Submission details
| Submission ID | 11099 |
|---|---|
| Name | NEIL R BARKER |
| Date | 8 June 2026 |
| Option 1: Complete school zone safety upgrade (1 = completely oppose, 5 = completely support) |
4
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| Option 2: Targeted school safety upgrade (1 = completely oppose, 5 = completely support) |
4
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| Option 3: Signalised pedestrian crossing on Peachgrove Road, at Wilson Street (1 = completely oppose, 5 = completely support) |
3
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| Option 4: Focused on parking and enforcement on Peachgrove Road (1 = completely oppose, 5 = completely support) |
3
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| Other: Do nothing at all (1 = completely oppose, 5 = completely support) |
2
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| Please share any comments you have about why you chose to support/oppose the different options. |
My only experience in this area is when Boys High finishes at 2pm on a Thursday.
The parking on Boys High side of Peachgrove Rd certainly needs to be removed, although convenient, o/a double parking. The boys also cycle on the road and are surprised there isn't any crashes, so it is good to get them off the road - except the proposed shared path runs out too soon - it needs to at least go to Te Aroha St/Ruakura Road. While you are putting in controlled crossings, the boys, on Thursday especially, rush to catch buses on Ruakura Road so suggest they won't wait for the lights. Alternate drop off/ pickup areas will need to be notified - initially anyway |
| How important or unimportant was retaining parking spaces on Peachgrove Road when deciding your support/opposition to each of the options? |
Extremely unimportant
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| Please share any comments you have about potential reductions to the number of parking spots on Peachgrove Road. |
See above - It would certainly be inconvenient for some people especially with no parking on the Boys High side of Peachgrove Road.
It would have been for us! |
| For Option 1: Do you support adding raised pedestrian and cycling crossings on nearby streets at an additional $600,000, bringing the total project cost to $5.4m? |
No
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| Please provide any additional comments you may have about raised pedestrian and cycle crossings for Option 1. |
There are too many in the city already AND in some completely unnecessary and annoying places. I have commented before about the inconstancy of the approach and "dismount" angle of these raised areas. Please make them consistent AND maintained. There are many where the asphalt has "collapsed and there is a larger bump before hitting the raised concrete area.
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| For Option 2: Do you support adding raised pedestrian and cycling crossings on nearby streets at an additional $300,000, bringing the total project cost to $4.3m? |
No
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| Please provide any additional comments you may have about raised pedestrian and cycle crossings for Option 2. |
See above
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| For Option 3: Do you support adding a raised pedestrian and cycling crossing on Wilson St at an additional $150,000, bringing the total project cost to $1.2m? |
No
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| Please provide any additional comments you may have about a raised pedestrian and cycle crossing for Option 3. |
Signalised maybe but NO raised crossing
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| Are you giving feedback on behalf of an organisation? |
No, these are my own personal views
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| Which of the following best describes your relationship to the area? |
I travel through the area
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