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Resolution
number MR/2022/65
MOVED by Chairperson J Allan, seconded by Member K
Penney:
That
the Manurewa Local Board:
a) provide
the following feedback on speed limit changes proposed as part of Phase Three
of Auckland Transport’s Safe Speeds Programme:
i)
the board supports the proposed speed limit changes on roads in
the Manurewa Local Board area as set out in Attachment A of the report, with the exception of Coxhead Road
ii)
the board provides the
following feedback regarding the proposal to lower the speed limit on Coxhead
Road from 50kmh to 40kmh:
A)
all roads connecting to
Coxhead Road have either 50kph or 30kph speed limits. Coxhead Road would be
the only residential road in Manurewa with a 40kph speed limit. The board
would prefer speed limits of either 30kph or 50kph on residential roads in
Manurewa as a greater variety of speed limits could create confusion for road
users
B)
as there are no changes
proposed to the speed limits on roads around Clayton Park School other than
Coxhead Road, this creates an undesirable
situation where drivers will move to a zone with a higher speed limit as they
approach the school. This would be further complicated by the existing
variable speed school zone, resulting in a plethora of speed limit advisory
signs within a very short distance
C)
changes to the speed limit on
the section of Coxhead Road between Mahia Road and Tington Avenue should be
delayed until the speed limits on the roads around Clayton Park School are
reviewed. This would avoid changing the speed limit more than once, which
could also create confusion for road users
D)
the board would support a
different speed limit being applied to the section of Coxhead Road between
Weymouth Road and Mahia Road, where speed calming devices have been
installed, from that applied to the section of Coxhead Road between Mahia
Road and Tington Avenue, if Auckland Transport considers this is necessary to
address the board feedback above
iii)
the board notes that the
proposed speed limit changes are consistent with its previously stated views
that:
A)
the board is in full support
of the Vision Zero road safety policy and its aim that there will be no
deaths or serious injuries on our transport system by 2050. We have been a
consistent champion for reducing rates of death and serious injury due to
motor vehicles (DSI) on Manurewa roads
B)
Outcome Four of the Manurewa
Local Board Plan 2020, ‘Our safe and accessible network provides transport
options to meet community needs,’ includes the key initiative
‘Continue working with Auckland Transport to improve road safety and
slow traffic throughout Manurewa, in line with Vision Zero principles’
C)
road safety projects on which
the board has partnered with Auckland Transport, including speed calming area
treatments and raised pedestrian crossings around schools, have had a
positive effect and DSI rates in Manurewa have reduced as a result
D)
the board believes that
encouraging safer speeds on our roads is needed to protect vulnerable road
users and address suppressed demand for active mode routes
E)
the board supports lowering
speed limits and installing raised pedestrian crossings around all schools,
both to increase pedestrian safety and to encourage increased usage of active
mode transport
iv)
the board requests
that, where speed limits are lowered, appropriate signage and infrastructure
needed to ensure compliance with the speed limits is installed
v)
the board notes
public feedback received as part of the public consultation on proposed Phase
Three changes with the community, requesting speed limit reductions or other
speed calming measures on the following roads that were not included in this
phase of the Safe Speeds Programme:
·
David Avenue
·
Dennis Avenue
·
Beatty Avenue
·
Browns Road
·
Collie Street
·
Grande Vue Road
·
Hobart Crescent
·
Jellicoe Road
·
Maich Road
·
Russell Road
·
Station Road
·
Scenic Drive
·
Hill Road
·
Tampin Road
vi)
the board supports speed limit
reductions on the roads listed in v) above where this is consistent with its
previous recommendation (Resolution number MR/2022/31) that the following roads within the local board
area should be reviewed when staff develop the interim Auckland Speed
Management Plan:
A)
all roads contained within the
Jellicoe Quadrant Residential Speed Management area (the roads bounded by
Russell Road, Browns Road, Great South Road and Weymouth Road)
B)
all roads contained in the
area bounded by Orams Road, Great South Road, Hill Road and State Highway One
C)
roads in the area surrounding
the following schools:
·
Alfriston College
·
Clayton Park School
·
Hillpark School
·
Homai School
·
Manurewa High School
·
Wharekura to be built on Browns
Road, Manurewa, adjacent to the BLENNZ Homai Campus
·
Randwick Park School
·
The Gardens School
·
Trevor Hosken Drive.
CARRIED
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