Nor'West News: April 25, 2017

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Northlands settle crossing dispute
• By Julia Evans
A SIGNALISED pedestrian
crossing had until recently been
a source of conflict between the
city council and the owners of
Northlands Shopping Centre.
Investment
company Kiwi
Property said it
was concerned
with the lack of
communication
from the city
Mike
Davidson
council over the
placement of
the pedestrian
crossing, proposed for Main
North Rd between Halliwell Ave
and Proctor St.
Expansions to the mall would
have been unachievable if the
city council’s plan got the goahead,
for which it had been
granted two resource consents.
But a compromise has now
been found after meetings
between city council staff and
Kiwi Property.
The Papanui-Innes
Community Board approved the
revised scheme at its meeting on
Friday.
City council staff and Kiwi
Property are now working
together on a design that moves
the traffic signals slightly
and allows for future mall
expansions and a new entrance.
“The mall is now in full
agreement. Additional meetings
answered their queries,” city
council staff told the board.
The signals aim to address
pedestrian safety, which has
been compromised by the large
number of unsafe crosses taken
between bus stops on Main
North Rd.
The plan was initially put
to the former Shirley-Papanui
Community Board in 2015
where questions around slowing
traffic were also raised.
The signals would be timed
with the lights on Langdons Rd
and Halliwell Ave to keep the
impact to less than five seconds.
“Pedestrian safety trumps a
few seconds delay to motorists,”
city councillor Mike Davidson
said.
But he questioned the jump
in costing. In 2015, the crossing
SAFE: A new
pedestrian
crossing will
replace this
traffic island
outside
Northlands
Shopping
Centre.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
was reported to cost $195,000.
However, that has since jumped
to more than $450,000.
“That initial cost only included
civil costs, it didn’t include the
traffic signals,” city council staff
said.
The plan will be taken to the
city council for further approval
in May but construction won’t
begin until after the busiest
shopping time of the year –
Christmas.
In Brief
CYCLEWAY UPDATE
The end is in sight for work on
the Papanui Parallel cycleway
along St Albans and Rutland Sts.
Work has entered its final stage
on St Albans St which should be
reopened to two-way traffic by the
end of the month. Once St Albans
St is reopened, Rutland St will go
back to one-way traffic at the start
of May for up to four weeks.
SWIM CLUB SUCCESS
A successful summer for St
Albans Swim Club has come to a
close at the Shirley Intermediate
School pool. The club had 50
pupils for 10 weeks of lessons
with four swim teachers. Some
children opted for twice weekly
lessons and there were individual
lessons for children with learning
difficulties.
MASTER MUSICIANS
Former Burnside High School
student Han Sol Jeong has been
awarded a scholarship to Juilliard
School. Currently studying piano
at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory
of Music, Jeong will attend a
summer masterclass at the school
in New York city. Meanwhile,
another former Burnside student
Hamish Smith has been selected
as the only bassist in the World
Youth Jazz Orchestra. Smith will
embark on tour of 12 European
cities in July.
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