Following community suggestions, we’re considering running some short-term trials to create quieter low-traffic neighbourhoods. Potential trial sites are:
- Ross Street between Endeavour and Coutts streets
- Yule Street between Endeavour and Coutts streets
- Freyberg Street near Lyall Bay School
During Covid lockdowns we all saw first-hand how people used and enjoyed quieter streets. Changes like this are a way to routinely enjoy these kinds of benefits.
If there is community support for running any of these short-term trials, we will be discussing them with emergency services to ensure there are no access impacts.
Ross and Yule streets
It would be easy to trial how these sections of Ross and/or Yule streets would work and feel as cul-de-sacs by putting planter boxes or something similar across the street at the Leonie Gill pathway crossing points.
People would be able to drive in and out, but the streets couldn’t be used as a through route or rat run. This would make them safer for everyone including children and pets, and more pleasant places to live and walk through.
Freyberg Street
Lyall Bay School has expressed an interest in making Freyberg Street safer and calmer for children walking, scooting and cycling to school.
It would be easy to put planter boxes or something similar across the street near the school to trial this.
