Selwyn Times: May 24, 2016

Jon Griffiths
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SELWYN TIMES Tuesday May 24 2016 3
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Car park controversy continues
TOM DOUDNEY
Lincoln could lose car parks
along Gerald St sooner than
anticipated if proposed changes
to the draft town centre plan are
adopted tomorrow.
The spaces would make way
for a more defined cycleway
than currently exists between the
town centre and the university.
Under the draft plan, an
improved cycleway was to be
completed between four and
seven years from now. However,
proposed changes would see an
initial version of the cycleway in
place within the next one to four
years, before upgrading it later.
The loss of car parking has
been a controversial point with
local business owners in an
otherwise well received plan.
Deputy mayor Sarah Walters,
who chaired the hearing panel,
said prioritising walking and
cycling had been a common
request from submitters and
would create a better link
between the university and town
centre.
“We wanted to get some runs
on the board initially to help
improve the connectivity,” she
said.
Removing the car parks could
GOING, GOING . . . GONE? Car parks on Gerald St could be lost within the next four years under
proposed changes to the draft Lincoln Town Centre Plan.
take place as soon as within the
next 12 months.
“There are actually quite a
few areas around town which
actually aren’t marked as car
parking on some of the side
streets and we will be providing
additional car parking spaces
before those car parks are
removed on the main street.”
This would not involve
creating new car parks, but
would see them marked and
signposted more clearly to make
it easier for people to identify
them as car parks. Other existing
car parks would be used “more
efficiently” by adding time
limits to some car parks.
Cr Walters said about 20
Gerald St car parks would be
lost, all west of the main business
area, but in her experience these
were quite often unused.
Hammer Hardware owner Lynn
Townsend, who has previously
criticised the loss of car parks,
was surprised to hear they were
bringing the work forward.
“So basically they want
to destroy the businesses of
Lincoln a bit quicker than we
thought?” he said.
Ms Walters said other options
to provide car parking around
the town centre would continue
to be investigated.
“The plan once it is adopted
will continue to evolve, so
options that aren’t available
now might be available in the
future,” she said.
BEALEY BRIDGE TO CLOSE
Bealey Bridge, Arthur’s Pass, will
be closed from 8 pm Saturday,
through to 6am on Sunday. The
repairs on the bridge have been
going on for several months. The
New Zealand Transport Agency
has requested the closure to allow
for the final repairs to be carried
out on the bridge which is
about 9 km from Arthur’s Pass on
the Canterbury side of the Alps.
NZTA is advising drivers take the
Lewis Pass route between Greymouth
and Christchurch.
STEAM TRAINS FOR 150TH
Kiwirail has granted the use of
its tracks in Rolleston for steam
trains. The steam trains will be on
display as part of the Rolleston
150 th celebrations. A committee
is currently planning and fundraising
for the 150 th anniversary
for the town. Over the last year
several townships around Selwyn
have hosted their 150 celebrations,
including Southbridge and
Leeston. The Rolleston event will
be held in October this year.
DARFIELD CENTRE FUNDING
Darfield Recreation and Community
Centre have requested an
additional $52,500 worth of funding
in the 2016-2017 draft annual
plan. The centre has requested the
money for work including a post
and chain fence, replacing rusted
pipes, tree removal and increase
of care to two hours a week.
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