transport committee - open

Transport Committee - OPEN

Time and date: 9:30am, Tuesday, 20 November 2007.

Venue: No 1 Committee Room, 9th Floor, Tower Block, Garden Place, Hamilton.

Committee Members: Councillors D G Macpherson (Chairperson) D L Bell G D Chesterman G Di Maio J R Gower K L H Gregory R E Hennebry A R O’Leary

Apology: Secretary:

Ms S J Thorpe

The above Committee will meet as stated to consider the following items.

M G Redman Chief Executive

SECTION A: MATTERS FOR DECISION BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

1. Confirming the Agenda The Committee to confirm the agenda.

2. 13/16/24. Appointment of Deputy Chairperson The Committee to appoint a Deputy Chairperson in accordance with Clause 25

[Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002]. Please note that this is a Section B item. Transport Committee Agenda Open 20 November 2007 of 4

Transport Committee Agenda Open 20 November 2007 of 4

3. 13/16/24. Meeting Cycle The Committee to adopt a regular meeting day and time.

4. 13/16/24. Delegations to Subcommittees The Committee to determine areas of responsibility to be delegated to Subcommittees.

5. 13/16/24. Chairperson's Report The Committee to receive the above report. (Copy attached on blue paper)

6. 13/16/24. Resolution Monitoring Report The Committee to receive the above report. (Copy attached page 1)

7. 13/16/24. Parking Report The Committee to receive the above report. (Copy attached pages 2 - 7)

8. 13/16/24. Road Safety Issues — Hamilton City The Committee to receive the above report.

(Copy attached pages 8 - 18)

Sergeant Phil Ruddell of the Strategic Traffic Unit will be in attendance for this matter.


9. 44/61. Access Hamilton Projects Update The Committee to consider a report and recommendations from the Acting General

Manager Works and Services concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 19 - 21) Mr Roger Ward, Transportation Manager to present an update on Hamilton City Council projects listed in the Access Hamilton Programme.

Mr Russell Turnbull, Land Transport Operations Manager Environment Waikato to

present an update on Environment Waikato projects listed in the Access Hamilton Programme.

Mr Barry Dowsett, Transit New Zealand to present an update on Transit New Zealand

projects listed in the Access Hamilton Programme.

10. 13/16/24-2. Hamilton Bus Patronage Report — September/October 2007 The Committee to consider a report and recommendation from the Acting General

Manager Works and Services concerning the above. (To be circulated).

11. 13/16/24. Next Steps The Committee to consider a draft submission on the above matter. (To be circulated).

Mr Andrew Parsons, Network Development Manager to present key issues of the draft Land Transport Management Amendment Bill.


SECTION B: MATTER FOR RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL

12. 30/0/1-5. Draft Speed Limit Bylaw 2007 — Hearing of Submissions The Committee to hear submitters and consider a report from the Acting General

Manager Works and Services and the General Manager Strategic concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 22 - 70) This item has been scheduled for 1.00pm.

Chair’s Report Transport Committee, 20th November 2007 Welcome to the Transport Committee for the next 3 years – in and around Hamilton we have a large number of capital transport projects planned or already under way, and a large part of our job will be ensuring that they are implemented (on time & on budget as a former stadium builder once said). I am proposing that this Committee continues to meet at 9.30am, on the Tuesday 15 days before each normal Council meeting. Access Hamilton The previous Council developed the Access Hamilton Strategy, which has led to the long list of projects on your agenda today, not to mention several more scheduled in the LTCCP for future years. This Strategy needs to be written up into a coherent document to help satisfy the Government funders (LTNZ) that each discrete project is part of an integrated transport package – so you will be seeing work on this coming back to Council over the next few meetings. Staff will be giving a full briefing to the meeting on the Access Hamilton projects listed on the Agenda papers. ‘Next Steps’ This is the Government title for what is appearing to be an overly-bureaucratic reshuffling of its transport agencies into one supposedly integrated entity (except that rail and air won’t be part of it, even though genuinely integrated transport systems necessitate their inclusion). It is only 2 years since they last reshuffled some of these departments (Transfund and LTSA into LTNZ), and staff in local authorities, not to mention their own staff, are only just coming to grips with the last exercise – it is inevitable that the latest reshuffle will cause delays in project approvals, making it more difficult for this Council to respond nimbly to transport needs. ‘Next Steps’, which some people have naughtily called ‘missteps’, will also add a regional layer of bureaucracy in the transport project approval process that had not previously been there – from next July onwards, all transport projects approved by HCC, will then have to be forwarded to the EW Regional Land Transport Committee for priorisation (and for capital ones - approval), which will be a nightmarish process for our overworked transport staff. We will be looking today at our submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee in response to Next Steps. Chris Allen A tremendous appointment to the position of Works General Manager, Chris has been a good advocate for the Waikato (and Hamilton)’s transport needs in recent times, and is held in high regard right around this region. He will be a real asset to our transport planning, and we look forward to him starting. Deputy Chair There is likely to be some additions/alterations to Committee membership yet to happen in the current Council round, so I am recommending that the position of Deputy Chair of this Committee remain vacant for until the next meeting. Sub-Committees Passenger Transport – already appointed by Council. I am proposing the following three, but each with two Councillors, as some have expressed the need for larger groups to be involved in these decisions. All will only have the power to recommend to this Committee: Parking – looking at all aspects of parking regulations, timing, pricing, etc.

Cycling & Walking – covering both these specialised ‘personal transport’ areas, where there is considerable crossover Safety - combining the previous Speed Limits and Traffic-calming Sub-committees I have some ideas as to who could be nominated onto these committees, but have yet to talk to/get agreement from all parties concerned – I hope to be able to do this prior to the meeting, and to make nominations there. The Buses The whole issue of the buses, and whether they ‘come over’ to Hamilton City Council, is now very definitely on the agenda for this Council. The EW Rates Control team has a formal policy position supporting this, and at least one other EW Councillor has supported this position in the past. Public transport (principally buses) is as vital a cog in our integrated transport strategy this term as it was last term. “Buses: Over 70% of Hamiltonians polled in a Waikato Times survey said they believed that Hamilton City Council should run the buses and our team agree. It is time the people were listened to and if elected the Hamilton EW Rates control candidates would seek a smooth transition of bus service to the City Council.

