Nor'West News: November 25, 2021
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 3<br />
Pedestrian refuges ‘not enough’<br />
• By Fiona Ellis<br />
A PROPOSAL to install<br />
two pedestrian islands near<br />
Langdons Rd is not enough to<br />
keep everyone safe, a resident<br />
says.<br />
The city council is now seeking<br />
public feedback on its proposal<br />
to install the two islands on the<br />
road bordering Northlink shopping<br />
centre.<br />
However, Ian Wilkie, who<br />
drives to Northlink shopping<br />
centre rather than make the<br />
short journey across the road on<br />
foot, is “far from happy” with the<br />
proposal.<br />
People with mobility problems,<br />
such as his wife, would still<br />
struggle to cross the road, he<br />
said.<br />
“You still have the problem of<br />
getting from the pavement to the<br />
refuge,” Wilkie said.<br />
He would prefer lights or a pedestrian<br />
crossing to be installed,<br />
and the latter option would be<br />
inexpensive for the city council<br />
to install, he said.<br />
“All we want is a couple of<br />
coats of paint on the road.”<br />
Papanui-Innes Community<br />
Board chairwoman Emma Norrish<br />
said pedestrian islands were<br />
a positive step and the board<br />
was pushing for more changes in<br />
future.<br />
“We have been hearing that<br />
pedestrians are having trouble<br />
crossing Langdons Rd.<br />
“These pedestrian refuges are<br />
like a quick win, that there’s<br />
CONCERNED: Langdons Rd resident Ian Wilkie drives his wife, Roz, to the Northlink<br />
shopping centre out of safety. He is ‘far from happy’ with a proposal to install pedestrian<br />
islands.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
money in the budget for, that we<br />
can get it in this financial year<br />
“That’s not where we’re stopping,<br />
we do want more.”<br />
Rather than a pedestrian crossing,<br />
traffic lights by the shopping<br />
centre were likely to be the<br />
board’s preference, she said.<br />
A city council investigation<br />
into the safety situation of both<br />
Langdons Rd and the wider area<br />
was ongoing, and this would<br />
help the board determine what<br />
was needed.<br />
“We’ve been asking since that<br />
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do<br />
more changes need to<br />
be made to improve<br />
pedestrian safety in<br />
Langdons Rd? Email fiona.<br />
ellis@starmedia.kiwi<br />
development opened for traffic<br />
lights at the Langdons and<br />
Greers Rd intersection, and just<br />
more things down there to make<br />
it safer, because I think it’s busier<br />
than anybody expected it to be,”<br />
Norrish said.<br />
City council transport operations<br />
manager Steffan Thomas<br />
said a report on the pedestrian<br />
islands will be presented to the<br />
community board for a decision<br />
following the public consultation,<br />
which is set to end on<br />
December 13.<br />
“This is likely to be in February<br />
2022,” Thomas said.<br />
“If the proposals are approved<br />
by the board, it is anticipated<br />
that the works will be completed<br />
before the end of the financial<br />
year.”<br />
In Brief<br />
85 SUBMISSIONS FOR<br />
CYCLEWAY PLANS<br />
THe city council received 85<br />
submissions from community<br />
consultation<br />
on the changed<br />
plans to<br />
the Wings<br />
to Wheels<br />
cycleway, set<br />
to run through<br />
Harewood,<br />
Bishopdale,<br />
and Papanui.<br />
City council<br />
acting head of<br />
Lynette Ellis<br />
transport Lynette Ellis said she<br />
expected further changes to be<br />
made based on the feedback. A<br />
community board workshop<br />
will be held on December 2.<br />
The preferred design along with<br />
other design options will be<br />
presented to the Hearings Panel<br />
early next year.<br />
THREE SUMMER<br />
EVENTS CANCELLED<br />
THe Belfast Community<br />
Network has decided to cancel<br />
three of its usual events this<br />
summer due to the uncertainty<br />
caused by Covid-19. This<br />
includes the Simply Christmas<br />
Dinner and Dance and<br />
Christmas Day Pancake<br />
Breakfast, which had been<br />
set for next month. However,<br />
the network will hold popup<br />
community events if<br />
this becomes possible after<br />
Christmas, and advertise them<br />
on its facebook page.<br />
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