Innovating Streets for People - Renwick
“The Innovating Streets for People project examines the ‘how-to’ of innovating our streets to make them safer and more liveable, delivering better value to communities.
Innovating is about undertaking temporary physical changes to streets; improvements that are in advance of a permanent fix; and activations with a primary aim to impact safety and deliver on community placemaking aspirations.”
Innovating Streets for People is a NZ wide Community Project to find out more and view examples from other Innovating Streets for People projects around NZ, please follow the link https://www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/innovating-streets/
Project background and concept
ISFP Renwick is piloting a new approach to making streets around Renwick school safer through a process of co-design with the Renwick school community. Safe School Streets’ vision is improved real and perceived safety of streets near school entrances for all road users, increased active travel to school, and reduced congestion on Havelock Street. ISFO is working with Renwick schools across to test out this new approach. The streets targeted by the project experience:
What is proposed
ISFP Renwick is working with the wider school community to develop designs that make streets feel safer and easier for people to access on foot and bicycle. The project will host a Community event to gather feedback to inform interim designs. The projects that are now being designed and tested are interim designs that include:
If you would like to find out more or even become actively involved with the Innovating Streets for People Rewick - enquire through our contact page or email Anna at safestreets.renwick@gmail.com
The link to the Safe Streets Renwick survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/renwick-neighbourhood-community-survey
Innovating is about undertaking temporary physical changes to streets; improvements that are in advance of a permanent fix; and activations with a primary aim to impact safety and deliver on community placemaking aspirations.”
Innovating Streets for People is a NZ wide Community Project to find out more and view examples from other Innovating Streets for People projects around NZ, please follow the link https://www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/innovating-streets/
Project background and concept
ISFP Renwick is piloting a new approach to making streets around Renwick school safer through a process of co-design with the Renwick school community. Safe School Streets’ vision is improved real and perceived safety of streets near school entrances for all road users, increased active travel to school, and reduced congestion on Havelock Street. ISFO is working with Renwick schools across to test out this new approach. The streets targeted by the project experience:
- Driving behaviour outside schools that is often illegal and puts kids at risk.
- Near misses that make walking and cycling feel unsafe.
- Safety issues that are a key barrier to active school travel.
- Driving behaviour outside schools that contributes to congestion and queueing, which impacts on other road users.
- Parking behaviour that has not been changed by resource intensive ‘solutions’.
What is proposed
ISFP Renwick is working with the wider school community to develop designs that make streets feel safer and easier for people to access on foot and bicycle. The project will host a Community event to gather feedback to inform interim designs. The projects that are now being designed and tested are interim designs that include:
- Widening footpath and including a scooter/cycle lane
- Slowing traffic speeds
- Providing additional crossing facilities
- Removing roadside parking during pick-up and drop-off
- Supporting intensive promotion and behaviour change programme at each school
If you would like to find out more or even become actively involved with the Innovating Streets for People Rewick - enquire through our contact page or email Anna at safestreets.renwick@gmail.com
The link to the Safe Streets Renwick survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/renwick-neighbourhood-community-survey
