ACTIVE MODES QUARTERLY SNAPSHOT APRIL – JUNE 2020 THIS IS OUR FIFTH ACTIVE MODES QUARTERLY the bike or putting on their walking shoes to SNAPSHOT, HIGHLIGHTING OUR PROGRESS, explore their neighbourhood. People loved BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE 2020, TO MAKE the quieter streets and the freedom to roam ACTIVE MODES A REAL TRANSPORT CHOICE on foot, bike or scooter. Construction has now FOR AUCKLANDERS. restarted on all of our projects, which means Auckland Transport will continue to work While construction projects slowed down hard to create safer streets and spaces. due to the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, we enjoyed seeing Aucklanders dusting off HIGHLIGHTS Speed Limits Bylaw Innovating Streets Around 4.5km of cycleway came into force on 30 June. for People – Waka Kotahi New was added to the Auckland Zealand Transport Agency confirmed cycle network. funding for six projects in Auckland. One of these being the Access for Everyone pilot on Queen Street. After temporary spaces were added to Queen Street for people walking, cycling or scootering to carry out physical distancing safely during Covid-19 restrictions, it is now being further developed, with more permanent and visually appealing treatments being rolled out. Neighbourhood rediscovery - during lockdown Auckland’s streets were much quieter, giving people of all ages and abilities the space to rediscover their local neighbourhood by foot or on bike. DEVELOPING AUCKLAND’S NETWORK We are always striving to create safer and more comfortable environments for people to walk and cycle in Auckland. While construction on cycling projects stopped due to the Covid-19 restrictions, construction is back in full swing again. This quarter saw: Completion of: • Norana Reserve Shared Path by Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Auckland Council • Flat Bush School Road • Boggust Park, Bukem Place to Grangewood Close Milestones reached • Detailed design completed for Taniwha Street (part of the Links to Glen Innes Cycleways project) Meanwhile, next quarter we expect to see construction starting on: • Completion of the Victoria Street Cycleway • Completion of the Murphy’s Road Shared Path 2 | Active Modes April – June 2020 Active Modes April – June 2020 | 3 IMPROVING YOUR SAFETY PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS Safety improvements We lowered speed limits on: • Porchester Road, We created more space We continue to improve the Papakura North (30km/h) with temporary changes undertaken in the past • Oteha Valley Road, safety of people walking to infrastructure on: quarter were mainly Oteha (30km/h) • Matipo Road, with some new pedestrian focused on temporary Te Atatu Peninsula • Queen Street crossings completed during • Lonely Track Road, (30km/h) changes to speed limits Albany (30km/h) • Ponsonby Road this quarter. Due to Covid-19 and infrastructure to • Dawson Road, • several projects were • Ponsonby Road, Flat Bush (30km/h) Oteha Valley Road create more space Ponsonby (30km/h) delayed and are expected • Lonely Track Road for people walking • Ladies Mile, • Ian McKinnon Drive, to be implemented over and cycling during Whangaparaoa (30km/h) • Eden Terrace (50km/h) Tāmaki Drive the next months. Covid-19 restrictions. • Kalmia Street, • Ian McKinnon Drive • Dominion Road, Ellerslie (30km/h) Eden Terrace (50km/h) • Portage Road, • Walters Road, Papatoetoe (30km/h) Papakura North (30km/h) Central New pedestrian crossings at: • Bonnie Brae Road • Dominion Road/ Denbigh Avenue South/East New pedestrian crossings at: • Holly Street 4 | Active Modes April – June 2020 WALKING AND CYCLING PROGRAMME INITIATIVES Over this quarter we delivered or supported 12 community and group events. While lockdown meant we were only able to run some events as planned and several had to be canceled, we look forward to running many more events during the rest of 2020. Travelwise School Travelwise Choices programme programme activities: activities were suspended this quarter. • 32 cycle activities A gradual return to delivering activities is expected 1,000+ in the next quarter. The following activities had also 12 • 3 scooter training sessions to be canceled this quarter: • 56 Walking School Bus (WSB) events • 5 Kids Learn2Ride sessions • 3 new WSB routes developed. • 4 refugee training sessions Community events, Students trained • 2 bike valet parking events reaching 1,190 people through the school • 6 Adult Bike skills sessions. cycle training programme BIKE HUBS 11 12 AT supported EcoMatters bike hubs in Henderson and New Lynn along with the establishment of Adult Bike Skills Maintenance pit-stops, a third site in Glen Innes (opened sessions with 69 with 480 participants December 2019). The hubs help participants ran in June the community with learning basic bike skills and provide bikes for free or at low cost. Since reopening after lockdown there have been: • 1,323 visitors, who learned a range of bike maintenance practices • 493 bikes repaired to be safe for riding • 131 bikes purchased at affordable prices and 4 bikes gifted. 