EW Rates Control candidates” (EW Rates Control Statement prior to recent elections) However, the transfer of such a key operation should not be rushed in my opinion, we should be looking at it carefully and sensitively, with a view to it coming over to the City perhaps in July 2009. We will need to carefully consider the financial aspects, and organisationally consider what, if any, part of the planning and operations outside Hamilton, and connecting to Hamilton, should’ come over’ as well. I have suggested to the Chief Executive that we develop a brief of the work that needs to be done, with a view to that agreed piece of work starting early in the new year, perhaps to coincide with the start of Chris Allen’s HCC role. I have also talked with the new EW Chair of the RLTC, and other EW Councillors, and believe there is a large degree of goodwill on their part towards working this matter out amicably and positively. Hearing There will be a hearing at the Committee into submissions on the new Speed Limit Bylaw, with 2-3 submitters. I have asked for that to commence straight after lunch, at 1pm, so we can give a definite time to the submitters and staff involved (lunch is planned for about 12.15-1pm). Recommendation: “Yhe the Chair’s Report be received and the proposed sub-Committee structure and membership be adopted.” Cr Dave Macpherson Chair, Transport Committee 16/11/07

Resolution Monitoring — Transport Committee — November 2007

No. Subject Resolution Current Status 1. Passenger Rail Service Staff write to the government concerning a Hamilton passenger rail facility.

(Council, 11 April 2007) Chairperson to prepare a letter.

2. Passenger Transport Staff develop a policy concerning internal transport on commercial sites and report to the Transport Committee. (Council, 11 April 2007)

Draft policy to next Transport Committee.

3. Parking Enforcement The number of Parking Enforcement staff and their working hours be increased. Council, 4 July 2007)

Currently underway. Should be complete end of August. Initial studies show 4 additional staff required.

4. Traffic Calming Traffic calming measures for Casey Avenue and Maple Avenue be investigated and reported back to the next meeting of the Transport Committee. Council, 4 July 2007

Maple Ave to next Traffic Calming Sub-Committee.

5. “Next Steps” Status Report A report be requested from the Chief Executive for the next meeting of the Transport Committee on a response to, and the consultation process on, the “Next Steps” proposal for the reorganisation of national transport policy and operations. (Council, 15 August 2007)

Strategic Unit preparing a draft which will be tabled at the November Transport meeting.

6. Workshop on Speed Limits A Transport Committee Workshop be convened at the earliest convenience as a priority for the incoming Council to review the full List of Schedules attached to the proposed Speed Limit Bylaw. (Council, 15 August 2007)

Workshop to be scheduled by new Council.

7. Tour Buses Advice be provided at the next meeting [of the Passenger Transport Sub-Committee] as to when a detailed staff report will be available for consideration about tour bus issues in the CBD. (Transport Committee, 31 July 2007)

Staff are working with Environment Waikato staff. Report will be available for the new Council.

To: Chief Executive

From: Acting General Manager Works and Services

Subject: Road Safety Issues — Hamilton City

Committee: Transport Committee

Meeting Date: 21 November 2007 File Reference: 265/12

1.0 BACKGROUND Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ) has prepared a Road Safety Issues report for Hamilton City based on crash data and trends for the five year period 2002 to 2006 inclusive. The report is summarized in the sections below, but the full report is attached (Appendix 1).

2.0 OVERVIEW The major road safety issues for Hamilton City as identified by this report are intersections, alcohol, urban speed, and vulnerable road users. Hamilton City has been launching various education campaigns this year to deal with these road safety issues, to do our part to help achieve the Government’s 2010 annual road safety targets of no more than 300 deaths and 4,500 hospitalisations per year in New Zealand.

2.1 INTERSECTIONS

During the five year period 2002-2006, there were 787 injury crashes at intersections and 3,092 non-injury crashes. Of the injury crashes, there were 13 deaths, 107 serious injuries and 873 minor injuries. The main causes contributing to these crashes, based on the police reports, were failure to stop/give way, not checking properly and general errors of judgement. Hamilton City, as one of the partner agencies on the Network Safety Coordination team, is addressing intersection safety with the “Give a Damn” education campaign. This effort is focused on all three of the main causes and has concentrated its marketing awareness efforts on the top ten locations in Hamilton with the most crashes. At these ten locations, physical or operational changes are being made or investigated further.

2.2 ALCOHOL

There were 168 alcohol-related injury crashes reported in the last five years in Hamilton City. This resulted in 8 deaths, 28 serious injuries and 162 minor injuries on local roads alone (not including State Highways). The most common type of crash, due to drunk driving, was loss of control/head-on collisions. In an effort to remind drivers that it is not safe to drink and drive, Hamilton City in partnership with the New Zealand Police will be running the “Cab It or Cop It” campaign again this year - in December, as the nice weather begins, leading up to the Christmas season. The focus of this effort will mainly be in the Central Business District (Victoria Street) where three of the top four locations for this type of crash problem occurs. Environment Waikato has been invited to join in our campaign to promote the Night Rider bus service.

2.3 SPEED Over the last five years, there have been 167 speed-related injury crashes in Hamilton City. Of these, there were 9 deaths, 27 injuries and 155 minor injuries on local roads (not including State Highways). One noteworthy trend is that 40% of the total can be attributed to young drivers (including both males and females), ages 15-19. Hamilton City has explored various options of educating young drivers, and will be working with a group, led by Billy TK Junior, to target school aged drivers. Billy TK Junior is recognized as one of New Zealand’s leading musicians and performers of today and also as a leading figure in working with youth, in regards to road safety. A programme has been setup and will take place at Hamilton High Schools over a week in February to spread the safe driving message.

2.4 VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

Although pedestrian injuries do not feature highly in the total road injury picture in Hamilton City, representing only 10% of all injuries, they do in fact make up 30% of all fatalities. In Hamilton City, there were 10 fatalities, 44 serious injuries and 150 minor pedestrian injuries between 2002 and 2006. General trends show that most (45%) pedestrian crashes occur on urban roads away from intersections during daylight hours. Young people are the most commonly injured in pedestrian crashes, which may be attributed to the fact that they walk more than any other age group, and they may not be as astute when it comes to making the correct road crossing decisions.

