centre of
Tahunanui using Muritai and Pascoe Streets would not protect the vulnerable
users due to the large number of busy commercial accesses on Pascoe Street
nor would it be attractive to use.
The proposed route via Tahunanui
Reserve, Golf Road, Green Street, Roto Street and Bolt Road will provide a
convenient route that runs through the centre of the catchment area and is
relatively direct for through users on the Coastal Path between the Airport
and Rocks Road. It does have the disadvantage of not being a consistent
path type but the design would be tailored to ensure that the route is
designed to a standard suitable for young and inexperienced user
groups. The design would also be connected to mitigate this
factor. Some parking loss may be required.
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Maitai Path
Proposed combination of quiet
street or, separated cyclepath on Domett Street between Nile and Bridge
Streets, a separated path from Bridge Street to Riverside and shared path
from Riverside to Collingwood Street
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The original proposal to widen
the existing path to accommodate the increasing user numbers in a shared path
format does not recognise the special attributes of vegetation and proximity
to the river edge environment that would be lost to sections of the existing
path. A widened shared path if compromised for width due to the
challenging topography and desire to minimise the river edge disturbance
wouldn’t provide the protection to the vulnerable users necessary.
The proposed configuration would
separate users in the section between Nile Street and Riverside largely using
the existing carriageway formation and would ensure the vulnerable users are
protected and the special attributes of the area can be kept. It does have the disadvantage of not being a consistent
path type but the design would be tailored to ensure that the route is
designed to a standard suitable for young and inexperienced user
groups. The design would also be connected to mitigate this factor.
Some parking loss may be required.
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Anzac Park Link
Proposed quite street or
separated cycle path to connect existing off road Railway Reserve Route at St
Vincent Street to the CBD.
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The original alignment of the
shared path was on the path on the southern side of the Anzac Park.
The principle of recognising
special attributes of a site was not met due to the proximity to the war
memorial and the quiet contemplative space of Anzac Park.
The link is now proposed to be
within or adjacent to the road carriageway either as a quiet street or
separated cycle path. Some parking
loss may be required.
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Etiquette
Guideline
5.18 An
etiquette guideline has been developed to assist the management of shared
paths. The guideline provides a framework for delivery of the etiquette
or behavioural message with the aim of reducing conflicts between path users
and encouraging co-operative behaviour. The guideline is included as attachment
3. This guideline is recommended to be included as an appendix to the Out
and About Policy.
5.19 A
budget exists in the subsidised transport account to enable Officers to
continue to spread the etiquette message. This will be delivered through
a combination of permanent signs / pavement messages and promotional activities
such as those listed on page 7 of attachment 3.
6. Options
6.1 Adopt the 5 year forward works programme as presented
in tables 1,2,3 and 4 in section 5 of this report to enable key capital
projects to be able to be progressed acknowledging there will be
insufficient time and resources available in the financial year for all year 1
deliverables, as proposed by the Long Term Plan, to be achieved.
6.2 Remove
some or all projects from the forward works programme and communicate the
removed projects in the Annual Plan to the community.
7. Alignment
with relevant Council policy
7.1 The forward programme of work for Active Travel and
Path-based Recreation and, active travel network map and etiquette guideline is
not inconsistent with the 2015-25 Transport Asset Management Plan, Nelson 2060
or the recent Council resolutions including the adoption of the Out and About
Policy.
8. Assessment
of Significance against the Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy
8.1 The
forward works programme is very similar to that included in the Long Term Plan
and thus the decision to adopt it is not significant in terms of
Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.
9. Consultation
9.1 Consultation
on the active travel network maps, etiquette messages and the significant
projects in the forward works programme with our key partner organisations has
been undertaken. Refer to attachment 4 for those consulted.
9.2 For
the successful delivery of active travel projects a high level of consultation
is required. Officers anticipate significant further consultation with
both the partner organisations, the public and those directly affected by the
projects listed in the forward works programme as the projects run through the
project lifecycle.
10. Inclusion
of Māori in the decision making process
10.1 No consultation with Maori has been undertaken.
11. Conclusion
11.1 The
Active travel and path based recreation projects proposed in the Long Term Plan
in the next 5 years have been assessed against the recently adopted Out and
About Policy principles.
11.2 A
5 year forward works programme with different timing but very similar in scope
to that proposed by the Long Term Plan is recommended to be adopted for
implementation. Officers anticipate that
specific projects will still have to come back to the Works and Infrastructure
Committee for information or a decision before they can proceed.
11.3 Current in-house resources in the infrastructure team
and the timing of this report will not allow the successful delivery of the
projects in the current 2015/16 financial year as included in the Long Term
Plan. Preliminary work can however commence. This will place us in
a better position in the upcoming 2016/17 financial year.
11.4 An
Active Travel Network Map and Etiquette Guideline has been developed and it is
recommended that they be included as appendices to the recently adopted Out and
About Policy.
Rhys
Palmer
Senior
Asset Engineer - Transport and Roading
Attachments
Attachment 1: Out and About
Policy (A1458108)
Attachment 2: Proposed
Active Travel Network Map (A1449656)
Attachment 3: Etiquette
Guidelines (A1454515)
Attachment 4: Partner
Consulation Attendee List (A1454601)
