Now, Auckland Transport has backtracked somewhat and agreed to discuss the removal of carparks when they consult on individual road improvement plans – though officials remain adamant that the overall strategy of removing carparks is not up for discussion.Īndrew McGill, the head of integrated network and planning, told Newsroom: "Our proposal was, because we need to do this urgent transformation of the region, we were going to not consult people on the removal of parking lanes and transforming those into bus lanes, T2 lanes, freight lanes, cycleways or widened footpaths. "Democracy is about governing with the consent of the people and I'm a little worried we will piss people off enough that they will simply revolt against this," the mayor told officials at a meeting in November. And we're not going to be having the debate when we consult on individual roads." "We do want to set the expectation with the public that our starting point is that the parking will be removed. The initial plan was that carparks would be removed from designated (and previously unspecified) strategic roads without consultation – until Mayor Phil Goff slated the plan as "bloody arrogant". And heading south are Coronation Rd, Te Irirangi Drive and Mill Rd, among others. Then out east, Pakuranga Rd and Ti Rakau Drive are on the list. On the isthmus, priorities include Great North Road, Sandringham Rd, Mt Eden Rd and Manukau Rd. Photo: SuppliedĪuckland Transport's priority roads for improvement, and removal of carparks, include Matakana Rd, Hobsonville Road, Onewa Road and Lake Rd in the north. Bluebells Cakery is coming up to 10 years in business next week, first selling at French markets and then from stores in Hillsborough, Kingsland and Commercial Bay. "I was happy with how responsive they are and how my concerns were listened to," Sharma says. Sharma had a detailed conversation last week with Auckland Transport official about parking for the couple's Kingsland store on New North Rd, he says.īut like most Aucklanders, he didn't realise that 11km stretch would be the first of 1200km of roads on which the city's roading bosses plan to progressively remove kerbside parking and replace it with more bike and bus lanes, micro-mobility and e-mobility space, pedestrian corridors and trees. About a fifth of those roads (240km of tarseal) will be a priority in the next 10 years. The agency has identified more than 1200km of roads, from Point Wells Rd in the north down to Waiuku Rd in the south, that will be designated part of the city's "strategic transport network". Today, though, Auckland Transport will publish its new draft parking strategy – and Bluebells' stores on Hillsborough Rd and New North Rd are both in the road. On a weekend morning in kids' sports season, those parks are all full, as Aucklanders dash in for their red velvet cupcakes, passionfruit macarons and takeaway coffees. Karla Goodwin and Ryan Sharma started selling at a French market in Auckland's Parnell, before opening their own little store looking out onto nine angle parks on the side of busy Hillsborough Rd. Next week, Bluebells Cakery will celebrate 10 years in business. Other towns are expected to follow its lead. New Auckland Curbing the car chaos – or just parking mad?Īuckland Transport is to begin charging $2-4 for all its park'n'rides, and has identified the first 240km of Auckland roads on which it proposes to eliminate kerbside parking.
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