a proposal regarding ministry of educaon land: - to make
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AproposalregardingMinistryofEduca5onLand:-Tomakepenlinkwork-Tostopratrunning
-TomakeaccesstoWhangaparaoaRoadsafer
CornerWhangaparaoaRoadandStanmoreBayRoad.
PreparedbyClaireTeirney13thOctober2017
Overview• Firstly,Idon’tpresumetobeatownortransportplanner.ButIamalong5meresidentof
Whangaparaoa(movedherebackin1974whenIwas6)andIfeelthattherehasn’tbeenaconsidera5onofsomebiggerpictureplanningregardingtheMinistryofEduca5onlandthathasbeendeemedsurplusthatissituatedonthecornerofStanmoreBayRoadandWhangaparaoaRoad.
• TheremaybesometalkinAucklandCouncilandATaboutthis,butIamunawareofanyplanningproposalsregardinguseofthislandbycouncil.
• HowevertherehasbeencoverageinlocalmediaregardingsellingthislandofftoprivateinterestsandMBIEhasevenpipedupwiththeideaofusingitforhouses.
• Inmyviewthisisshortsightedandpoorplanning.Thislandcouldbeusedtomakepenlinkworkandtogenerallyeasetrafficconges5ononWhangaparaoaRoadbeforethat.TherearefarmoreplotsoflandavailableatGulfHarbourandimprovingaccesstothisareawouldseemofgreaterimportancethanhavingafewhousesonacornerlot.
• ThisdocumentcontainsaproposalregardingthislandusethatIbelievecouldachievebeZertrafficflowinthislocalareawiththisland.Itmaynotbethedefini5veanswer,butIhopeitmighthelps5mulatesomebeZerplanningideasthantheonesIhavesofarseeninlocalmediacoverage.
Penlink-theissuewai5ngtostopitbeingasuccess:Thetrafficlightsattheplaza
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Currently,ifpenlinkisgoingtogothroughthereisaproblemthatwilljustcreatemoretrafficissuesandthatisthe3trafficlightswithin400metres(asmarkedonmapbelow)thatareattheplazaonWhangaparaoaRoad.
However,thereisanopportunitythathascomeupthatcouldaddressthis–theEduca5onLandthathascomefreethatbordersWhangaparaoaCollege,StanmoreBayRoadandWhangaparaoaRoad.Usingthislandtocreate1lightscontrolledintersec5onforPlazaaccessoffWhangaparaoaRoadwouldmakeamajordifference.Itwouldalsohelptostop‘ratrunning’bythoseEastoftheplazathroughlocalresiden5alstreetsinsteadofusingWhangaparaoaRoad.
CurrentSitua5on
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- 3setsoflightsaccessingplazabutbadlyservicinglocalroadaccesstoWhangaparaoaRoadallwithin400m- Set1(onlyplazaaccessserved)- Set2(plazaaccessandthedeadendstreetofTowerHillwithonly26homesonit)- Set3(WadeRiverRoadaccesstoWGPRoad–however2otheralterna5veroadsavailabletoaccessWGPRdfromWadeRiverRoad–LinkCrescent&KerepiroDrive).
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Apossiblesolu5on?ThelandthatissurplustoMinistryofEduca5ononthecornerofWhangaparaoaRoadandStanmoreBayRoadisusedtohouseanewcommunityhallandcarpark.TheoldHallisdemolishedandmakeswayforanewlightscontrolledintersec5onfromStanmoreBayRoadtoWhangaparaoaRoadandtheplaza.Thisbecomestheonlylightscontrolledaccesstotheplaza.
- Set1RoadaccesstoWhangaparaoaisclosed–lightsremoved.- Set2Roadaccesstoplazaisclosed–lightsremoved.- Set3(WadeRiverRoadaccesstoWGPRoad)–lightsareremovedandaroundaboutisbuilt.ThiswillallowresidentsfromTowerHilltosafelyaccessWhangaparaoaRoadandheadwesttoOrewa–theysimplyhavetoturnlefanddriveapprox150mtouseroundabouttosafelyjoinwestboundtraffic.- Set4–NewandonlysetoflightsinthisareafromStanmoreBayRoadontoWhangaparaoaRoadandintoPlaza.ThisalsoallowsStanmoreBayRoadtraffic,includingWhangaparaoaCollegetrafficandManlyresidentsasafeturnwest(right)underlightcontrol.AlsosetuptointeractwithschoolpedestriantrafficfromWhangaparaoaCollegetoPlazaandfornewcommunityhallpedestrianaccess.
Plazaaccessiss5lleasy• Whilelightsaccesstotheplazaislimitedto1setoflightsandtwoaccesspointsareclosedthereares5llmul5pleaccesspoints
totheplazafromotherlocalroadsthatfeedontoWhangaparaoaRoad.• Access1–Accesstomainstreet&undercoverparkingfromLinkCrescent• Access2–FromproposedlightsoffWhangaparaoa&StanmoreBayRoads• Access3–FromWadeRiverRoad• Access4–FromWadeRiverRoad• Access5–FromLinkCrescent
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Othertrafficissuesthatmaybeaddressedbythischange:1. RatRunning–avoidanceofWhangaparaoaRoadbyGulfHarbourandArmyBagresidents.AgrowingnumberofcommutersdrivingoffthepeninsulabypassusingWhangaparaoaRoadandinsteadturnoffatBeachRoad,Manlyanddrive7kmthroughquietresiden5alstreets–includingMoretonDrivewhichhasa1,000KGweightlimit–tothenjoinWhangaparaoaRoadatthelightsofVipondRoadandWhangaparaoaRoad.
ManyinManlyalsotravelthisrouteasthereisnosafeoreasywestturnintersec5onontoWhangaparaoaRoad–soinsteadtheydrivethroughbackstreetstoVipondRoadlights.
Manyofthesedriversarein‘commutermode’andcon5nuallyspeedontheseresiden5alstreetswithliZlethoughtofthosewholiveorwalkalongthem.
RatrunningrouteBeachRoad,ManlyShopstoVipondRoadLights
Othertrafficissuesthatmaybeaddressedbythischange:2.ProvidingManly&StanmoreBayResidentswithsafewestheadingturnsWhangaparaoaRoadiscarryingmoreandmoretraffic,theonly‘safe’westturnsthatresidentsofStanmoreBayandManlycanaccessiseitherA–LightsatVipondRoadorB–theroundaboutatManlyShops–thisisallthatisonofferonastretchofroadthatcovers7kms.AssuchalotoftrafficdrivesthroughlocalstreetstoaccesstheVipondRoadlightssothattheyhaveasaferopportunitytoaccessWhangaparaoaRoaditwouldmakesensetohaveanothersaferightturnop5on.ByhavinglightstotheplazaandtoWhangaparaoaRoadattheStanmoreBayRoadIntersec5on(Conthemap)thiswouldgiveManlyresidentsasafeaccesspointontoWhangaparaoaRoadandreducetrafficthroughresiden5alstreetstoVipondRoad.
Onasidenote–ATandAucklandCouncillors–doyourealisethatalotoftheHGV(heavygoodsvehicles)thatmakedeliveriestotheNewWorldonthecornerofBeverleyandWhangaparaoaRoadratrunthroughLangtonandVipondRoadtoheadwestoffthepeninsula.Theycan’teventurnlefoffLangtonontoVipondRoadwithoutusingbothlanestomaketheturn.Surelythisisn’tmeanttobehappening?
NosafeWest(RHTurn)betweenManlyShopsandVipondRoadforresidentsnorthofWhangaparaoaRoad
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