Were you left frustrated by the lack of a town-hall style open discussion forum at the recent Harewood/Gardiners/Breens consultation meetings? That's the headline in this week's Nor'West News. In response to residents' requests, Councillor Aaron Keown is hosting a public meeting this Thursday 30 May at 6pm at the Bishopdale Community Centre. The Council's proposals are open for feedback until Monday 10 June.
Community Boards will meet to consider CNC traffic plan, residents prepare to ‘peacefully rebel’
The St Albans Residents Association is rallying the community to ‘peacefully rebel’ outside the Council chambers this Friday ahead of the joint Community Board meeting to consider the Christchurch Northern Corridor Downstream Effects Management Plan.
Staff have recommended that the Boards: receive and endorse then plan; recommend to Council to endorse the plan; and note that Council staff will commence design & consultation on the first stage of the proposed interventions.
(Note that this joint meeting will also consider no stopping restrictions for North Avon Road, which is on the boundary between the Innes and Central Wards.)
Follow the link below for the online version of the agenda, which includes a full copy of the final downstream plan and other supporting information. It’s a big document, and there is also a PDF available for those who find that format more manageable to read.
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/JM-LA_20190531_AGN_3…
24 May Board meeting outcomes
At their meeting on 24 May, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board: approved one application to the Board's Discretionary Response Fund and deferred decisions on two others; approved two applications to the Board's Positive Youth Development Fund; and received an area report covering initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area. The Board also asked staff to follow up on the possible installation of traffic lights at the Langdons/Greers intersection – as has been covered on Think Papanui, lights at that intersection are a resource consent requirement for the final stage of the Langdons Rd retail development, but aren't funded in the Council's budget and aren't required prior to Kmart opening on the site. The board will next meet on 14 June. Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190524_MIN_32…
Highlights from Polyphony youth voice art exhibition
Think Papanui’s Simon Britten attended the official opening of the 2019 Polyphony youth voice art exhibition at Papanui Library. Here are some highlights from the evening:
Northcote School plans project to get kids on bikes
In this week’s Nor’West News you can read about Northcote School’s ‘Bikes in Schools’ project, which will include an asphalt track on the school grounds and a fleet of up to 50 bikes. The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board has granted $8,000 towards the $90,000 project. The full digital edition of the paper can be found at:
https://www.yumpu.com/…/v…/62674055/norwest-news-may-28-2019
Two more e-scooter operators for Christchurch
Two more e-scooter companies have been given permits to operate in Christchurch, bringing a total of 600 additional scooters to the city.
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More shared e-scooters Beam into Christchurch
“Another 300 electric scooters will soon be available to hire in Christchurch.”
Analysis: Adding up the benefits of the Christchurch Northern Corridor
The Christchurch Northern Corridor project has its origins in the 1960s, but it was in 2012 that the current project was approved. Think Papanui’s Simon Britten has been researching the benefits that the NZ Transport Agency’s board was told the project would bring at the time they made that decision. Click through for details.
“I’ve been researching the benefits we’re told will come from the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) project. Here’s an analysis based on the information available to the Board of the NZ Transport Agency when the project was approved.
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Adding up the benefits of the Christchurch Northern Corridor
“Analysis: It’s fair to say that the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) is a contentious project. There are significant costs involved (both financial – more on that in a future article.”
Save the date: Papanui Bush community planting and weeding day on 5 June
Save the date: there’s a community planting and weeding day coming up at Papanui Bush on Wednesday 5 June. More details to come.
“Community planting and weeding day at Papanui Bush on the 5th of June – Arbor Day. More details to come.
This is a fantastic community collaboration involving the Waipapa/ Papanui Innes Community Board, Rotary Club of Papanui, Papanui Heriage Group, students & teachers from Papanui High School and…”
Recap: the week ended 24 May 2019
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
We’ve had an update from the Council on the Main North Road bus priority project. This project was approved by Council last year and will deliver a full-time northbound bus lane between Winston Ave and Grassmere St, signalisation of the Grassmere / Main North Rd intersection, and a number of other changes. Construction is expected to run from July to November 2019.
After redrawing and re-redrawing names, I was relieved to finally track down contactable recipients for Think Papanui’s ‘2,000 likes’ Kmart promotion.
School Trustee elections are coming up soon. At the time of sending this email nominations will be closing for most schools. Voting will take place late May / early June.
Top post of the week was an analysis of the traffic impacts of Kmart’s move to Papanui, and of the other retail stores in the Langdons Road development. Our Community Board has been advised that traffic issues will be addressed in the next stage of the development, but there’s no budget for lights at the increasingly busy Langdons/Greers intersection, and no requirement to implement them quite yet.
I attended both the first and second consultation meetings on the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection this week. I have my own thoughts on the proposals and will be making a submission in due course, but on Think Papanui my priority is to promote awareness and encourage all interested people to get involved, regardless of their opinion. The meetings were the most well-attended of any Council consultation sessions I’ve been to, and I noted that both times a number of attendees expressed frustration that the format didn’t allow for ‘town hall’ style Q&A.
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board met this morning. Earlier this week I posted an overview of the Board’s agenda for the meeting.
Christchurch Police have posted a warning of an increase in opportunistic burglaries and vehicle thefts in our area. See the Police’s post and web page for more information and advice.
If you read this email before 6pm Friday, consider calling in to the Papanui Library for the opening of the 2019 Polyphony youth art exhibition. I’ll be there – come & say hello if you can. While I haven’t been directly involved, I’m proud to work for Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi – the local youth and community development organisation behind Polyphony.
Comment policy reminder:
Think Papanui’s comment policy is available as a pinned post on the Think Papanui Facebook page. I encourage engagement with Think Papanui’s content but comments that are directly insulting or otherwise breach the comment policy will not be left up. Thanks for keeping the conversation civil.
Coming up:
Next Friday 31 May there’ll be a joint Community Board meeting to consider submissions received on the draft plan to manage downstream effects of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC). The meeting is expected to make a recommendation that will then go to the 13 June meeting of the full Council for a final decision.
Feedback:
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
Christchurch Police: protect your property and vehicles
Canterbury Police have seen an increase in opportunistic burglaries and stolen vehicles in the Burnside, Bishopdale, and Redwood areas. See this post for more information and advice:
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Christchurch Police have noticed an increase in burglaries and stolen vehicles in the Burnside, Bishopdale and Redwood areas. Offenders are targeting older model Nissans, Subarus and Mazdas.
A large number of these incidents could have been avoided. Officers attending these…”
Protect your property and vehicles
“Suggests how to protect your property and possessions from burglars, with security checklists for home and vehicles. Store an asset list online using SNAP.”