Proposal details

Changes for people driving

With slightly wider traffic lanes along most of The Parade, separation between bikes and cars through the 30km/h zone, better visibility at driveways and intersections, and raised buffers between the bike lanes and car parking, The Parade will be safer and easier for general traffic and buses.

Impacts

• Clear and consistent street layout and markings, particularly at side-street intersections
• New 0.9m-wide raised concrete buffers will make it easier for people to park and load/unload their cars (similar to the ones on Rongotai Road in Kilbirnie)
• Raised concrete buffers between the bike lanes and traffic lanes in places where they are adjacent (no parking spaces in between)
• Low rubber dividers that can easily be driven over to show where driveways are and encourage safer speeds (similar to Rongotai Road)
• Slightly wider traffic lanes between Dee and Avon, and Mersey and Reef, up from 3m to 3.2m wide
• Car parking set further back from all driveways (3m) and intersections (30m) to improve visibility for everyone 
• Reduced amount of street space available for parking, particularly south of the 30km/h zone where the road is narrower, so the traffic lanes can be widened and visibility improved around driveways and intersections
• Mobility parking mostly unaffected apart from slightly relocating the space near 134 The Parade to just around the corner onto Medway, before the taxi stand

In the 30km/h zone – between Avon and Mersey

• New street layout to make this area safer and easier for everyone
• New separated bike/scooter lanes at footpath level on both sides of the street, between the footpath and parking, to provide a continuous protected route along The Parade 
• All angle parking changed to parallel parking
• Slightly narrower traffic lanes, 3.2m wide instead of 3.6-3.9m but vehicles won't have to share the lane with bikes
• New dual pedestrian and cycle crossings at footpath level over Avon and Medway
• Some kerbs extended out to encourage safer speeds
• Existing speed cushions removed
• Raised crossings retained

Changes for people riding bikes/scooters

Improvements to the existing bike lanes and adding new separated lanes through the 30km/h zone will create a connected route through Island Bay and complete this part of the city to south coast connection. Other changes to the street layout will improve visibility and provide a greater level of protection.

Impacts

• In the 30km/h zone (between Avon and Mersey) - new 1.2m–1.5m-wide separated bike lanes at footpath level between the footpath and parking so people on bikes don’t have to share the lane with vehicles 
• All angle parking between Avon and Mersey changed to parallel parking to make space for the protected bike lanes
• New bus stop bypasses at the two bus stops in the main shopping area (the same as other bus stops on The Parade, where the bike lane goes behind the bus shelter)
• Between Dee and Avon, and Mersey and Reef - new 0.9m-wide raised concrete buffers installed between the bike lanes and parking similar to the ones on Rongotai Road in Kilbirnie 
• Raised buffers between the bike lanes and traffic lanes in places where they are adjacent (no parking spaces in between)
• Low rubber dividers that can easily be driven over to show where driveways are and encourage safer speeds (similar to Rongotai Road)
• Car parking set further back from all driveways (3m) and intersections (30m) to improve visibility for everyone
• Clear and consistent road markings, particularly across side streets
• Two new dual pedestrian and cycle crossings at footpath level over Avon and Medway to improve safety 
• Slightly narrower bike lanes between Dee and Tamar (1.5m wide instead of 2m) to make space for the buffers and to widen the traffic lanes
• Slightly wider bike lanes between Mersey and Reef (1.9m–2.1m wide)

Changes for people walking

Pedestrian safety will be improved on The Parade. Two new side-street crossings and concrete buffers between the bike lanes and car parking will make things safer and easier for people on foot. We’re also improving visibility by moving car parking where it’s too close to driveways and intersections.

Impacts

• New dual pedestrian and cycle crossing at footpath level over Avon Street, and upgrading the existing raised crossing over Medway to be a dual crossing, to improve visibility and safety at these intersections
• New 0.9m-wide raised concrete buffers between the bike lanes and car parking to make it safer and easier for people getting in and out of their cars, and crossing to/from the footpath (similar to the ones on Rongotai Road in Kilbirnie)
• Car parking set further back from all driveways (3m) and intersections (30m) to improve visibility for everyone
• In the 30km/h zone - between Avon and Mersey - new 1.2m–1.5m-wide separated bike lanes at footpath level between the footpath and parking so people on bikes don’t have to share the lane with vehicles
• Slightly narrower and variable footpath width on the western side through the main shopping area between Avon and Mersey (4.5–5.7m wide instead of 5.9m) to make space for the new separated bike lanes
• Raised crossings in the 30km/h zone retained
• Some kerbs extended in the 30km/h zone to encourage safer speeds and make space for low planting