Decision on Streets for People project deferred
A final decision on temporary changes being trialled as part of the Streets for People project in Cambridge has been deferred.
The resolution from yesterday’s Council meeting means the trial measures, which include a pop-up cycleway on Wilson Street and two no-entry accesses on Grosvenor and Victoria Street East, will remain in place until a decision is finalised.
Waipā councillors asked for a working group to be established which will include elected members, council staff and community representatives from Cambridge and across the district.
The group will provide recommendations to Council on this project as well as future walking and cycling and urban mobility projects.
Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk said it was important to ensure Council decisions made regarding these projects were community-based.
“I am really reluctant to approve the recommendations, I don’t disagree with them but I want to make sure that we bring the community along with us on this.
“We’ve talked about establishing a working group so let’s do that and then bring these recommendations to that group.”
Waipā District Council service delivery group manager Dawn Inglis said the trial had provided useful insights into which measures would and would not help make streets safer and easier for kids, cyclists and pedestrians to walk, cycle and scooter to school and around town.
However, she understood the need to establish a working group to help guide walking and cycling projects and provide a community perspective.
“We know the value of community feedback which has already resulted in a number of changes being made to the network.
“We’ve removed the one-way access on upper Duke Street and have made other improvements following feedback.
“Now we look forward to working with our community to decide how we progress the project from here.”
The working group will be established in July to discuss the recommendations put forward to Council at yesterday’s meeting and agree an action plan which will be brought back to Council for adoption later this year.
