Year: 2019

It’s NZ Post’s last day in Papanui today (31 Jan). Private Boxes aren’t moving, but no other post services will remain on site. The Council service centre around the corner on Langdons Road will provide postal services from the beginning of February, with bill payment expected to be available in a few month’s time.

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At the 25 January meeting, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board: received the draft Christchurch Northern Corridor Downstream Effects Mitigation Plan, and recommended that the Council receive it for staff to commence engagement with the community on the plan's recommendations; and approved grants from the Board's Discretionary Response Fund and Positive Youth Development Fund. Click through to read the full minutes. The next meeting of the board is scheduled for 9am on Friday 8 February.
http://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190125_MIN_350…

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Prestons Road is open in both directions again, although there’s a one-way section with traffic light control at the CNC work site which is set to remain in place for the next 18 months.

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The Philpotts Road / QEII Drive intersection will reopen left-out only (ie from Philpotts left onto QEII) slightly sooner than had been scheduled – from Thursday 31 January at 6am, weather permitting.

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An update from Councillor Mike Davidson – Papanui Ward on the closure of the Papanui NZ Post branch – postal services will transfer to the Council service centre at Papanui Library, and in a few months bill payments will be available there too.

“Fantastic news for the Papanui Community. After New Zealand Post announced it was closing it’s Papanui branch at the end of January a lot of work was done in the background during the Christmas and New Year break to ensure that this vital service remained in Papanui. I am pleased to announce that…”

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It looks like Northcote Road at the railway crossing will be closed for roadworks for the weekend from the evening of Friday 1 Feb through to the morning of Monday 4 Feb. There is some information about this on the following NZTA ‘traffic updates’ page: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/christchurch/traffic-update/718848

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The Waipapa/ Papanui Innes Community Board today recieved the draft CNC Downstream Effects Mitigation Plan and recommended that the full council receive it, and for staff to undertake consultation on the plan's recommendations. Click through for a Press article with more information:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/…/race-to-ready-christchurchs-cranf…

Race to ready Christchurch’s Cranford St before new motorway is built

Concern neighbourhoods won't be ready for influx of cars flooding Christchurch's new northern motorway.

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Here are a couple of photos of the Windermere rest home site as viewed from the Condell Avenue side. Clearly not a small development.

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Last year's Council consultation on the draft Suburban Parking Policy drew a modest 67 responses. On Monday this week a hearings panel received the submissions and heard from those who wished to be heard in person. The panel has recommended a Suburban Parking Policy with a "stronger focus on mobility needs and parking management", including support for newer transport forms such as scooters.
Link to the hearings panel agenda, which includes a summary as well as full details of all submissions: http://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/BLHP_20190121_AGN_351…
More information at: https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3310

Shifting gears on suburban parking

A Hearings Panel has recommended that the Christchurch City Council introduces a Suburban Parking Policy with a stronger focus on mobility needs and parking management.

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Long post: notes from a review of the draft CNC Downstream Effects Mitigation Plan. This is a 100+ page draft document which is included in the agenda for this Friday’s Community Board meeting (link below).

Selected points from the draft plan:
– a ‘do nothing’ approach to downstream effects will result in rat-running on ‘a lot’ of local streets and other significant negative impacts.
– a range of options have been analysed including Barbadoes & Madras Streets having clearways, or being 3-laned, or made one-way as far as Warrington Street.
– clearways or permanent 4-laning of Cranford / Sherborne Streets was also considered.
– community impacts of changes was the highest-weighted of the criteria that each option was measured against.
– safety in relation to schools, cycling, and access to parks and commercial centres was also considered.
– proposed projects & studies have been prioritised into Stage 1 (before the CNC opens), Stage 2 (within 3 years of the CNC opening), and Stage 3 (by 2031).

The full list of proposals is too long to include in this post. It includes:
Continue reading “More on the draft CNC Downstream Effects Mitigation Plan”