In an attempt to make the road environment as safe as possible, to give drivers and pedestrians more of a chance to react to unpredictable situations, Hamilton City will be installing 40 km/h school zones at 17 sites prior to the start of the first school term in 2008. This, combined with a recent decision made by Police to enforce a lower speed tolerance around schools, is a strong step towards creating a safer, lower speed environment for young pedestrians. Similar to pedestrians, cyclist injuries do not feature highly in the total road injury picture in Hamilton, but they represent 11% of all injuries. Over the last five years, there were 2 deaths, 22 injuries and 137 minor injuries. Most cycling crashes occur on urban roads at intersections during daylight hours. Cyclist injuries are not spread evenly across all age distributions. In fact, there is a spike in injuries for cyclists between the ages of 10 and 13. As a result of this, the School Travel Planning team is putting together a

proposal that may include cycle training in schools, with the possibility of extending it to other age groups in the future. In a more general sense, Hamilton City is raising the profile of cycling by building a larger cycling network, and promoting cycling and cycle safety. Lastly, the Network Safety Coordination team will be focusing their efforts on pedestrian and cycle safety in January and February 2008, to remind drivers and these vulnerable road users about road safety and the need to look out for one another.

3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1 It is recommended that this report be received.

R Ward B Bergin Manager Transportation Unit Acting General Manager Works and Services

Land Transport New Zealand has prepared this road safety issues report, it is based on reported crash data and trends for the 2002–2006 period. The intent of the report is to highlight the key road safety issues and be a resource to identify possible ways to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries in the Hamilton City area.

This report is the eighth road safety report for the Hamilton City area. The data in this report applies to local roads and State Highways in the Hamilton City area.

In each new report one year’s data is added to a five year block and the oldest dropped so it is unlikely that the core issues for any local body would change radically from report to report.

The issues chosen for this report are drawn from either the most common crash types, those that appear over-represented when the Hamilton City area is compared to similar local bodies or those with high social cost (high numbers of fatal and serious crashes mainly).

We have included a brief overview of crashes in the district for 2006.

We encourage local authorities to use the Ministry of Transport’s Crash Analysis System (CAS) to further investigate the highlighted issues.

briefing notes – road safety issues Hamilton City

Major Road Safety Issues 2006 road trauma

Hamilton City Casualties

Intersections Deaths 7

Alcohol Serious casualties 38

Urban Speed Minor casualties 309

Vulnerable Road Users

Nationally Crashes

Speed Fatal crashes 6

Alcohol Serious injury crashes 35

Failure to give way Minor injury crashes 255

Restraints Non-injury crashes 1213

briefing notes road safety Hamilton City

Overview of 2006

In 2006 on local roads in Hamilton City there were 240 injury crashes and 952 non-injury crashes, in addition there were 56 injury crashes and 250 non-injury crashes on State Highways, as reported by the New Zealand Police.

The table below shows the number of injuries resulting from 2006 crashes by rural or urban areas for both local and Transit roads (rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of 80km/h or more).

Fatalities Serious injuries

Minor injuries

Total

Rural 2 6 26 34Urban 5 32 283 320Total 7 38 309 354

Injury Crashes 1996 - 2006

Fatalities in the district have been fluctuating over the last 10 years.

Serious injuries on the other hand fell between 1996 and 1999 but now seem to be steady.

Main Crash Characteristics 2002 - 2006

Further information about 2006 injury and non-injury crashes on local roads:

• Worst months March & May (134), best December (74)

• Worst day Friday (221), best Sunday (109)

• Wet road 23 percent

• Night time 23 percent

• Intersection 62 percent

• 72 percent of at fault drivers are male (injury crashes)

• 52 percent of at fault drivers in injury crashes have a full NZ licence

Further information about 2006 injury and non injury crashes on Transit roads

• Worst month June (32), best February (14)

• Worst day Friday (52), best Sunday (26)

• Wet road 25 percent

• Night time 23 percent

• Intersection 62 percent

• 48 percent of at fault drivers are male (injury crashes)

• 67 percent of at fault drivers in injury crashes have a full NZ licence

It has been observed nationally that there is a growing group of drivers who have not been exiting the graduated licence system and who are choosing to stay on restricted licences. This is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish drivers who are truly inexperienced from those that should have moved to a full licence. As a consequence it is more difficult to target educational material.

This is certainly true in Hamilton City with only 55 percent of at fault drivers in injury crashes being the holder of a full driving licence.

Driver licence status (injury crashes, at fault drivers all Hamilton City roads)

Percentage of total at fault drivers (NZ value in brackets)

Full 55.0 (58.4) %

Learner 10.3 (9.5) %

Restricted 19.4 (17.6) %

Never Licenced 1.2 (2.2) %

Disqualified 1.2 (1.7) %

Overseas 3.7 (4.2) %

Expired 0.8 (0.5) %

Other / unknown 8.3 (5.6) %

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Speed

Nationally, speed is one of the major contributing factors to road crashes. For the 12 months to the end of December 2006, excessive speed contributed to around 31 percent of fatal crashes and 16 percent of injury crashes.

During 2006, there were 1,839 injury crashes where the driver was travelling too fast for conditions.

Reducing speeds to appropriate levels is an important road safety goal. Excessive speed increases the likelihood of a crash occurring by reducing the time available for drivers to respond to hazardous situations and it also leads to more serious injuries. Research has shown that a one km/h reduction in mean speeds can produce up to a three percent reduction in injury crashes.

In Hamilton City, excessive speed was a factor in 13 percent of injury crashes in 2006.

Speed related injury

crashes

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Urban 29 34 28 22 33

Rural 4 6 6 2 4

Total 33 40 34 24 37

There were 168 speed-related injury crashes reported in the last five years.

Males are also highly represented as at fault drivers in speed related crashes, accounting for 77 percent of drivers

Drivers at fault or part fault in seed related injury crashes (2002- 2006) *

Male Female Total

15- 19 years 49 17 66

20 - 24 34 6 40

25 - 29 20 4 24

30 - 39 10 6 16

40 - 49 10 4 14

50 - 59 2 2 4

60 - 69 1 0 1

70+ 2 0 2

Total 128 39 167

* (note ranges are not equal)

The following table illustrates the licence status of at fault drivers in speed related crashes in Hamilton City and all New Zealand (2006).

