Nor'West News: February 25, 2020

4 Tuesday February 25 2020
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White lines ‘a waste of time’
•From page 1
Northlink, due to welcome
Kmart on April 2, is expected
to generate peak-hour traffic
of close to 600 vehicle trips per
hour when development is fully
completed according to resource
consents.
Mr Williams wrote to the
Waipapa/Papanui-Innes
Community Board on behalf of
residents in neighbouring units
expressing their concerns.
THis was due to an increased
volume of cars and vans
parking on Langdons Rd which
were often parked too close to
entranceways.
Residents asked for the
installation of yellow lines to
prevent other vehicles from
parking near driveways. After
being informed by the council
that potential yellow lines would
not be possible, they have since
installed white lines to remind
drivers of where they can legally
park.
According to Mr Williams, the
white lines have since faded and
have largely been ignored calling
it “a waste of time.”
Said Mr Williams: “Last year,
an elderly lady’s car was written
off leaving the premises as she
had a lack of vision leaving the
driveway.”
Since the initial concerns were
raised, the city council “has
made no contact with
us whatsoever, they fobbed
us off with no replies, no
information and nothing was
done.”
Because the hazard was
brought to the attention of
the council, nearby residents
believed they were obliged
to eliminate or minimise the
hazard before someone was
seriously injured.
Neighbour Craig Shirley says
you have to poke the nose
of your car beyond parked
cars.
“It’s like Russian roulette with
a gun.’’
Said Stephen Wright, city
council traffic operations
team leader: “White lines
are occasionally painted on
either side of an entranceway
to highlight the 1m rule. Site
investigations have shown that
CONCERNS:
John
Williams
struggles
to exit his
driveway in
busy periods,
described
by residents
as “Russian
roulette.”
PHOTO:
GEOFF
SLOAN
one of the lines has faded away
and a request will be made to get
the line re-installed.”
Otherwise, “stopping
restrictions are not generally
installed either side of residential
driveways.”
He said any vehicle parked
within 1m of an entrance can
be dealt with by enforcement
agencies without the need for
broken yellow lines.
Said a city council
spokesperson: “Traffic
management was an important
consideration in planning for the
Northlink Shopping Centre. A
resource consent was approved
on the basis that changes to
the traffic environment can be
managed as required.
“Once construction works
are complete, council staff
will monitor impacts on the
roads.”
Pupils encouraged to
ride or walk to school
SCHOOLS IN the north west
are showing their support for
combating climate change by
taking part in Walk or Wheel to
School Day on March 4.
A number of schools will be
participating, such as Harewood,
Roydvale, Waimairi, Papanui and
Belfast schools.
The city council is encouraging
families to leave their cars at
home that day and walk, cycle,
scoot or skate to school instead.
Said city council transport operations
manager Steffan Thomas:
“Transport accounts for more
than half of the city’s greenhouse
gas emissions. If we can get people
using their cars less and active
modes of travel more, it could
make a significant difference to
our carbon footprint.”
“It has been proven that active
travel to school can increase
children’s concentration by up to
four hours. Studies also show that
children who travel actively to
school have better spatial awareness
and more road sense than
those who are driven.”
“Walking or wheeling to school
has environmental, financial and
health benefits so we’re hoping
that all schools in Christchurch
will support this initiative. If
it does not suit schools to do
Walk or Wheel to School Day
NOR’WEST NEWS
EXERCISE: Walk or Wheel to
School Day on March 4 will
see some south Christchurch
pupils take a more active
mode of transport to class.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE ​
on 4 March they are welcome to
nominate another day during the
year,’’ Mr Thomas says.
All schools who register for
Walk or Wheel to School Day
before tomorrow will go into the
draw to win a breakfast for the
whole school with What Now
hosts Erin Wells and Chris Kirk.
The breakfast will be provided by
MoreFM.
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