Mackenzie District Tekapo Traffic Plan Purpose To support the Council with the development of concept designs to address the traffic related challenges being faced. - Significant growth - Increasing domestic and international tourism destination - Residential development Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Area Hot Springs Sign Hamilton Drive Residential Zoning Boundary Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Strategic Objectives • To enhance the mobility of residents and visitors • To increase the safety for all users • To ensure parking is efficient and effective • To enhance legibility to improve wayfinding • To maintain permeable and accessible networks • To enhance sustainability and minimise the impact of transport Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Strategic Issues Average Daily Traffic Volume (vpd) New Year New Christmas/ JAN JAN 2002 2015 JAN JAN Day Waitangi FEB FEB MAR MAR MAR MAR SH8 – APR Easter TrafficFlows APR - MAY Tekapo MAY MAY MAY 2016 Volumes Traffic JUN of Township) (East JUN JUN JUL JUL AUG AUG 2017 AUG SEP SEP SEP OCT OCT OCT Tekapo Progress| MarchProgress| 2018 Tekapo NOV NOV NOV Year New Christmas/ DEC DEC DEC 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Transport environment - Safety Crash history Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Transport environment – Pedestrian movement 84 152 75 79 63 71 60 Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Parking pressures Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Key challenges • Parking demand • Planning pressures • Church of the Good Shepherd • State Highway 8 Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Parking demand January 2017 – 415 parks Tekapo Parking Occupancy 415 100% 374 90% Peak demand – 245 vehicles 332 80% 291 70% Average total daily - ~1,800 249 60% 208 50% 166 40% 125 30% Parking Occupancy(%) 83 20% 42 10% Numberof Parking Spaces Occupied 0 0% 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 Period Starting Time Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Temporary Parking Areas . Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Parking Distribution Existing 88% in commercial area – 365 parks 85% 12% around the Church – 50 15% Future - Dispersed - Concentrated - Mixed Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Town centre proposals Key concepts: - New/ expand parking areas - Domain Road split - New slow road between Domain Road and Motuariki Lane - Connect Simpson Lane and Domain - Rationalisation of Rapuwai Lane and extension through to Simpson Lane - New ‘gateway’ - roundabout Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Pioneer Drive proposals Key concepts: - New/ expand parking areas - Pioneer Drive split - Connection of Mackenzie Drive to SH8/Greig Street - Alteration/closure of Pioneer Drive/ SH8 intersections - New ‘gateway’ - roundabout Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Public engagement • 4 week consultation process undertaken in November 2017 involving - online, drop-in sessions and social media • Purpose was to: - Seek community feedback - Identify likes and dislikes - Identify any matters or concerns that had been missed • Generated 80 responses with over 900 comments being received Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Results – Town Centre Roading • Domain Road • Rapuwai Lane Question Yes No % % - Domain Rd (west) - Strong support for Do you support the potential extension of 84 16 seen as positive extension to Simpson Lane to Domain Road (West)? - Safety concerns Simpson Lane (n=43) with existing to - Rationalising Motuariki Lane entranceways Do you support the potential extension of 56 44 Motuariki Lane to Domain Road (West)? - Support Simpson - Improve ‘flow’ (n -= 43) Lane through the town improvements Do you support the extension of Rapuwai 83 17 (incl supermarket) Lane through Simpson Lane? (n=47) Should Rapuwai Lane remain two way? 38 62 (n=45) Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Results – Town Centre • Parking • Other comments - Improve management - Seeking improved long term planning - Locate on town periphery - Increasing tension between visitors & - Increased provision resident requirements - Minimise impact on prime/commercial - Road safety esp. SH8 land - Better management of boat ramp - Make businesses responsible for own requirements provision Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Results – Pioneer Drive • Parking & Access • Bus & Coach Question Yes No % % - General desire to Access Should buses and coaches be banned 88 12 move public parking - Strong desire for from Pioneer Drive? (n=69) away from vicinity of buses to be on the Church west side of Should there be parking on Pioneer Drive 39 61 footbridge. - Some demand for to provide access to the Church of the resident (& visitors) Good Shepherd and Collie Dog statue? only access (n = 67) between Sealey and Mackenzie Streets. Should Pioneer Drive be terminated 47 53 Opening of Mackenzie either side of the Church to prevent St/SH8 polarising vehicles travelling in front of the Church? (n=59) Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Written submissions • Mackenzie Cooperating Church • Residents and Ratepayers of Pioneer Drive, Mackenzie and Sealy Street • Foodstuffs South Island Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Town centre outcomes Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Pioneer Drive outcomes Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Future development Indicative only - where site plans were available Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Future development Saleyards - Potential mixed-use development site - Interface with SH8 - Safeguard permeability - Suitability of road network for HGV’s Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Future development Western Tekapo - Expansion along Andrew Don Dr - Increasing pressure on Aorangi Cres/SH8 intersection - Interaction with school traffic - Access to/from eastern Tekapo ✓ take pressure of SH ✓ encourage alternative modes ✓ school access Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Future development Tekapo Progress| March 2018 Matthew Contact Noon the office Auckland Christchurch T 03 371-0037 +64 9 974 9820 (Akld) T Level 8, Level 1 and 2, 57 Fort Street 30a Carlyle Street. 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