Driver licence status, speed related injury crashes, at fault drivers in Hamilton City

Percentage of total at fault drivers in speed related crashes (NZ value in brackets)

Full 36.4 (43.0) percent

Learner 12.1 (15.3) percent

Restricted 27.3 (22.5) percent

Never Licenced 0 (4.5) percent

Disqualified 3.0 (4.1) percent

Overseas 3.0 (3.7) percent

Expired 0 (0.5) percent

Other / unknown 18.2 (6.2) percent

Further facts about speed related crashes in Hamilton City (divided into local roads and Transit roads) (2002 -2006)

Local roads

• 9 deaths, 27 serious injuries 155 minor injuries

• Male drivers 76 percent

• Most common crash type, Bend – (lost control/head on)

• 58 percent at midblock

• 34 percent wet road

• 60 percent night time

• Worst month June, best October

• Worst day of week Sunday, best Tuesday

Transit roads

• 5 deaths, 9 serious injuries, 34 minor injuries

• Male 82 percent


• 52 percent at intersections



• Worst month December, best January, March October

• Worst day Saturday, best Monday


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Intersections

Crashes at intersections are the most common crash type in urban areas of Hamilton City

During the five year period 2002 to 2006 there were 787 injury crashes at intersections and 3092 non-injury crashes. In these 13 people died, 107 received serious injuries and 873 received minor injuries.

Intersection crashes

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Injury crash

173 157 163 151 143

Non-injurycrash

576 540 563 738 675

Total 749 697 726 889 818

The table below shows the locations of the five intersections with the highest number of crashes in Hamilton City between 2002 and 2006.

Intersection name

Total crashes 2002 - 2006

Injury crashes 2002 -2006

Total crashes in 2006

Boundary & Brooklyn Roads

57 10 10

SH 1 / SH 3 54 11 10

Victoria Street & Boundary Road

53 18 12

Cobham Drive & Grey Street

52 13 5

Victoria & Bryce Streets

46 7 6

Crashes at Tee junctions in urban areas are the most common type of intersection crash reported, followed by crashes at Cross (X) urban junctions.

Junction type Rural Urban

Roundabout 68 617

Tee 140 1578

Cross (X) 29 1210

Y 4 37

Other (includes driveways )

8 183

The main causes contributing to crashes described in Police reports were:

• Failure to stop and give way • Not checking properly • General errors of judgement.

Intersections present most drivers with one of their biggest driving challenges and as a result less experienced drivers are well represented in these crashes as illustrated in the table below showing licence class of at fault drivers.

Driver licence status, intersection related injury crashes, at fault drivers Hamilton City

Percentage of total at fault drivers in intersection related crashes (NZ value in brackets)

Full 55.4 (60.9) %

Learner 11.1 (9.4) %

Restricted 19.3 (14.8) %

Never Licenced 1.6 (2.5) %

Disqualified 1.1 (1.6) %

Overseas 3.7 (3.7) %

Expired 1.2 (0.8) %

Other / unknown 6.6 (6.3) %

Further facts about intersection related crashes in Hamilton City 2002 to 2006 (divided into local roads and Transit roads):

Local roads


• 62 percent of at fault drivers are male

• Most common crash type - crossing/turning

• 6 percent alcohol over limit

• 97 percent urban

• 27 percent wet roads


• Worst month May, best September

• Worst day of week Thursday, best Monday

Transit roads


• 54 percent of at fault drivers are male

• Most common crash type - crossing/turning

• 4 percent alcohol over limit


• 25 percent wet roads


• Worst month May, best October

• Worst day of week Friday, best Thursday


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Drink-driving

Alcohol effects the way people drive. Studies show that the risk of being involved in a crash increases rapidly as a driver’s blood alcohol level rises. A driver over the legal limit (80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood) is three times more likely to be involved in a crash than a sober driver.

Contrary to popular opinion, people with high blood alcohol levels are more likely to be injured or killed in a crash than sober drivers in the same crash and if injured, they are also more likely to encounter complications in their recovery.

In New Zealand for the 12 months to December 2006, alcohol-affected drivers contributed to 31 percent of all fatal crashes and 15 percent of all injury crashes.

In the Hamilton City, alcohol was a factor in 14 percent of injury crashes in 2006, an increase from 2005, and in line with the national trend.

There were 168 alcohol-related injury crashes reported in the last five years.

Hamilton City alcohol-related injury crashes 2002-2006

Key locations

The following provides a breakdown of the key locations in Hamilton City at which drink-driving crashes occurred during the 2002 to 2006 period.

Hamilton City

Victoria Street/Marlborough Place intersection

SH 1/Kahikatea Drive Extension intersection

Victoria Street at Garden Place

Victoria Street/Collingwood Street intersection

The following table illustrates the licence status of at fault drivers in alcohol related crashes in Hamilton City and all New Zealand (2006).

Driver licence status, alcohol related injury crashes, at fault drivers in Hamilton City

Percentage of total at fault drivers in alcohol related crashes (NZ value in brackets)

Full 44.4 (41.6) percent

Learner 13.8 (15.8) percent

Restricted 22.2 (20.8) percent

Never Licenced 2.8 (4.6) percent

Disqualified 2.8 (6.2) percent

Overseas 0 (1.0) percent

Expired 0 (1.4) percent

Other / unknown 13.8 (8.2) percent

Further facts about alcohol related crashes in Hamilton City (divided into local roads and Transit roads) (2002 -2006)

Local roads


• Male driver 75 percent






• Worst month April, best November

• Worst day of week Sunday, best Monday

Transit roads


• Male drivers 77 percent

• Most common crash type, Straight – (lost control/head on)





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• Worst day of week Saturday, best Tuesday

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Vulnerable road users are those who have very little physical protection in the event of a crash and are therefore susceptible to severe injuries.

Pedestrians

Although pedestrian injuries do not feature highly in the total road injury picture in Hamilton City, representing only 10 percent of all injuries, they make up 30 percent of all fatalities.

Pedestrian injuries

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Fatal 1 3 - 5 1

Serious 8 13 7 10 6

Minor 25 32 31 33 29

Total 34 48 38 48 36

Most (45 percent) pedestrian crashes occur on urban roads away from intersections and during daylight hours. There is a very strong bias toward the afternoon.

