Following community requests, Council staff have investigated a reduction in the speed limit for the streets around Church Square. Council are proposing to reduce the posted speed limit to 40km/hr.
We received 117 submissions during the consultation period. Of the 117 submissions, 78 submitters were in support of the proposal, 27 were in support but had some concerns, six did not support the proposal and six did not state their preference. Of the 117 submissions, five identified as being part of an organisation.
During the consultation, the themes of the feedback included:
Requests for the speed limit to be reduced further
Safety concerns/suggestions
Unnecessary
Support for the speed reduction
Requests for the area to be adjusted
Issues outside the scope of this project have been forwarded to the appropriate people within Council.
All submissions (with names and without addresses) are available to view. [PDF, 1.6 MB]
A report recommending the Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board approves the plan will be presented to the Board:
Date: Friday 16 February 2018
Time: Meeting starts at 8am
Venue: Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo St, Cashmere
This meeting is open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend. If you would like to request to speak to your submission in person at the meeting, please contact the Community Board Advisor, Faye Collins at Faye.Collins@ccc.govt.nz or (03) 941 5108 by Tuesday 13 February.
The agenda for this meeting, including the report and any additional information, can be viewed online from Wednesday 14 February 2018 on this webpage christchurch.infocouncil.biz(external link)
The Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board recommendation will be included in the meeting minutes three working days after the meeting, following the link above.
If the proposed project is approved by the Council it is expected that signage will be installed in April 2018.
The streets in Addington [PDF, 328 KB] around Church Square are heavily parked and have traffic calming devices such as speed humps and narrowing which keep vehicle speeds low. The Council are proposing to reduce the posted speed limit to 40km/h which is better aligned with actual speeds in the area.
We would like to receive your feedback on this proposal.
The Christchurch City Council's Speed Limits Bylaw 2010 allows Council to set and change speed limits on roads within Christchurch in accordance with the Land Transport Rule Setting of Speed Limits 2017. Please note it is proposed to amalgamate the Speed Limits Bylaw with the new Traffic & Parking Bylaw 2017. For more information please visit the council website(external link)
Once the consultation period has closed, the project team will analyse the feedback and produce a staff report which will go to the Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board for a recommendation to Council who will then make the final decision.
At this stage we are anticipating that a recommendation will be made by the Community Board at their February 2018 meeting. With the final decision being made at the following Council meeting in March 2018. If the proposal is approved the change is expected to take place from April 2018.
All submitters will receive written updates on the project, including details of the staff recommendations and meetings, and how to request to speak at the meeting if they wish to do so.