Today Auckland Transport launched their consultation on their draft speed management plan Katoa, Ka Ora. This plan proposes to set safe and appropriate speeds on approximately 24% of the roads across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
“Katoa, Ka Ora” (KKO) means everyone alive, healthy, and well. As a Road to Zero partner, Auckland Transport wants Auckland’s roads to be free from deaths and serious injuries. Although speed is not
the only factor in a crash, it determines whether someone is seriously injured or killed. For example, someone hit by a vehicle moving at 50km/hr has an 80% chance of being killed or seriously injured. This risk drops to 30% at 40km/hr and 10% at 30km/hr. No matter whether you drive, walk, cycle or use public transport, everyone deserves to get to where they are going safely.
The Howick Local Board has provided some initial feedback into the plan, asking Auckland Transport to take an approach that's easy to understand and prioritises changes that provide the greatest impact to safety. We've also asked they listen to locals and don't overwhelm with too many changes at once.
The draft changes for our area are shown in this map, but there's an interactive version which you can zoom into to see more. https://haveyoursay.at.govt.nz/.../katoa-ka-ora...
The proposal is for 30km/h safe school or neighbourhood zones proposed for Bucklands Beach, Howick (near Owairoa School), Huntington Park and Flat Bush (east of Murphys Road). These are represented by the blue areas on the map.
Most (but not all) kura/schools will have a 30km/h variable speed zones added which mean reduced speeds during school hours. These are represented by the pink dotted lines, with the kura/school shown as purple dots.
It's really important that you have your say on these proposals, so please provide your feedback to support, oppose or make suggestions.
Close off for feedback is Monday 28 August.