Planning Committee Downtown/Midtown workshop
MINUTES
Minutes of a workshop held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street at 2.11pm on Wednesday 9 August 2017.
PRESENT
Chairperson Cr Chris Darby Deputy Chair Cr Denise Lee Cr Cathy Casey Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore From 3.16pm (apology for lateness) Until 4.03pm Cr Ross Clow From 2.17pm Cr Efeso Collins From 2.20pm (apology for lateness) Mayor Phil Goff Until 4.02pm (apology for early departure) Cr Richard Hills Cr Penny Hulse From 3.24pm (apology for lateness) Cr Mike Lee From 2.17pm Cr Greg Sayers Cr Desley Simpson Cr Wayne Walker From 2.36pm Until 4.02pm Cr John Watson From 2.13pm
APOLOGIES
Cr Linda Cooper Cr Alf Filipaina Cr Chris Fletcher Cr Dick Quax (on council business) Cr Sharon Stewart (on council business)
ALSO PRESENT
Pippa Coom Waitematā Local Board Chair
Note: No decisions or resolutions may be made by a Workshop or Working Party, unless the Governing Body or Committee resolution establishing the working party, specifically instructs such action.
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Purpose of workshop: • Discuss the opportunities for Downtown and Midtown • Identify key decisions that are needed with respect to these precincts Declarations of Interest • There were no declarations of interest
Officers: • Jim Quinn – Chief of Strategy • Ludo Campbell-Reid – General Manager, Auckland Design Office • Tim Fitzpatrick – City Centre Design Manager • George Weeks – Specialist Urban Design • Simon Oddie – Senior Programme Lead, Development Programmes • Daniel Newcombe – City Centre and RTN Initiatives Manager, Auckland Transport
Workshop notes: Item • A PowerPoint presentation and video were provided (available on the Hub).
The workshop closed at 4.13pm
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Planning Committee Workshop – 9 August 2017
. Downtown . Midtown Structure
. Introduction to workshop – Jim Quinn . The City Centre Masterplan – Ludo Campbell‐Reid . Downtown – George Weeks . Midtown – George Weeks Workshops Series
• Waterfront overview/context + America’s Cup • Port Future Study and AC/POAL/ACIL roles and relationships 7th Aug • Port options
• City centre vision, outcomes, development context • Midtown and downtown transport options and opportunities 9th Aug • Interdependencies, trade‐offs, timeframes
•Wynyard Point • Central Wharves th 14 Aug • Bringing it all together – interdependencies and priorities
• City Centre and Waterfront scenarios Late Aug • Project sequencing and LTP funding
Sept ‐ • City centre waterfront priorities and options discussed as part of the growth and infrastructure workstream LTP Introduction
Key points . Planning Committee endorsed a targeted update of three of the CCMP’s transformational moves ‐ this covers two of them; . Planning Committee previously asked for an integrated view of the waterfront and city centre ‐ we will be putting forward an integrated LTP submission for the City Centre and Waterfront; . Key interfaces exist with Ports and Waterfront
Purpose: . Focus on the opportunities for Downtown and Midtown . Identify key decisions that are needed with respect to these precincts
Purpose: Highlight, inform, feedback Highlight: . Development context in Downtown and Midtown . Opportunities for coordinating other work and public improvements
Inform Planning Committee about: . Competing imperatives, interdependencies and constraints . Decisions that need to be made . Public submissions on bus routes and what AT has done in considering them . Trade‐offs, ideas of costs, timeframes to be further discussed through LTP workshops
Receive feedback from Planning Committee on: . Priorities and support so we can move forward with confidence on our implementation strategy for these key areas
City to the Villages
Harbour Edge East-West Engine Innovation City Rail The Green Water City Stitch Stitch Room Cradle Link Link
$16bn 20% 7.4% Economic Productivity
Downtown Precinct Programme of works Sequencing Matters CCMP: Eight Key Moves
City to the Villages
Harbour Edge East-West Engine Innovation City Rail The Green Water City Stitch Stitch Room Cradle Link Link
Changes since 2012
Separate components – overall vision . Decouple interdependencies
. Provide design solutions that work in short and long term
. Take advantage of construction timings Preferred Downtown Programme
✓ Brings people into city centre ✓ Quality urban space in core ✓ Achievable pre America’s Cup
✓ In line with CCMP . CRL construction . Ferry basin ✓ . Seismic upgrade Independent of other projects . Private developments . America’s Cup Planning ✓ Avoids redundant work { . LRT
Project Areas Project areas Ferry Basin
L. Britomart West Q. Britomart East St. Britomart East Bus Interchange 1 AT Emerging 2 Preferred Option AT Emerging 2 Preferred Option Implications
Design choice will affect: . Britomart Precinct Masterplan/Streetscapes Upgrade . Quay Street cycleway – conflict?
