![]() ![]() Please fund and complete both SH20B and the Mangere Bridge/Mangere/ Airport Oaks project as part of the 2021 package of works. What do you think of the 20Connect preferred improvements? The project must be planned and designed to integrate and expand the safe cycling network for Manukau and East Auckland, and Bike Auckland as the key cycling stakeholder looks forward to working on this with Auckland Transport. ![]() Do you have any other comments or suggestions around the wider Airport to Botany Rapid Transit project? What do you think of the Airport to Botany Rapid Transit preferred route?īike Auckland opposes the removal of the cycle lanes on Puhinui Rd east of the station with no provision for a safe, direct and convenient alternative access to the Station for the Papatoetoe community surrounding the station. Feel free to use our statements below as inspiration for your own thoughts. The feedback survey consists of 8 questions. That’s why Bike Auckland is calling for a rethink. This is just not good enough for a 2021 project of such strategic weight. So we can all be forgiven for feeling a bit rushed on this one, and perhaps not look too closely at it.īut it’s time to pay attention – because one part of this project sacrifices local bike safety, another part has had bike safety improvements put on ice for lack of funding, and the overall vision for safe riding through the Airport area remains fuzzy. ![]() Feedback closes this Sunday 8 December, at a very busy time of year. This forms part of a major strategic network of national, regional, and local importance, and the current focus is on delivering ‘early improvements’ to meet the Americas Cup and APEC deadline. But in the rush towards Christmas, we’ve found a glaring gap…Īuckland Transport and Waka Kotahi/ the NZ Transport Agency are currently consulting on two projects in the Southwest Gateway Programme planned for completion by 2021: 20Connect (an NZTA project) and Stage 1 of Airport to Botany (A2B) Rapid Transit (an AT project). “As a Vision Zero region, Auckland Transport wants to make sure everyone gets home safely.” It’s heartwarming to read these words in AT’s press release about the Home Free Christmas travel offer, and we expect to see the same commitment at the heart of every one of AT’s road projects. ![]()
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