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Young people are the most commonly injured in pedestrian crashes. This may be because they walk more than other age groups. However many of them may not be mature enough to make the correct road crossing decisions. For example young children have difficulty in judging the speed and distance of approaching vehicles. They are also easily distracted and unable to focus on multiple events at a time, so when they want to cross a road their attention can be easily distracted by say, a friend shouting out from across the street, a dog coming towards them or a noisy car passing by.

Road designers and motorists alike need to understand that children do not think like “mini adults” when they are walking and playing near the

road. The road environment needs to be made as safe as possible to mitigate against the unpredictable actions that children take.

The recent decision by Police to enforce a lower speed tolerance around schools is a strong step in creating a safer lower speed environment for young pedestrians.

Pedestrian crashes are concentrated on arterial and collector roads. The top five locations (on the basis of fatal and serious injuries) are shown in the table below.

LocationNumber of pedestrian injury crashes

Victoria Street – between Hood & Marlborough Streets

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Victoria Street – London Street intersection

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Bryce Street – between Anglesea & Victoria Street

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Hukanui Road – 30m north of Kensington Place

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Bryce Street – Victoria Street intersection

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Further information regarding 2002 -2006 pedestrian injury crashes:

Local roads

• The most common crash type was for a pedestrian crossing the road being hit by a driver approaching from their right (66 percent).

• Worst month April (19) best January & December (5)

• Worst day of week Thursday (34) best Monday (14)

• Number of at fault drivers 58

Transit roads

• The most common crash type was for a pedestrian crossing the road being hit by a driver approaching from their right (55 percent).

• Worst month April (5) best January (0) • Worst day of week Friday (6) best Saturday

& Sunday (1) • Number of at fault drivers 7


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Cyclists

Although cyclist injuries do not feature highly in the total road injury picture in Hamilton City, they represent 11 percent of all injuries.

Cyclistinjuries

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Fatal 1 - - 1 -

Serious 3 4 6 4 5

Minor 29 24 27 22 35

Total 33 28 33 27 40

Most (40 percent) cycling crashes occur on urban roads at intersections and during daylight hours.

Last year (2006) more cycles than cars were imported into New Zealand. It is certainly noticeable in many areas across the country that there are many more cyclists using the roads than in past years.

Cyclist injuries are not spread evenly across all age distributions as shown in the chart below.

Hamilton City injured cyclists 2002 -2006

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Local roads

• The most common crash type was a crossing or turning movement. The second was rear end.


• 18 percent at night

• Worst month June (18) best December (3)

• Worst day of the week Thursday (29) best Saturday (7)

• Number of crashes involving riding on the footpath 4

• 59 percent of cyclists injured were male

Transit roads

• The most common crash type was a crossing or turning movement. The second was rear end.


• 15 percent at night

• Worst month February (4) best September (0)

• Worst day of the week Monday (6) best Sunday (2)

• 71 percent of cyclists injured were male


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Partnerships Land Transport NZ works closely with many road safety partners at national, regional and local levels. These include government departments, enforcement agencies, territorial local authorities, health authorities and local service providers.

Some of the key road safety partners in the Hamilton City include:

New Zealand Police

Waikato District Road Policing Manager Inspector Leo Tooman PO Box 3078 Hamilton Phone 07 850 7063

Road Safety Co-ordinator

Hamilton City Council Jacqueline Beaton Private Bag 3010 Hamilton Phone 07 838 6758

Local Authority Engineer

Hamilton City Council Roger Ward Private Bag 3010 Hamilton Phone 07 838 6699

Accident Compensation Corporation

Waikato Area ACC Injury Prevention Consultant Lisa Taylor PO Box 952 Hamilton Phone 07 957 5826

ContactsLand Transport New Zealand

Rosalie Orr

Partnership Manager - Midlands

See contact details at end.

Andrew McKillop

Manager Programmes – Waikato/Bay of Plenty/Taranaki

See contact details at end.

Midland Regional Office 183 Collingwood Street Private Bag 3081 HAMILTON

Telephone 07 958 7840 Fax 07 958 7866

www.landtransport.govt.nz


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To: Chief Executive

From: Acting General Manager Works and Services

Subject: ACCESS HAMILTON PROJECTS UPDATE

Committee: Transport Committee

Meeting Date: 20 November 2007 File Reference: 245/1-14

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Access Hamilton forms the basis of Hamilton City’s transportation strategy to deal with

new initiatives and projects designed to reduce congestion and support multimodal travel initiatives.

1.2 Attached is an updated and revised programme since the last report presented to Councillors on 11 September 2007, giving details of projects and their current status.

2.0 Recommendation It is recommended that this report be received.

R Ward B Bergin

Manager Transportation Unit Acting General Manager Works & Services

Started Start Year

STUDIES TO PROTECT FUTURE

ACCESS Hamilton Strategy Y A 727 yes 07/08 & 10/11

Project brief agreed. Project underway. Development of an Implementation Plan will follow completion of the strategy.

Road hierarchy review and user priority N A 739 06/07 On Strategic Group's list (No. 5 of 7) of District Plan reviews.

HITS review Y A 736 yes 07/08 Linked with development of Access Hamilton strategy (SAP 727).

Lower East Coast Railway Line N A 737 07/08

Rail Link to Airport N A Being considered as part of Southern Links.

Transport-related Bylaws Review N yes 07/08 In progress. (Strategic Group leading.)

TRANSIT PROJECTS

Hamilton Bypass T 10/11 Design programmed to commence within 4 years.

Te Rapa Bypass T 10/11Target date for lodging Notice of Requirement was 14 September 2007. Design planned for 2007/08 and construction start programmed by 2010/11.

Southern Links Study T/R yes 05/06 Reported to Council in February 2007. All parties signed off. Scope of services being developed.

EW

Waikato Regional Transportation Model Y T/E/A 50 yes 06/ - /09Set up under the LASS. LTNZ funding confirmed. Successful tenderer is Gabbies Porter with Traffic Design Group.

MODAL SHIFT

Travel Choice

CBD Parking N A yes 05/06Council Workshop held 30 May. Action plan agreed and being implemented. Will be provided to City Heart Design Group.