Decoupled from CRL and Commercial Bay deadlines All options remove buses from Lower Queen Street Lower Queen Street Lower Queen St
Connects:Considerations . Queen Street . Britomart . Queens WharfLower Queen Street likely to have highest footfall in New Zealand . Quay Street. Major new civic space. Fundamental to success of Downtown . Ferries . Redesigns by CRL have led to a decluttered, resilient space . Buses . LRT. Construction to be coordinated with Commercial Bay programme . Commercial Bay Britomart West Lower Hobson Street Lower Albert Street Quay Street B2Considerations
. Timing depends on decisions and phasing regarding Light Rail . Lower Albert Street is happening as part of CRL/Commercial Bay . All designs to be initially applied to the north of the new kerbline . Bus funding confirmed. Requires design and phasing direction
We have enough information to design the northern promenade irrespective of Quay Street carriageway layout Ferry Basin
Considerations (Monday 14 August workshop)
. The ability to redevelop the ferry basin, including the Downtown Ferry Terminal, will need accommodation by cruise . Piers 3 and 4 will need to be relocated to enable either the seawall works and/or the development of the Downtown Public Spaces – into cruise space . Temporary staging options may need to be considered to enable the development of Downtown Public Spaces and Seawall for America’s Cup.
Further developments will depend on working with Ports of Auckland Assembling the pieces Sequencing Matters Ongoing
LOWER QUEEN ST
Commercial Bay/CRL
CRL LOWER ALBERT ST
Customs Street Enabling works
. Quay Street seismic upgrade/seawall
Custom Street: E‐W movement Enabling works
. Quay Street seismic upgrade/seawall . Storm water outfall consolidation?
Custom Street: E‐W movement Quay Street seismic upgrade Britomart East bus interchange
Custom Street: E‐W movement Quay Street seismic upgrade Britomart East bus interchange
COMMERCE/GALWAY/TYLER /GORE STREETS Quay St
Seismic upgrade Quay St
Commercial Bay CRL
Custom Street: E‐W movement Quay St
Seismic upgrade Quay St
Commercial Bay CRL
Custom Street: E‐W movement Quay St
Seismic upgrade Quay St
Commercial Bay CRL
Custom Street: E‐W movement QUEENS WHARF REDEVELOPMENT (independent of all other works)
FERRY RECONFIGURATION DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SPACE + SEAWALL
Quay Street seismic upgrade QUEENS WHARF REDEVELOPMENT Long Term Plan (independent of all other works) FERRY Priorities FY18 – FY28 RECONFIGURATION DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SPACE + SEAWALL SEISMIC QUAY ST UPGRADE LOWER QUEEN ST BRITOMART EAST BUS
DOWNTOWN EASTERN VIADUCT WEST BUS
LOWER ALBERT ST
COMMERCIAL COMMERCE/GALWAY BAY /TYLER/GORE STS . Pedestrian movements . Events . Cruise + cruise buses Phasing considerations . Ferry commuters . Buses . Traffic (incl. CRL conditions) . Very complicated (technical and constructability) { . Space for construction (N+S) INITIAL FERRY . Procurement, Consenting,RECONFIGURATI Constructability – major programme risks ON . DOWNTOWN Various works will need PUBLICto be SPACEcompleted in parallel + SEAWALL SEISMIC . Coordinated design approach requiredQUAY ST UPGRA BRITOMAR LOWER QUEEN ST DE T EAST . Accelerated consultation will assist programme BUS . Partnering with manaDOWNTOWN whenua. Start immediately EASTERN VIADUCT WEST BUS
LOWER ALBERT ST
COMMERCIA COMMERCE/GALW L BAY AY/TYLER/GORE STS Priorities pre-2021?
