The Parade in Island Bay provides an important transport connection with Berhampore, Newtown and Mt Cook through to the central city. The biking route will also link to local destinations within these neighbourhoods.
Councillors agreed on a redesign for the layout of The Parade, including bike paths, at a meeting of the City Strategy Committee on 27 September 2017.
A consistent concept design for the layout of the road, footpaths and bike paths is planned for The Parade, from just north of Reef Street to just south of Dee Street, with some variation through the main shopping area.
Construction work on The Parade is expected to start later in 2018 and be finished by mid-2019.
In the meantime, if you have information or suggestions that could help the designers during the detailed design phase, email transport@wcc.govt.nz
Between August 2016 and July 2017, we worked closely with the Island Bay Residents Association, Cycle Aware Wellington and local businesses to set up a syndicate for a community-based design project looking at the future of Island Bay and The Parade.
A community network, Love the Bay, was set up to involve everyone in place-making and design. A pop-up community shop on The Parade was a place where people could go to look at ideas, leave comments and talk to Council representatives.
Public workshops were held in 2016 to establish a shared vision and goals for the community. More than 200 people attended, and several hundred more participated online.
The feedback received was used to develop community design objectives and options for how different parts of the bike paths and road layout could be treated. Following further public feedback, four design options were developed and these went out for wider public consultation in June 2017. Over 3700 submissions were received.
In September 2017, Councillors agreed on a design at the City Strategy Committee meeting.