Prefab workshop 10 April 2017 Tonights agenda Background to Lets - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Prefab workshop

10 April 2017

Tonight’s agenda

• Background to Let’s Get Wellington Moving
• Update on recent progress
• Outline of a range of possible interventions in key

focus areas - conceptual only (no plans or details)

• Opportunity for your feedback
• Next steps

Background and scope: Ngauranga to Airport

• Joint approach to find solutions to the

challenges of the transport network in Ngauranga to Airport corridor

• Partners: NZ Transport Agency,

Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington City Council

• Agreed to work together on a

whole-of-system approach to transport and its interaction with land use, especially in the central city.

• Working towards a preferred approach

and Implementation Plan

1 Survey the region - what matters to people and how they move around 2 Use information to develop a set of urban design and transport principles 3 Develop and test a range of different interventions and scenarios (packages of interventions) against programme

• bjectives and assessment criteria

4 Consult with the public on short list

• f scenarios

5 Use the results of evaluation and public feedback to identify a preferred scenario as the basis for an implementation plan.

Project phases

We are here

Guiding principles

Public engagement last year led to the development of a set of urban design and transport principles The principles are used to help to guide our decisions

Defining the problem STRATEGY and FUNDING

What outcomes are we seeking? Liveability Economic growth and productivity Safety Resilience What problems do we face? Small number

• f constrained

corridors Competition for limited road space Cross-directional movements create conflict Through traffic must traverse the CBD Increasing congestion and unreliable journey times Poor and declining levels

• f service for all

modes Safety issues, especially for active modes Vulnerability to disruption from unplanned events Wellington is a great place to live, work and visit but the transport system is impacting on its liveability, and its economic growth and productivity

Objectives agreed by project partners STRATEGY and FUNDING

A transport system that …

• Enhances the liveability of the central city
• Provides more efficient and reliable access for all users
• Reduces reliance on private vehicle travel
• Improves safety for all users
• Is adaptable to disruptions and future uncertainty

For each of these objectives, we have developed a set of assessment criteria, which will be used to assess different scenarios

Interventions and focus areas

• Wide range of possible interventions
• Interventions discussed at stakeholder workshops under 4 focus

areas:

• Better public transport
• Improving the State highway
• Active transport improvements
• Travel demand management
• Within each focus area, levels of intervention along a spectrum:
• do minimum (current commitments), low, medium, high

Low

v Create more kerbside bus lanes along the “spine”: ü some mixing with general traffic ü buses have priority at some intersections v More PT use encouraged e.g. ü park & ride ü better connections for walking, cycling, catching buses to stations ü Integrated fares and ticketing for all PT

Medium

v Create continuous side or centre-running bus lanes along the “spine” ü minimal mixing with general traffic ü buses have priority at most intersections v More PT use encouraged e.g. ü More park & ride ü Better connections ü Integrated fares and ticketing for all PT v Future-proof for light rail

High

v Create continuous side or centre-running bus lanes along the “spine” ü no mixing with general traffic ü buses have priority at all intersections v More PT use encouraged e.g. ü More park & ride ü Better connections ü Integrated fares and ticketing for all PT v Future-proof for light rail

You said you want

v More public transport routes v Higher frequency, more reliable, more efficient public transport v More affordable public transport

• Improved public transport services, infrastructure and facilities in central

Wellington

• Improved public transport attractiveness, reliability, and journey times
• Greater use of public transport across the region

What’s happening now

v Simpler Wellington City bus network: less bus congestion along core routes, more reliable services reach more people more often v One smart card for all buses v Bus vehicle upgrades v Ongoing rail improvements

Public transport spine

BRT options for PT spine

Centre-running bus lanes Side-running bus lanes Kerb-side bus lanes

Workshop exercise: your views

• Fill in your individual feedback sheet:
• Write down your immediate reaction to this focus area
• Mark your preference
• What information is unclear, what would help make it

easier to understand?

