Consultation closed
Consultation on Selwyn Street safety and accessibility improvements has now closed. People were able to provide feedback from 16 October to 6 November 2024. You will be able to read their feedback and the staff recommendation once the agenda is available for the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board meeting, which we expect to be in April 2025.
We have a plan to make Selwyn Street safer and more accessible, particularly for tamariki and cyclists.
The plan
Outside Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate, we are planning to:
- Upgrade and raise the existing zebra crossing 100mm to slow vehicles approaching the crossing
- Extend the bus bay to allow for a second bus
- Introduce a P3 parking zone for 8.30am-9.30am and 2.30pm-3.30pm on school days
South of Milton Street, we are planning to:
- Extend the yellow no stopping lines for the pedestrian refuge island at the Roker Street / Selwyn Street intersection to improve visibility at the crossing point
- This requires removal of four on-street carparks, shown as yellow lines on the plan
- Narrow the intersections of Cooke Street, Leitch Street, Dunn Street and Stenness Avenue to shorten the distance for pedestrians crossing these roads.
- These intersections are particularly popular for students getting to and from school.
- This requires the removal of 11 on-street carparks, shown as yellow lines on the plan.
- Upgrade the pedestrian refuge island at the Somerfield Street end of Selwyn Street and add 75mm speed humps on the approaches.
- This requires the removal of four on-street carparks on Selwyn Street, shown as yellow lines on the plan.
- Install pedestrian refuge islands on Somerfield Street, on either side of Selwyn Street. These will make it easier for those walking to and from Courtyard Montessori Preschool and Waka Huia Childcare.
- This requires the removal of six on-street carparks, shown as yellow lines on the plan.
View each plan below by clicking on the hotspots on the map:
Why this area?
The Beckenham, Somerfield, Spreydon, Waltham area was identified as a priority for the government’s Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Facility funding package.
The areas selected had high numbers of potholes, accidents, near misses and requests. They also experienced significant damage and disruption or have more people travelling in these areas due to changes in travel patterns following the earthquakes.
In 2021, we asked the local community about their transport priorities for the Beckenham, Somerfield, Spreydon, Waltham area and received requests to slow down vehicles and make it easier for pedestrians to cross Selwyn Street.
Other priorities were also identified, so now’s a good time to sign up to Kōrero mai | Let’s talk (‘Join’ in the top right corner of the page), to be notified when we’re ready for feedback on other plans as part of this package.