Commuter Carpark - Knox St Stages 1 & 2 N A 730 yes 05/ - /10 Carpark opened 19 April 2006. Stage 2 programmed for 2008/10, depending on demand.

Car Park - River Road N A 731 10/ - /12 To be reviewed in conjunction with CBD and Claudelands redevelopment.

North CBD Commuter Car Park N A 465 06/-/16 Subsidy provided in LTCCP. No specific project yet.

Central City Shuttle N A 732 yes 05/ - /16Service operating well. Patronage is growing and is reported regularly to PT Sub-Committee. Extension of service to include Bridge Street is being tested.

Senior citizens bus subsidy N A yes 05/ - /16 In operation. (Funded by Environment Waikato's Passenger Transport rate.)

Late night city bus service N A 475 yes 05/ - /16 In operation. (Funded by Environment Waikato's Passenger Transport rate.)

Passenger Transport Initiatives Y A 790 yes 05/ - /09

Bus infrastructure Y A 728 yes 05/ - /16

Bus Priority Routes Y A 729 yes 06/ - /16 Bus lane on Hukanui Road from Elmira to Clarkin, design in progress. Awaits bylaw for enforcement.

Land purchase Park & Ride N A 457 08/-/11

Cycleway Programme (On-road) Y A 545 yes 06/ - /162005/06 programme (Heaphy Tce / Bankwood Road) has been approved by LTNZ. Tender let. Construction commenced in October 2007. Funding for 2006/07 programme (Tuikaramea / Killarney / Ellicott) approved by LTNZ. Grandview design under review, but rest wil be advised early 2008.

Cycleway Programme (Off-road - shared cycle/walkways) Y A 778 yes 05/ - /16

2007/08 programme is out for public consultation (Nov 07). Off-road and minor road links connecting Bankwood Road to Discovery Drive are under construction. 2005/06 schemes now complete. Tauhara / Te Hikuwai / River Road link is out for public consultation, for construction in 2007/08.

Walkway / Cycleway river crossing - Deys Park Y A 772 08/ - /10 Feasibility study in progress.

Walkway / Cycleway - Grandview Rd to Minogue Park N A 744 yes 07/ - /09Linked to Avalon Drive Bypass project. Preliminary investigations underway. Transit provided footings for the bridge over Avalon Drive within Avalon Bypass project. HCC continues to talk to OnTrack about possible bridge support on their land before detailed design begins.

Walking strategy N A 743 05/ - /16Will be part of an "Active Travel" action plan that will be available in 2008 - out for public agency review (Oct 2007).

New Footpaths N R 97 yes 05/ - /16 This years programme complete.

Infrastructure for Commuter Train to Auckland A 796 07/ - /09 Pending decisions from Rail Study.

Education and awareness

Marketing and Promotion for awareness N A 738 yes 05/ - /16 New cycle web pages being created to promote cycling in Hamilton.

Environmental Education Programme N A 734 yes 05/ - /16 Transport Choices for Families trial complete. Results being incorporated into travel plans.

Safer routes programme Y A 740 yes 05/ - /16

Engineering, Enforcement and Education efforts have been undertaken in the Enderley neighbourhood. Pedestrian improvements on Mardon Road are complete, including relocation of a power pole to improve pedestrian visibility, realigning the crossing and modifying a pedestrian refuge island. Enforcement is on-going.

Walking school buses Y A 742 yes 05/ - /16Eleven schools are now operating the programme, with 20 routes (2 new routes at Te Rapa; 1 new route at Insoll). Police Education Officers are helping to promote the programme. Contact has been made with Volunteer Waikato to recruit volunteers for Walking School Buses throughout the city.

Two new School Travel Plan Co-ordinators appointed. Programme is being developed with a goal of implementing travel plans in 8 schools. Meetings with proncipals and Board of Trustees to gain official support are underway.

School and Business travel plans Y A 741 yes 05/ - /16 Regional car pooling options being investigated by staff in Strategy & Research Unit.

TRANSIT PROJECTS

Massey Street Cycleway T/A 793 yes 06/07

Powerline undergrounding to be done by WEL Networks, with HCC contribution. Design nearing completion. HCC awaiting Transit's advice on construction date before confirming agreement with WEL Energy for the powerline undergrounding. (LTNZ has given Category 2 status to construction funding.)

Cycleways on State Highways T ?

Hamilton City Council made a submission to the 2007/08 Forecast, requesting retro-fitting of cycleways on all State Highways in the city, with connections to Hamilton City Council's cycleway network. Avalon Drive cycleway included within 2006/07 application to LTNZ for approval in September and construction after HCC take over the road - timed to coincide with Avalon Drive Bypass and HCC's cycleway programme.

Strategic Study for Greater Hamilton Walking and Cycling T 07/08Transit will work collaboratively with Hamilton City Council's Cycling Projects Engineer. Terms of reference currently being completed.

New Bus bays on SH1 T 07/08 Avalon Drive currently being designed. LTNZ funding approved.

Cobham Drive Pedestrian Facility T 07/08Joint investigation with Hamilton City Council to identify solution for pedestrian access to Hamilton Gardens.

EW PROJECTS

Regional Rail Development Feasibility Study E yes 05/ - /10Regional Rail Study is a project in the RLTS. Environment Waikato to organise a workshop to progress.

Routes being monitored by Passenger Transport Partnership Group: 1) Orbiter Bus Service started 17 July 2006 - very high patronage, and steadily growing 2) Chartwell Express Bus operating well. Journey time is similar to car trips. 3) Timetable and route review adopted by EW, September 2007.

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Real time for buses E yes 05/ - /06 124 sites are now operational - future sites dependent upon the network review outcome.

Passenger Transport Plan Review E yes 06/ - /08 Adopted by EW 10 October 2007.

ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENTS

Ulster St to Willoughby St Link N A 537 yes 05/ - /08 Initial options identified. On hold.

Fairfield Bridge intersections Y A yes 05/06 Completed.

Norton Road Y A 27 yes 06/ - /08Contract awarded and work progressing to schedule. Linked with Avalon Drive Bypass and V8 projects.

Grey / Clyde / Bridge St intersection upgrade N A 735 yes 08/ - /10A number of options are being evaluated. Potential for land purchase being discussed. Operational changes being assessed.

