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Hard News: Works in progress

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  • Carol Green,

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    Thought I’d post some photos from up the front – Nick Tapiki the kaikorero, Barb Cuthbert from CAA the first across the bridge, and Shane the penny farthing guy because he deserves to be seen. There’s a few more on my Flickr.

    Auckland • Since Jul 2008 • 53 posts Report Reply

  • Amanda Wreckonwith, in reply to Glenn Pearce,

    Yeah but I also understand a few retailers were given some very, very attractive initial lease deals to move into the Britomart area. It’ll be interesting to see what happens when those initial deals come up for renewal.

    Diseased Estranged-Coalpit will simply start whining on The Panel. It will likely be due to the incompetence of someone who is either politically correct, fat, or a friend of Len Brown - preferably all three.

    Since Sep 2012 • 171 posts Report Reply

  • Bart Janssen,

    After chatting with a retailer (n=1) regarding the O'Connell St upgrade (which is great) the problem they have is not the upgrade - they love it. It really does increase foot traffic and custom. But rather they hated the period during construction when customers were driven away by the construction process.

    Apparently some retailers and locals insist that works can only go on for very limited time periods, as a result a building process that in other cities might have taken a couple of months was dragged out over a year. Given High street upgrades are more complex they are viewing the prospect with trepidation.

    So it's not fear of loss of parking spaces that is causing issues BUT n=1

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Bart Janssen,

    I also researched O Connell in the same manner. Huge issue with it being a straight, smooth racetrack like the Wellesley end of Elliot St. Design does not follow international shared space practice where not only pedestrians are meant to induce uncertainty for drivers but trees and street furniture not laid out like a poplar-lined avenue.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    I guess we'll hear more about High St when shopkeeper Murray Crane esq's views are published in Metro soon. In the meantime here's Transportblog's take.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Bart Janssen, in reply to Sacha,

    I guess we’ll hear more about High St when shopkeeper Murray Crane esq’s views are published in Metro soon. In the meantime here’s Transportblog’s take.

    It's interesting to compare that historical article with the delight that is O'Connell St now. As near as I can tell O'Connell St is a resounding success - except for the length of time it took to build it.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report Reply

  • Sam F,

    Committing this act of thread necromancy to let you all know that an alternative to the Newton Road overpass hell-climb is at last going to happen - probably in the next one or two years, but hopefully faster than that.

    One more barrier to wider bike use in Auckland due to be removed - every little bit helps.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report Reply

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