We have just been advised that Auckland Transport's Board has voted to impose a 30km/h speed limit on Tamaki Drive through Mission Bay and St Heliers, as well as the northern ends of Atkin Ave and Patteson Ave.  This is part of a city wide review of safe speeds for both town centres and rural roads.

The process that arrived at this is completely independent of the Safety Improvement project for which we are on the Working Group with AT, although it is far from clear that it should be treated separately.  Regardless of the speed restrictions, we will be working to ensure we do not get stupid outcomes such as 11 new pedestrian crossings imposed on us.

The reduced speed will go into effect either in November 2020 or June 2021, depending on whether we are in the first tranche or not.

Here is a link to AT's announcement and their Q&A.

Auckland Transport has now appointed a Traffic Engineer, Dr Glen Koorey of ViaStrada, to review the traffic risk profile for Mission Bay.  His job is to identify any points of excessive risk which might be considered for an engineering solution.  Hisa job is NOT to determine the engineering solutions required, merely to identify whether there are any risks which should be assessed to see whether an engineering solution might be appropriate.

​His report will be provided to the Working Group to discuss and determine whether any engineering solutions are required, and if so, what solutions might work best. The Mission Bay Kohimarama Residents Association is represented on this Working group, along with the Mission Bay Business Association, the Orakei Local Board, and the Orakei Ward Councillor.  We are confident that the Working group can come up with practical and common-sense solutions that improve the situation for all road users, balancing the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.