Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback on this project

We heard from 86 individuals and groups; these were made up of 44 residents living on Flockton and Francis and 42 individuals outside the area. We heard from 20 residents on Flockton Street out of a total of 89 properties on Flockton Street and 24 residents on Francis Avenue out of a total of 67 properties

What you told us

Common topics raised during early conversations and consultation were:

• Not focused on the right area, Forfar Street should have been proposed to be reopened. (17 submitters) – Exhaustive investigation and traffic modelling data has been used to determine what effects reopening Forfar Street would have on the wider area. It has been found that reopening Forfar Street would not be a suitable option because more than 2,200 vehicles per day would divert from Cranford Street, causing traffic on other local streets to increase by 30% or more. This would require us to carry out extensive renewals and traffic calming on a large number of streets, including Forfar Street, Mersey Street, Mayfield Avenue, Severn Street and Thames Street. This would significantly increase the cost for Council and have negative effects on future transport projects.

• Didn’t address traffic volumes on Francis Street. (10 submitters)

• Too much parking proposed to be removed on both streets. (9 submitters) – As a result of consultation feedback, the number of speed platforms being proposed has been reduced to four on Flockton Street and none on Francis Avenue. This will retain all car parks on Francis Avenue and decrease the number of parks we need to remove from the original 46 parks to 8 parks (114 parks will be retained).

• Concerns that the changes would increase noise and vibration from vehicles travelling along Flockton Street. (9 submitters) – The slope of the speed platforms will be designed so that vibrations and noise are reduced while still slowing vehicles down. We will also be renewing the old road pavement along Flockton Street to help minimise potential vibration from cars and buses.

You can read more about what we heard in the meeting agenda below, which includes the staff report. To read all the feedback we received, download the submission table below.

Decision made

We’ve made a decision on the traffic calming on Flockton Street and Francis Avenue project.

Thanks for taking the time to let us know your views. The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board decided on 11 July 2024 to approve the staff recommendation.

Plans for Flockton Street

• Install four safe speed platforms - including converting the temporary speed platform at the north end of Flockton Street to a permanent platform
• Renew the road corridor pavement to reduce vibrations
• Install stop signs at the Speight Street / Flockton Street intersection and Carrick Street / Flockton Street intersection
• Continue monitoring traffic volume and speed in case additional calming is needed

Plans for Francis Avenue

• Do nothing - as a result of public feedback, no action is currently being taken.
• Continue monitoring traffic volumes and consider further action if:
  • The Waipapa Community Board requests staff to investigate.
  • There is a significant change in resident feedback, indicating a preference for traffic calming measures other than reopening Forfar Street.
  • Average Daily Traffic (ADT) reaches 1,832 vehicles per day (the level in November 2020 before the opening of the CNC).

If the video doesn't skip ahead to the right section, please skip ahead to 1hour 51mins to watch the beginning of the Flockton Street and Francis Avenue section.