Peachgrove Rd/East St and Te Aroha/Peachgrove intersections (with E1 Stage 1)

Y A 529 yes 08/ - /10 Options being identifed. Work will be linked with first stage of E1.

Hukanui /Peachgrove Rd - intersection upgrades and corridor improvements

Y A 528 09/ - /11

Ruakura Road (Peachgrove - E1) Y A 530 07/ - /10 Work will be linked with first stage of E1.

Clearways yesClearways have been implemented on Anglesea Street, Boundary Road, Brooklyn Road, River Road, Victoria St, Ellicott Rd and Bridge Street.

Congestion and safety schemes Y R 223 yesFive schemes have been investigated: Naylor/Grey roundabout is complete; River Rd/Fairfield Bridge signalisation is programmed to start construction in late 2007; Comries/Hukanui improvements are in the design phase; Tisdall/Bridge/Victoria and Comries/Lyndon are on hold.

Transit Intersections

Hillcrest / Morrinsville Intersections T 07/08

Transit has served notice to HCC for land requirements. One other property purchase required. Design is being reviewed and changed from a roundabout to signals. Further investigations in progress. Construction not likely until 2009/10. Discussions have been held with community and New World Supermarket developers to improve traffic arrangements to their site.

Ohaupo Road/Kahikatea Drive T 08/09Designation confirmed. Appeal has been resolved. 20-30 properties affected. Land purchase underway, but difficult. Design completed. Service relocation scheduled for 2007/08 and construction in 2008/09.

Greenwood/Killarney Intersection T 08/09Subject to R-funding. Negotiations underway for land purchase, but experiencing difficulties. Design (signals) completed. Scope of project has changed and alteration to designation required (notified process). Construction now likely in 2008/09.

Gallagher / Kahikatea Intersection T ?No timing given in Transit's 2006-16 Forecast. Subject to R-funding. Investigation nearing completion.

RING ROAD AND CROSS-CITY CONNECTORWairere Drive (Eastern Arterial)

E1 Land Purchase N A 447 yes 05/06 Land negotiations still progressing.

Stage 1 - Fifth Ave to Ruakura Rd (subject to designation) Y A 375 yes 05/ - /10 Staff are currently developing the project scope.

Wairere Drive (Northern Arterial)Stage 2: 4-laning from Pukete - Resolution Drive (including bridge)

Y C 544 yes05/06 - 15/16

Preliminary bridge investigations nearing completion in preparation for independent peer review. Project scoping has commenced. Design likely to take 1-2 years.

Stage 3: Hukanui - Tramway new road construction LTNZ subsidy confirmed. Tender awarded and work progressing.

Cross-City Connector

Mill Street intersections (Tristram, Willoughby, Anglesea) Y A 527 yes 07/08Options for improvement under investigation. Recommendations on both operational and layout improvements are due in late 2007.

Massey / Hall St minor works (to coordinate with Avalon Bypass) Y A 526 06/ - /09Investigated over-bridge to examine if capacity increases can be achieved. 4-laning requires a new bridge. No further action at this stage.

Boundary Rd / Whitiora Bridge / Five Cross Roads improvements

Y A 803 yes 06/ - /11Status report on options for improvements has been received. More detailed analysis has been done to provide design certainty and economic evaluation. Final report due late 2007. Preliminary bridge widening analysis underway.

Transit Projects

Avalon Dr Bypass T yes 06/07 - 09/10

Construction underway. Three year project.

Cobham Bridge Duplication T ? Being considered as part of Southern Links.

Church to Avalon Drive 4-laning T/A yes06/07 - 07/08

Construction of Stage 1 (4-laning Church - Avalon) completed. Te Rapa/Avalon/Wairere intersection construction commenced. Widening programme to be completed prior to December 2007. Signals planned for operation in March 2008.

Avalon Drive 4-laning T ?Not shown in Transit's 2006-16 Forecast. Critical connection between Te Rapa Bypass and Avalon Drive Bypass designation. Designation to be considered as part of Te Rapa Bypass project.

Funding Source Key:

E = Environment Waikato

T = Transit NZ

R = RatesA = Access Hamilton reserve

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Appendix 1

Submissions To the Draft Hamilton City Speed Limit Bylaw 2007 01 Cycle Action Waikato 02 Land Transport New Zealand 03 Automobile Association Inc.

Appendix 2

Report on Submissions Draft Hamilton City Speed Limits Bylaw 2007 November 2007

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SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 A Draft of the Hamilton City Speed Limits Bylaw was prepared under Section

156 of the Local Government Act 2007. The Draft Bylaw was approved by Council and publicly notified. Public submissions were invited over a one-month period with the closing date for submissions being 21 September 2007.

1.2 A total of three submissions have been made to the Draft Speed Limits Bylaw.

Section 41(6) Reserves Act 1977 provides for persons making submissions to be heard in support of their submission. One submitter has indicated that they wished to be heard on their submission.

1.3 This report presents the recommended response to public submissions to the

draft bylaw. The purpose of the report is to summarise, discuss and make recommendations on all submissions received. Most of the submissions addressed more than one issue. Each submission has been broken down into the main issues. A recommendation is then suggested and required changes to the draft plan identified.

1.4 This report format is as follows:

• The main issues are identified by a heading (i.e. Thomas Road Speed Limit etc.)

• Under each broad heading the content of the submitter(s) submission is detailed, the submitter(s) name is listed, and if appropriate a comment from the submitters is added to better explain their submission. A staff recommendation for each submission is made. The recommendation states whether the submission should be upheld, upheld in part or declined. If a submission is upheld it means that it is agreed with in all respects. If a submission is upheld in part it means that it is agreed with but with limitations on its acceptance i.e. the intent of the submission is accepted but any requested changes are implemented in part or in a changed form. If a submission is declined it means that it is not accepted and no changes are made to the draft bylaw. Submissions upheld or upheld in part do not necessarily lead to changes to the bylaw.

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SECTION 2.0 DRAFT HAMILTON CITY SPEED LIMIT BYLAW 2007 SUBMISSIONS 2.1 Thomas Road Speed Limit 2.1.1 Issue: Land Transport New Zealand can not support the proposal to lower the

existing speed limit to 50kph due to the fact that it does not comply with the requirements of the “Speed Limit Rule”. Data supplied by Hamilton City Council suggests that the road has been engineered to a high standard, including flush median, cycle lanes and parking indented from the traffic flow.

