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Planning Tawa town centreEarlier this year we consulted with local residents and businesses about the town centre’s future. Here we present potential options for improving the town centre.
Issues identifiedThe town centre suffers from:• poor performance: several vacant shops, and issues retaining and
attracting businesses• being dull and lacking character• environment: vehicle speed and heavy traffic conflict with making the centre
attractive for shoppers and visitors.
Potential improvementsThe improvements presented are grouped by aim:• strengthen identity• improve public spaces• manage traffic
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Create gateway features at town centre entrances
Light landmarks such as trees or buildings
Add colour throughout the centre
Help improve shop fronts, verandahs and signage
All potential improvements
Upgrade the space in front of the Plan.B building
Raise pedestrian crossings
Reconfigure the Essex Street access
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Create a new roundabout
Formalise pedestrian crossings
Raise and plant the central median
Close the lane next to The Pink Pineapple
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Strengthen identity Manage trafficImprove public spaces
Concept plan
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Graphic Devices
Strengthen identity
4 Help improve shop fronts• We can support improvements to
verandahs and signage; including consistent colours and styles for the centre.
2 & 3 Lighting and colour• We can add lighting to landmarks such as
trees or buildings
• We can add colour with planting, flags, murals and other devices.
1 Create gateway features• We can create visible gateway features
at either end of the town centre, such as artwork, planting or signage
• We can change pavements, planting and other street features.
Example of a gateway feature at Cambridge Street roundabout
Zephyrometer: gateway artwork near Wellington Airport
Example of feature lighting trees Local mural and colour improvements
Consistent signage can improve shop fronts Examples of improved shop fronts
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Improve public spaces
5 Upgrade the space in front of the Plan.B building
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- Re-focus on Tawa Plaza:
paving, planting, seating
- Raised median with
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- Decorative lighting
- Raised pedestrian
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- Closure of lane into back
of supermarket
- Widening of footpaths
corners of Essex St
- Bus stop moved to
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Cross-section: raised pedestrian crossing, plaza and footpathPlan for Tawa Plaza area
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- Re-focus on Tawa Plaza:
paving, planting, seating
- Raised median with
planting
- Decorative lighting
- Raised pedestrian
crossing
- Closure of lane into back
of supermarket
- Widening of footpaths
corners of Essex St
- Bus stop moved to
corner of Essex St
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Existing Tawa Plaza
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- Re-focus on Tawa Plaza:
paving, planting, seating
- Raised median with
planting
- Decorative lighting
- Raised pedestrian
crossing
- Closure of lane into back
of supermarket
- Widening of footpaths
corners of Essex St
- Bus stop moved to
corner of Essex St
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• Extending the Tawa Plaza to create a better public space may involve new paving, seating, lighting, planting and possibly closing the lane next to The Pink Pineapple. This will create a sheltered and sunny public space.
6 Raise the pedestrian crossing• Raising the pedestrian crossing betweeen the Plaza and Essex Street side will improve
connections, slow the traffic for pedestrians, and signal the ‘heart’ of the centre.
7 Reconfigure the Essex Street access• Changing the kerbs and planting trees at the Essex Street intersection will improve
pedestrian amenity and safety.
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Manage traffic
Example of raised pedestrian crossing Traffic management: improved traffic flow with roundabouts
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8 Create a new roundabout• A new roundabout at the Main Road and Surrey Street junction would help
slow traffic and make it safer for Surrey Street traffic to turn north.
9 Create formal pedestrian crossings• Pedestrian crossings would make movements safer and help reduce
vehicle speeds.
10 Raise and plant central median• A raised central median reminds motorists to drive carefully through the
busiest part of the town centre, and helps create an attractive environment.
11 Close the lane next to The Pink Pineapple• Closing this lane would re-direct traffic from Main Road, and remove
vehicles from the pedestrian hub around the plaza, including the possible new space.
Example of planted median