Project details

Changes for people walking

Pedestrian safety and accessibility will be improved with safer speeds and traffic calming.

Impacts: 

• Raise the existing pedestrian crossings on Tinakori Road, Hill Street and the motorway overbridge at the top of Molesworth and Murphy streets 
• New raised pedestrian platform on Pipitea Street
• New shared zones on the corners of Molesworth Street/Aitken Street and Bunny Street/Thorndon Quay where people on bikes can bypass the intersections and reduce conflict with vehicles 
• Providing dedicated space for people on bikes as well as new bike parking in the shopping village on the roads should create clearer footpath areas for pedestrians
• Extended 30km/h safer speed zones through Tinakori Road up to the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā entrance and down to Hill Street.

Changes for people on bikes

These changes will create a safer and more connected route for people riding bikes.

• New uphill separated bike lane on the right side of Molesworth Street to avoid the motorway on-ramp   
• New downhill separated bike lane on the right side of Murphy and Mulgrave streets to avoid the motorway off-ramp
• A section of separated two-way bike lane connecting the Golden Mile (Lambton Quay at Whitmore Street) to Bunny Street then up Molesworth Street to Aitken Street
• New separated bike lane on Aitken Street for those travelling from Mulgrave to Molesworth streets
• More bike parking in Tinakori Village
• Sharrows on Hill Street and Pipitea Street
• Safer speeds with extended 30km/h zone on Tinakori Road through to Botanic Garden entrance and on Hill Street
• Raised pedestrian crossings in the area and speed humps on Hill Street

Changes for people using the bus

Bus journeys will be quicker and easier.

Impacts:

• Removing two bus stops along Molesworth Street to improve bus travel times:
  • bus stop 5112 Molesworth Street at the Cathedral
  • bus stop 5114 Molesworth Street at SH1 motorway
• New raised bus stop platform at bus stop 4114 Murphy Street at SH1 motorway
• Relocate school bus stop 5500 on Lambton Quay to Stout Street, and change in bus stop from the north to the south side of Bunny Street with a reduction in hours.