Public views sought on Oxford Terrace, City Mall and New Regent Street proposed changes

Public views on proposed traffic changes to Oxford Terrace, City Mall and New Regent Street are now being sought by the Christchurch City Council.

A nightly pedestrian mall and reversing the direction of traffic are some of the proposals adopted by Council to make the central city safer for pedestrians and to bring consistency to traffic and parking restrictions.

Consultation on the changes begun yesterday (6 August) and runs to 9 September 2009.

Council’s Transport and Greenspace Manager Alan Beuzenberg says the proposals are to provide a safer environment for the public, to remove potential conflict between pedestrians and vehicles and provide consistent traffic and parking restrictions in the City Mall and New Regent Street.

The proposed changes are:

·       A pedestrian only area on Oxford Terrace between Hereford Street and City Mall (Cashel Street) between 11pm and 5am.

Changing Oxford Terrace, between Lichfield Street and City Mall (Cashel Street), to a two-way road.

Changing the one-way direction of travel between Hereford Street and the City Mall from a northbound to a southbound direction.
Providing additional taxi stands in Oxford Terrace, south of the Bridge of Remembrance, from 11pm to 5am.

Introducing a No Entry restriction for eastbound traffic on Oxford Terrace into the area of Oxford Terrace leading to The Strip. (Entry will be from Durham Street only).
Extending the no access restriction for all goods service and other specified (or permitted) vehicles in City Mall to between 10am and 4pm; and
Introducing no goods service vehicle access to New Regent Street from 11pm to 5am.

Mr Beuzenberg says the proposals will also assist with other issues such as people driving illegally along City Mall and illegally parked cars in New Regent Street blocking the path of the tram and causing significant delays.

The consultation documents can be accessed at Council Service Centres or the website www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay

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