• What, if anything, is missing?
• Around the table: explain your preference and why
• Record your preference with a post-it note on your table’s

summary sheet

• Hand your completed individual feedback sheet to the

facilitator at the end of the exercise

Low

v Vivian St: remove parking and create peak-time clearways to increase capacity v Basin Reserve: change road layout & operations to increase throughput no physical separation of north-south from east- west traffic

Medium

v Vivian St: remove parking to create an extra lane v Basin Reserve: physically separate east-west traffic from north- south traffic v Build a second Mt Vic Tunnel v Create extra lanes from Mt Vic to Cobham Drive + new walking, cycling and bus facilities

High

v Build a second Terrace Tunnel v Physically separate SH1 traffic at critical intersections between the Terrace Tunnel and the Basin. v Basin Reserve: physically separate east-west traffic from north-south traffic v Build a second Mt Vic Tunnel v Create extra lanes from Mt Vic to Cobham Drive + new walking, cycling and bus facilities

You said you want

v Less traffic congestion v Better access to important regional destinations e.g. such as the port, hospital, airport and CBD

• Improve SH1 as the main route through and to the central city
• Provide more reliable access to key destinations within the city and the southern and

eastern suburbs

What’s happening now

v Minor operational improvements

Cobham Drive Basin Reserve Karo Drive Vivian St Mt Vic Tunnel Terrace Tunnel

State Highway route through central Wellington

Workshop exercise: your views

• Fill in your individual feedback sheet:
• Write down your immediate reaction to this focus area
• Mark your preference
• What information is unclear, what would help make it

easier to understand?

• What, if anything, is missing?
• Around the table: explain your preference and why
• Record your preference with a post-it note on your table’s

summary sheet

• Hand your completed individual feedback sheet to the

facilitator at the end of the exercise

Low

v Reduce waiting for people crossing at selected intersections v Lower the speed limit on some streets in the CBD to make it safer for people who cycle and walk

Medium

v Create cycle lanes on key routes (eg. Tory St) v Reduce waiting times for people:

ü accessing the waterfront ü crossing intersections along priority walking routes (eg.along Cuba St)

v Widen footpaths at busy locations v More shared city spaces v Lower CBD speed limit

High

v Create connected cycle network – including separated cycle lanes and facilities v Reallocate traffic capacity on waterfront route for walking and cycling v Increase priority for people walking throughout the central city v Remove traffic from selected inner-city streets v Lower speed limit in CBD

You said we want

v Better connection with the harbour and waterfront v A more walkable city and a central city less dominated by cars v A greater focus on cycling infrastructure and promotion, including better safety

• A more attractive environment for walking through the central city and to/from the

waterfront

• Safer cycling facilities through the city on priority routes
• Enhanced urban spaces

What’s happening now

v Laneways projects v Urban Cycle Fund developments on Cobham Drive, Evans Bay and Hutt Road

Workshop exercise: your views

• Fill in your individual feedback sheet:
• Write down your immediate reaction to this focus area
• Mark your preference
• What information is unclear, what would help make it

easier to understand?

• What, if anything, is missing?
• Around the table: explain your preference and why
• Record your preference with a post-it note on your table’s

summary sheet

• Hand your completed individual feedback sheet to the

facilitator at the end of the exercise

Low

v Improve real-time information for all travel modes v Increase investment in programmes to influence when and how people travel

Medium

v Everything in “low”, plus: v Greater parking controls and/or charges

High

v Everything in “low” and “medium”, plus: v Charge people to: ü drive vehicles into

• r through the

central city and/or ü use the road network at peak times

You said you want

v Less congestion v Fewer cars in the CBD

• People drive less, travel outside peak times, share vehicles more
• More people switch to walking, cycling, and public transport
• Fewer private vehicles in the central city – especially during peak hours

What’s happening now

v Information, education, promotion activities aimed at: ü Changing travel behaviour ü Reducing single occupant car use – e.g. Lets Carpool Pedal Ready Bike to work Walk to work School Travel Plans Project Glow Wear

Workshop exercise: your views

• Fill in your individual feedback sheet:
• Write down your immediate reaction to this focus area
• Mark your preference
• What information is unclear, what would help make it

easier to understand?

• What, if anything, is missing?
• Around the table: explain your preference and why
• Record your preference with a post-it note on your table’s

summary sheet

• Hand your completed individual feedback sheet to the

facilitator at the end of the exercise

Interdependencies STRATEGY and FUNDING

• Developing an integrated multi-modal

approach means we need to consider all of the focus areas together

• We need to understand the

interdependencies between focus areas

• What other work may be required?
• What opportunities could be

unlocked?

• What things might be hindered?

35 35 25 27 26 20 29 17 12 14 16 22 3 4 8 9 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Better Public Transport Improvements to SH1 Active Transport Improvements Managing Travel Demand High Medium Low Current

Initial preferences from workshops*

*Indicative only

Next steps

• Release further background information and analysis of

current and future state

• Develop and test scenarios: integrated packages of

interventions, taking account of interdependencies

• Prepare and review material for public consultation
• Public consultation and further analysis of possible

scenarios

• Selection of preferred scenario, and development of

implementation plan (including delivery arrangements)

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