6 | Active Modes April – June 2020 Active Modes April – June 2020 | 7 31.5% 60.3% 12.4% Upper Harbour East Coast Rd Orewa Quarter 4 April – June 37.7% Lake Rd Count Sites 2018/19 2019/20 WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS TELLING US Beach Rd 26,784 18,992 Curran St 24,665 40,609 East Coast Rd 10,648 17,074 Grafton Bridge 50,617 48,260 Grafton Gully 39,616 26,828 -55.4% Grafton Rd 7,354 6,925 Te Wero Bridge -14.5% Gt South Rd 7,497 5,468 Waitemata Harbour 64.6% Wynyard Curran St Quarter Quay St Herne Bay Viaduct 3,102 3,309 Harbour (Spark Arena) Highbrook St Marys -6.1% Bay Auckland Central Auckland Tāmaki Dr Hopetoun St 13,555 8,229 Three Takaparawhau -69.2% Lamps Pt Coxs Bay Judges Bay Karangahape Rd 40,732 35,966 Victoria St West Okahu Bay Mission Bay Westmere -29.1% Ponsonby Lagoon Dr 29,848 25,077 Freemans Beach Rd Bay -39.3% St Heliers Parnell Lake Road 34,289 47,202 Hopetoun St Orakei Kohimarama West Lynn -5.8% Grey Lynn 32.3% Grafton Rd Hobson Bay Nelson St Lightpath 54,893 31,173 Grafton Grafton Gully Pt -11.7% Glendowie Chevalier Māngere Bridge 31,156 38,496 11.6% Karangahape Rd Newton Northwestern Arch Hill -4.7% Path (Te Atatū) Eden NW Cycleway (Kingsland) 93,593 64,193 Terrace Grafton Bridge Orakei Basin Western Newmarket -31.4%Springs Kingsland NW Cycleway (Te Atatū) 63,768 71,155 58.7% Northwestern Meadowbank -36.6% Wai o Taiki Bay Twin Streams Path (Kingsland) Remuera Symonds St Orewa 30,726 34,534 Waterview Glen Innes Morningside 88,243 75,468 Quay St (SparkSt Johns Arena) -40.9%Mt Eden -43.2% Upper Queen St 18,346 22,723 Overall there were Nelson St SW Shared Path Lightpath 818,845 cycle movements Symonds St 30,126 19,106 Stonefields Epsom Pt England during this quarter Tāmaki Dr 109,324 102,670 Mt Albert Sandringham Balmoral a decrease of 27% Te Wero Bridge 55,121 24,558 Avondale Tamaki Greenlane Owairaka Twin Streams 10,669 16,934 when compared to last Harp of Erin Farm Cove Ellerslie quarter (January-March Upper Harbour 14,053 18,477 2020). The January-March Wesley Sunnyhills Panmure Three Upper Queen St 20,239 11,961 Kings 2020 quarter saw excellent Mt Wellington One Tree Hill Victoria St West 11,237 3,458 New Windsor Mt Roskill Panmure weather conditions and Basin included the Aotearoa Bike Challenge in February, both of 23.9% Oranga Pakuranga SW Shared Path Royal Oak Penrose which contributed to record -16.0% Pakuranga Lagoon Dr Heights breaking cycling numbersBlockhouse of Bay more than 1,122,000. Our Te Papapa numbers for this quarter are Onehunga Hillsborough Southdown 11% lower than the same Lynfield quarter last year (April-June Lynfield Waikowhai Cove 2019 – 920,201). Covid-19 Grannys Bay has significantly impacted 23.6% Māngere Bridge Westfield Wattle LEGEND cycle movements specially for Bay commuting trips. The wetter Comparison to previous year weather in May is also likely to Highbrook increase have had an impact on cycling decrease numbers for this quarter. -27.1% 6.7% Great South Rd Highbrook 8 | Active Modes JanuaryApril – June – March 2020 20120 Active Modes January – March 2020 | 9 AUTUMN CYCLING IN AUCKLAND PEDESTRIAN COUNTS 3.7 million cycle movements were around 65% increase, Lake Road Quarter four monthly cycle counts This quarter saw an average of recorded for the year of July around 38% increase and April 2020 people 2019 to June 2020, a decrease of Mangere Bridge around 24% entering increase during this quarter. 1,464 3.8% the city on foot in the morning lower than April 2019 peak, a 68% decrease when 2.9% During the Anzac Day weekend on the previous 12 months. compared to the same period and following week, a number in 2019. This is likely related of suburban count sites saw May 2020 to the lockdown in April, increases of over 100 percent The 12 month average number along with Alert Levels 3 compared to the same period of people cycling entering the and 2 in May and June. last year: 23.5% city during the morning peak is lower than May 2019 1408, which is a decrease of Archibald Park 18.6% 336% higher June 2020 on the previous year. This Curran Street is due to the lockdown and 174% higher 3.7% reduced number of commuters lower than June 2019 MICRO-MOBILITY travelling into the city centre East Coast Road generally. However, we also 124% higher saw a surge in the number of Glen Innes to This quarter 64,078 commercial Jump has decided not to people, especially families, taking Tāmaki Drive (Section 1) e-scooter trips were recorded. restart operations yet, advantage of quieter streets by 251% higher This is a with Lime taking over walking or riding bikes in their Jump’s scooters, e-bikes neighbourhoods.