Comments on: Auckland’s 1st Pedestrian Shared Space Gets Final Go-Ahead

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:51:39 +0000

Not only that, we have to remember this is Auckland City, there are probably thousands of services located 200mm below finished seal level that need to be lowered.

Also as Matt has stated those paving stones would need to be heavy duty on a good solid, level base to get the appropriate strength needed.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:10 +0000

George, have you ever looked at the cost of paving stones? Even ones for domestic use aren’t particularly cheap, and these ones have to be sufficiently heavy-duty to survive regular transit by heavy vehicles. There’s also a whole street’s worth of them to lay, plus stripping the existing road surface back and raising the entire road area to be level with the existing footpaths.
I don’t see anything unreasonable in the price, and if anything think it’s actually quite the bargain. There aren’t the economies-of-scale that go into normal roading, both for supply of the materials and also for the labour. After all, the pavers are all laid by hand.

By: Cambennett

Cambennett — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:28:51 +0000

I couuldn’t agree more. Hurstmere rd in Takapuna is one that’s crying out to be a shared st.

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:24:12 +0000

I think all streets in the CBD except the main arterials should get the shared street treatment, along with Manukau, Takapuna and New Lynn for starters, this can be a key for transforming the whole city, a way for people to see how much better Auckland can be if cars are returned to a position of balance…

By: George Darroch

George Darroch — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:16:45 +0000

Why does it cost $7.2 million to put paving tiles down, install some seats and bollards, and plant a few trees?

By: Jon C

Jon C — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:47:45 +0000

Stage one construction starts August next year, finishes July 2011, stage 2 finished Dec 2011

By: Cambennett

Cambennett — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:48:10 +0000

This is great news. I think the shared streets project will transform our CBD into something much more attractive to people. Do you know what the titmeframe is for construction of the Fort st/Jean Batten place part of the project?