Submitter:

Land Transport New Zealand

Recommendations:

Submission upheld in part Staff have held further discussions with Land Transport New Zealand and as an alternative proposal it has been suggested that an additional school limited speed zone be added to the Rototuna school on Thomas Road, while retaining the existing underlying speed limit of 60kph. The present 60kph limit conforms to the criteria of the Speed Limit Setting Rule 2003. Consultation with the school and other parties has been undertaken with no objections raised. The additional zone would be provided at no increase in cost to the funds already allocated by Council for the 40kph school zones project.

2.2 Support for Proposed Changes 2.2.1 Issue: Land Transport New Zealand support the proposed speed limit changes

on Boreman Road, Horsham Downs Road, Cate Road, Silverdale Road and Peacockes Road.

Submitter: Land Transport New Zealand

Recommendations:

Submission upheld.

2.3 Editorial Changes 2.3.1 Issue: The following note should be inserted in the ‘legal instrument’ column

of schedule 12 as a reference under which the variable speed limits are introduced. LTNZ recommend that the following note be added to schedule 12.

NZ Gazette of 2 June 2005, No.86, p2051 — Approval by the ‘Director’ for 40kph variable speed limits in a school zone.

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Recommendations: Submission upheld These changes are been incorporated into the draft bylaw.

2.3.2 Issue: Cycle Action Waikato fully supports the new 50kph speed limit proposals for sections of Horsham Downs, Cate, Silverdale and Thomas roads, for increased safety.

Submitter:

Cycle Action Waikato

Recommendations:

Submission upheld in part As noted above an alternative proposal has been suggested for Thomas Road through the submission process.

2.3.3 Issue: The Automobile Association supports the draft Bylaw providing that the bylaw is adhered to.

Submitter:

Automobile Association Incorporated

Recommendation:

Submission upheld

2.4 Adjustments to School Zones 2.4.1 Issue: Following a visit to each school zone site with HCC staff it is proposed

that the lengths/extents defined for the school zones be redefined to read:

Dawson street — from the intersection of Grey Street extending to appoint 175m west of Grey Street Silverdale Normal Primary — from a point 170m Marian School — Firth Street — to a point ‘60m’ Insoll Avenue School — Tramway Road — from a point ‘400m’ Hukanui School — Pickering Crescent From the intersection of Hukanui Road extending in an easterly direction to the intersection of Rutherford Street Hukanui School — Rutherford Street — From the intersection of Pickering Crescent extending in a southerly direction to a point 30m north of Fleming Place

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Recommendations: Submission upheld. These changes are of a minor nature and have been discussed and agreed with HCC staff. The changes have been incorporated into the proposed Bylaw

2.5 Tramway Road 2.5.1 Issue: A 50 kph speed limit is requested on Tramway Road from Carrs Road

up to the intersection of Wairere Drive, so that motorists are more likely to have reduced their speed before entering the 40kph school zone. As Gordonton Road and stage three of Wairere Drive are both feeding 80kph traffic from the north, vehicle traffic on Tramway Road is often exceeding 60 kph at the proposed 40kph school zone

Submitter:

Cycle Action Waikato

Recommendations: Submission declined:

The existing 50kph speed limit is introduced by large threshold signage and reinforced with road marking and begins 700-800m from the proposed 40kph site. The existing 80kph section between Wairere Drive and existing 50kph signage does not meet the criteria of the Speed Limit Rule 2003 to be further reduced at this time. Staff intend to review this area once further construction and developments occur in this area.

2.6 Ruakura Road / Silverdale Road 2.6.1 Issue: Cycle Action Waikato would like a reduction to 50kph speed limits, to

make the following city roads safer for cycling • Ruakura Road (from Peachgrove road to Silverdale Road) • Silverdale Road (from Ruakura Road to Carrington Ave)

These 70 or 80 kph road sections have important connections for cycling, and yet high-speed traffic is currently dangerous and intimidating to cyclists. Reducing these three sections of road to 50kph would increase safety and comfort of residents of the north-eastern suburbs and also Silverdale cyclists riding to and from schools, the Ruakura Research Centre, the Business Innovation Park, and Waikato University.

Submitter: Cycle Action Waikato

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Submission upheld in part. With respect to Ruakura Road staff reviewed this road in 2006/07 and consider that the existing speed limit is consistent with the Setting of Speed Limits Rule. Cycle improvements to intersections and mid block have been recently completed Staff are currently working through the process required to review Silverdale Road and there is likely to be a recommendation to reduce the speed limit this area. This review is likely to be completed in the 2007/08 year.

2.7 Speed Limit for New and Proposed Roads 2.7.1 Issue: Cycle Action Waikato would like a speed limit of 50kph set for

all proposed new construction and urban upgrades of collector and minor-arterial roads This includes a 50kph speed limit for the following current HCC roading proposals:

• Borman Road Extension (from Horsham Downs to Resolution Drive)

• Urban upgrade of River Road north of Sylvester Road • Avalon Drive and Lincoln Road (from Rotokauri Road to

Norton Road). Once the Avalon Drive Bypass is completed, this section of road will revert from Transit State Highway to HCC local road.

Submitter: Cycle Action Waikato

Recommendation:

Submission upheld in part. Under the Bylaw all roads in the city are, by default, designated as 50kph unless another limit is specifically provided for in the schedules of the bylaw and signs are erected accordingly. Where possible, Council intends that new roads will have a 50kph limit.

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COBHAM DRIVE

PE

AC

HG

RO

VE

RD

CAMBRIDGE

RD

CAMBRIDGE

ROADKAHIKATEA DR

LORNE ST

BADER

ST

PEACOCKES RD

DIXON

RD

HA

LL R

D

OHAUPO

RD

NORMANDY AVE

CLARKIN

R

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BOUNDARY

R

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HE

AP

HY

TC

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RUAKURA RD

MORRIN

SVILLE R

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COLLINS

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RUAKIWI RD

LAKE ROAD

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ECK

ON

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AVE

DOMINION ROAD

DISCOVERY

DRIVE

420m East of

Horsham Downs

North

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