Spokes Canterbury
  • ABOUT
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR BACKGROUND
    • OUR TEAM
    • IN THE MEDIA
  • GET INVOLVED
  • SUBMISSIONS
  • BLOG
  • RESOURCES
    • GETTING ON A BIKE
    • MAPS AND RIDES
    • BIKE SHOPS
    • REPORT AN ISSUE
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • ABOUT
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR BACKGROUND
    • OUR TEAM
    • IN THE MEDIA
  • GET INVOLVED
  • SUBMISSIONS
  • BLOG
  • RESOURCES
    • GETTING ON A BIKE
    • MAPS AND RIDES
    • BIKE SHOPS
    • REPORT AN ISSUE
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE

Submissions

Draft and then final Spokes submissions on agency projects and strategies/plan
10 December 2017  |  By Dirk De Lu In Submissions

CCC Woolston Park Transport Plan

This submission made to CCC on 14.12.17

Spokes appreciates Councils efforts to improve safety and encourage students to cycle and walk to Te Waka Unua School.

To best realize the benefits of this project encouraging walking and cycling Council will need to make sure that the connections to both Linwood Ave and Heathcote Expressway MCR’s are safe, inviting and provided as those routes are developed.

The existing cycle lanes on Ferry Road are a mere 1.6m wide which leaves little room for errors, interactions with pedestrians, car doors being opened into the lane, or motorized vehicles straying from their lane.

Recommendations:

Continue green paint cycle lane on Ferry Road at zebra crossing to remind cars to stay in their lane.

Given the location on Ferry Road with commercial activity, a school and a park Cycle Design Guideline 3.2.3 “Local cycleways/Urban commercial centres/Cycle

lanes: Design principles” is instructive and requires cycle lanes to be a minimum of 1.8-2 meters in width. Narrowing of the median strip and/or grass berms can easily allow the cycle lanes to be increased to 2 meters. Alternatively a 900mm door buffer zone should be provided.

While the new shared path will be helpful for children accessing the school it will not serve the needs of those people cycle commuting on Ferry Road. Conflicts between users on the shared path may be limited by expanding the path width to 4 meters.

Spokes encourages Council to apply the Guidelines consistently. It is understood that some situations do not lend themselves well to application of best practices and that funds are limited. The concern is that substandard infrastructure aggrieves all road users while leaving the most vulnerable at mortal risk. Given that this route will be frequented by young children and is a main cycle commuting route the application of the minimum guideline is clearly indicated.

Advocacy infrastructure Submissions
Previous StoryCCC 2017 December Subs Update
Next StoryDyers Pass Speed Limit

Related Articles

  • Reshaping Streets
  • Waterloo Road Safety Improvements

Leave your comment Cancel Reply

(will not be shared)

Latest Posts

  • Aotearoa Bike Challenge Thursday, 12, Jan
  • Bikepacking Talk – Biketober 2022 Wednesday, 26, Oct
  • Reshaping Streets Tuesday, 20, Sep
  • Waterloo Road Safety Improvements Monday, 15, Aug
  • GoogleMap.NorthcoteRd.and.surroundings
    Northcote Road and Lydia Street Transport Improvements Wednesday, 10, Aug

Recent Comments

  • Photo of the Day: Belfast Rd Cycle Subway – Cycling in Christchurch on CCC CNC DEMP Northern Arterial

Categories

Tags

Accessible City Advocacy Annual Plan Ashburton Ashburton District Council Brougham Street Cashmere CBD CCC CDHB Ferry Rd Hoon Hay infrastructure Innovating Streets legislation Linwood Village Lower Cashmere Lydia St MCR neighbourhoods Northcote Rd NZTA Opawa Otakaro Papanui parking policy public transport recreation Reshaping Streets Rolleston safety schools colleges Selwyn SH76 slow speeds Smarts Road speed speed limits Stanmore Road Strategy Submissions surburban Waterloo Road Worcester Street

Archives

  • January 2023
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • March 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • February 2021
  • October 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • November 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • December 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • May 2017
  • March 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016

About

Spokes is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers that create ways for the people of Canterbury get more out of their bike rides.
 

Follow Spokes on Facebook:

WHO WE ARE

  • OUR TEAM
  • MEDIA
  • CONTACT
  • SUBMISSIONS

SPOKES NEWSLETTER

WHAT WE DO

  • OUR MISSION
  • GET INVOLVED
  • EVENTS
  • GALLERY

ABOUT US

A member organisation of CAN (Cycle Action Network) NZ. We're a non-profit, all-volunteer organisation dedicated to making cycling work for the Christchurch community.

FOLLOW SPOKES

OUR SPONSORS