Drop-in session to make Kerikeri safer for walking and cycling
New cycleways, raised zebra crossings, safety platforms and shared pathways are being proposed to make Kerikeri safer. Have your say at a drop-in session on Tuesday 18 July from 2.30pm.
A drop-in session offering the public a chance to have their say on the Kerikeri Transport Choices proposal will be held on Tuesday 18 July at the Cornerstone Church in Kerikeri from 2.30pm to 7pm.
Kerikeri Transport Choices uses new cycleways, raised zebra crossings, safety platforms and shared pathways to make sustainable ‘modes of transport’, such as walking and cycling, easier and safer. Roundabouts in high traffic volume areas, like Hone Heke Road, are also proposed in the concept plans. Potential positive impacts include reducing traffic congestion, benefiting the environment, and creating more opportunities for residents to improve health and wellbeing.
Suggestions gathered from Kerikeri Primary School students during ‘design jams’ held in May have been incorporated into the plans. During these sessions children came up with creative ideas on how to make it easier to get to school by walking, cycling or using scooters. Suggestions included adding street art and colour to create vibrant environments.
Kerikeri High School students also gathered insights and brainstormed problems and solutions last month and some students are being enlisted during the July school holidays to canvass opinion on the proposals from local businesses, their friends and parents.
High school students are also supporting the transport choices project by interviewing the local community to better understand how they get around. Community feedback is key to ensuring the final plans reflect the needs of those who live, work and play in Kerikeri. Feedback opened on 3 July and closes on 3 August 2023.
The programme is a collaboration between the local community, Healthy Families Far North, and council staff. It is funded by Waka Kotahi as part of government’s Emissions Reduction Plan. The Kerikeri Transport Choices proposal is part of a New Zealand-wide programme.
Go to our Kerikeri Transport Choices webpage to check out the concept plans.
You can read about the ‘design jams’ with Kerikeri Primary School here.
Main photo - proposed cycleway Kerikeri Road
Below – proposed raised zebra crossing