SEAWALL + SEISMIC QUAY ST UPGRADE BRITOMART LOWER QUEEN ST EAST BUS
LOWER ALBERT ST
COMMERCIAL COMMERCE/GALWAY BAY /TYLER/GORE STS Funding INITIAL FERRY RECONFIGURATION DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SPACE + SEAWALL SEISMIC QUAY ST BRITOMART UPGRADE LOWER QUEEN ST EAST BUS
LOWER ALBERT ST Next Steps Next Steps
Planning Committee Support . Coordinated approach to delivering Downtown Vision . Agree the priorities
Planning . Work out the details (construction phasing & costing) . Design work Implementation . Deliver the vision Midtown Two Great Streets Purpose
1) Inform Planning Committee of: . Functions of Wellesley Street and Victoria Street . Interdependencies and overall relationship . Coordination and/or funding requirements
2) Obtain feedback for September Planning Committee meeting Midtown Priorities 70
✓ Buses removed from Victoria Street ✓ Bus route enables Linear Park ✓ Synchronised with City Rail Link construction ✓ Auckland Transport and Auckland Council coordination ✓ Two great streets . Easily accessible . Distinct Eight Key Moves { . Vibrant
Wellesley St City to the Villages
Harbour Edge East-West Engine Innovation City Rail The Green Water City Stitch Stitch Room Victoria StCradle Link Link Two Great Streets City Rail Link 74
Wynyard Quarter Key City Centre Bus . Funded Downtown Infrastructure: 3 . Listed in 1 – Wynyard Quarter Regional Public 6 interchange Transport Plan 2 – Learning Quarter (statutory interchange document) 2 3 – Downtown Learning interchange Quarter 4 – Fanshawe St urban busway 5 – Wellesley St bus corridor 6 – Albert St bus corridor 2026 Strategic Traffic/Freight Network 75 Currently planned post-CRL routes 76
Eastern buses
Requires use of uphill sliplane or North Shore buses Victoria St to reach Symonds St 5 Isthmus buses
Note: Until CRL construction completed, buses will need to use Victoria St, as per New Network consultation AT Emerging Crossover route option 77 Preferred Option
Isthmus buses
No use of: . Uphill sliplane . Victoria St North Shore buses
Eastern buses
Note: Until CRL construction completed, buses will need to use Victoria St, as per New Network consultation Wellesley Street – bus corridor 78 Funded Listed in Regional Public Transport Plan (statutory document) Wellesley Street – bus corridor 79 Funded Listed in Regional Public Transport Plan (statutory document) Midtown cycling connections 80 Funded Listed in Regional Public Transport Plan (statutory document) City Rail Link 81 Funded Listed in Regional Public Transport Plan (statutory document) Mass Transit 82 Listed in Auckland Transport Alignment Project Mass Transit 83
800m 84
Why invest in Midtown Streets? 85
🚉 🚲🚌🚇 Key Midtown Transport Elements 86
🚲👣👣 Highest pedestrian capacity 👣👣🚲 Bus +CRL MRT MRT 🚉👣 🚌🚇👣 Bus 🚌👣 Walking as a mode 87
Victoria Street 2,000 per hour ↑ ↑ ↑ 88
The Green Link
Victoria St. Linear Park
Wellesley St. Bus Boulevard Wellesley Street - civic link 89 Wellesley Street 90 Wellesley Street – civic link 91 92
Timing – why now? Timing & Coordination
. Opportunities from CRL construction phases . Bus network in place ASAP following CRL . Coordinate funding with opportunities for construction 94 2017 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
Wellesley St Wellesley St 95 2018 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
Wellesley St Wellesley St 96 2019 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
NZICC
Wellesley St Wellesley St 97 2019 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
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Wellesley St Wellesley St 98 2019 - 2020 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
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Wellesley St 99 2021 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
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Wellesley St Wellesley St 100 2021 -2024 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
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Wellesley St Wellesley St 101 2021 -2024 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
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Wellesley St Wellesley St 102 2021 -2024 Hobson St Hobson Nelson St Hobson St Nelson St Nelson
Victoria St Victoria St
NZICC
Wellesley St Wellesley St Conclusion Two great streets Next Steps
. Endorse vision for two great streets . Realign existing funding to align with construction timings . Add additional funding to deliver the vision . Formally report in September