y a B o k a a e a a s a o g t i n m t i a n n a P n i a m i m o a a e n a r o u i e a c s p r m u t d t a l a a t l m u i e r p o t r u u e a h r o a o q y a a Q3 - Please comment on your answer above. a o a a Q2 - Do you support the proposed speed limit changes? Q9 - Suburb: O W K P O P T D P T A T M G T We are residents at 126 Pyes Pa Road, operating our home businesses from our residence, TuiView Counselling & AgriFirst Services. Alison is a Counsellor operating her private practice, TuiView Counselling, from the privacy and security of our home. She sees a wide range of clients from the elderly to young students particularly from nearby Aquinas College. We have become increasingly concerned about the speed of motorists passing our entrance way, pedestrians safety only adds to our worries. We have a bus stop outside our gate which is very convenient for clients but does not help with visibility and safety. To add to our fears, we have had a run of accidents along our road, the most recent just this week outside our entrance. We believe that a reduction in the speed limit to 50km on Pyes Pa road will deter motorists from using this residential road and encourage them to drive though the Lakes at a safer speed. Kind regards, Yes David & Alison Syme Pyes Pa c c c e c c c c c c e e e e e Yes Should be mandatory around every school Arataki (Bayfair) c c c c c c c c c c e e e e e Proposal 15: Your map of Taumata School shows it as being in "Mortlake Heights". The school's website says it is in "Mortlake Heights Drive". The sign at the Kennedy Road roundabout currently says "Mortlake Heights (Loop Road)", whatever that's supposed to mean - it is actually as straight as an arrow... Two years ago the sign said "Kennedy Road North" which seemed sensible since it used to be Kennedy Road and that name gives a clue as to where it is. Could the council at least be consistent? I fully support lower speed limits especially near schools. However, at going-home time outside the school we are lucky to get through at any speed these days as there are loads of vehicles parked in the middle of the road. The school seems to have under-estimated parking requirements and it isn't even fully open yet. Has the council considered what impact the 40 limit might have on the original part of Mortlake Heights? Drivers speeding up Kennedy Road might see the 40 sign and hang a left into Mortlake Heights, which has at least 50 driveways along it, in order to avoid the speed restriction. Then they'll get stuck trying to park and use Benmore Crescent or Broadwater Close as a park/turnaround. Which would be irritating to say the least. Flack Street has already become a cut-through for some to avoid the roundabout; this might make it worse. Yes Why not have the 40 limit along “Mortlake Heights Drive†only - and enforce it with cameras? Pyes Pa c c c c c c c c c c e e e e e Yes, it is great that a reduced speed zone is planned to be introduced in some schools, but I would like to see it for more, if not all schools rather than just the proposed 5 x schools In particular, due to family/community connections I support a 40km/h zone around Arataki School and Arataki Kindergarten which include Grenada Street, Kaimanawa Street and Hawea Street during the peak times of 8.15am - 9.15am and 2.30pm - 3.30pm Monday to Friday. For Arataki School in particular the increased traffic and concerning speeds we observe vehicles travelling on Grenada Street needs urgent action. We would really like to see more pedestrian crossings in the area of the school and the kindergarten, making it safer for families to cross the very busy roads (eg Hawea St and Maranui St) Families don't feel that walking to school and kindergarten is a safe option because the roads are so busy/dangerous and as we encourage walking to and from school and kindergarten we feel this is super important. This will help to minimise the risk and increase the safety of thousands of students, parents, whanau, community members and commuters all moving in a small shared space at peak times around Arataki School and Arataki Kindergarten. In the spirit of partnership and transparency, I am sure that both the school and the kindy would collectively welcome that a traffic engineer conducts a study, that findings are shared and that this information is the basis for discussion with stakeholders on a 40km/h zone at peak times Taking the opportunity now to reduce the speed around the all schools and ECE's makes sense as a part of the proposed speed limit changes. Thank Yes you for hearing my concern of improving the safety for all via reduced speeds at key times. Arataki (Bayfair) c c c c c c c c c c e e e e e For Matua School, expand the 40kmph speed limit to Tilby Drive, Clivedene Street and Woods Avenue. The school has multiple entry/exits which these Yes roads service. Expand the speed limit around the whole school parameter. Matua c c c c c c c c c c e e e e e y a B o k a a e a a s a o g t i n m t i a n n a P n i a m i m o a a e n a r o u i e a c s p r m u t d t a l a a t l m u i e r p o t r u u e a h r o a o q y a a Q3 - Please comment on your answer above. a o a a Q2 - Do you support the proposed speed limit changes? Q9 - Suburb: O W K P O P T D P T A T M G T We presented as a group twice to the council representing parents, schools and a local kindgarten. The council told us we would be considered first for any changes, yet Links Ave and Mount Maunganui Intermediate are not included in the speed limit review. On Links Ave. in Summer around 1000 children and adults travel on foot or bike every day. The 6000 cars, 230 buses and trucks travel extremely close to the children at a speed of 50km/h. The voluntary speed limit for buses of 30km/h is not used, from what we see every day. A speed limit of 30km/h would be a first step in the right direction. We strongly believe Links Ave should be included in the speed limit changes that are proposed and we reiterate that we were told in a public meeting that we would be considered first for any changes. As a community we are astounded that despite the safety risks put in front of council, they would choose not to consider this speed limit change a must for the vulnerable users of our street. At the time of presentation, council acknowledged the clear and undeniable risk to our children yet there has still been no action and in fact a blatant omission to include us in one intervention that could make an impact. Kind regards No Karen Laidlaw and Friederike Haffelder Mount Maunganui c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c the traffic congestions and frustration are already horrible. you should work on get the traffic flowing, instead of producing more and more hurdles. a speed limit decrease adds nothing to safety. with more and more people living in the area, we need better traffic flow, not everything slowing down even more. this proposal is shocking and underlines that you have no idea what you should do to improve our terrible traffic situation. back in the days, we had a speed-limit of 70km/h on bapamoa beach road and no one got ever killed. it has been lowered to 60km/h, in the same time thousands of new residents have moved into the area. sounds counter-productive? well, because it is! how can it possibly make sense of reducing speed while having thousands of new cars on the roads? No i vote absolutely against a speed decrease and you are more than welcome to contact me. Papamoa Beach a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a I see no evidence of need for the speed limit to be reduced in Pyes Pa Road, the traffic flows well and there are very few additional homes in this area. Why fix something that is not broken. Don’t need any more restrictions like the mess made to the Greerton Village and Cameron Road.! No I do agree with reducing the speed at Aquinas College morning and afternoon when school is starting and finishing. Pyes Pa c c c a c c c c c c e c c c c Hi City Planners Tauranga's fingers of peninsulas with water between, makes ring roads difficult.