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Resolution
number FR/2022/29
MOVED by Chairperson A Baker, seconded by Member A Cole:
That the Franklin
Local Board:
a) provide feedback on the
introduction of an interim Auckland Speed Management Plan as follows:
i)
note that the
pending Government requirement for regional councils to create regional speed
management plans creates a risk to a localised approach in the Auckland
context. Auckland is a varied region with both urban and rural
considerations. Although Government’s requirement may envisage a
generic set of principles that inform regional speed management, the board
urges Auckland Transport to take a balanced and potentially bespoke approach
to both the urban and rural roading environment that is suitable for the
Auckland context
ii)
consider that there
is insufficient detail provided on how the community will be empowered to
initiate changes to speed in their neighbourhood or under what circumstances
it will be engaged on speed change proposals i.e. to ensure proposals
consider local insights. The board considers that the community should be
empowered by Auckland Transport to provide valuable local insights
iii)
consider that there
is insufficient detail provided on how and when boards will continue to be
engaged on discrete speed changes. It is the board’s expectation that
local boards continue to be afforded the opportunity to receive
recommendations and supporting information that informs that recommendation
(including evidence of resident and frequent user feedback), so that they can
formally advocate for local perspectives and successful safety outcomes
iv)
request a hold on
any current or future proposed speed reduction until all concerns/requests of
the Interim Auckland Speed Management Plan have been consulted on.
b)
recommend that the
following principles are followed when developing the Speed Management plan
and reviewing roads in the Franklin Local Board area;
i)
proposed changes to
speed should primarily be informed by the speed that the majority of users
travel i.e. support self-explaining speeds unless there is a demonstrable community
support for lower speeds e.g. outside schools and marae
ii)
speed limits
outside all schools should be amended to 40 kmph regardless of location to
support consistent behaviour from motorists no matter where they are in
Auckland
iii)
Marae should
continue to be prioritised for amendment where these are signaled as a
priority by Māori
iv)
no limit should be
proposed to be reduced by more than 20kmph without consideration of other
safety measures i.e. reengineering or maintenance solutions or without local
demand demonstrated via consultation
v)
changes to speed
should not be made without a physical visit to the road by the recommending
staff member noting that ‘desktop’ analysis is not sufficient to
inform fit for purpose and pragmatic recommendations
vi)
changes to speed
must consider and be sympathetic to speed restrictions elsewhere on the road
i.e. speed limits imposed by neighbouring territorial authorities such as
Waikato District
vii)
changes to speed
should not be undertaken without an opportunity for input from affected
residents and frequent users in the first instance
c)
provide the
following list of roads within the local board area that should be reviewed
as a priority when staff develop the proposed plan, noting that these roads
have already been identified by community representatives and the board as
needing review:
i)
roads within the
Pukekohe Town Centre i.e. within the ‘Ring Road’, with a view to
reducing speeds to support pedestrian safety
ii)
Papakura-Clevedon
Road within the Clevedon Village with a view to reducing speeds to support pedestrian
safety
iii)
strategic routes
used by quarry trucks, logging trucks and other heavy vehicles
iv)
roads on the
Āwhitu Peninsula, noting that these roads are of poor quality and are
frequented by visitors unused to the roading condition
v)
Whitford-Maraetai
Road between Beachlands and Maraetai, noting that while this road appears to
be rural, it bisects increasing densely populated areas with popular coastal
areas and the local school and therefore needs to be more sympathetic to
pedestrian and cycling activity; and in particular, the area 50 metres
either side of the Maraetai Beach School pedestrian crossing should be
reviewed with urgency
vi)
Beachlands Road
from 20 metres south of Bell Road to 20 metres past the existing pedestrian crossing
in Wakelin Road, given the large number of students now having to cross from
the new developments to the east.
CARRIED
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