A successful workshop was held at the Great Lake Centre on Thursday 31 March 2005 as part of the review of the Taupo District Council's Cycle Strategy for Taupo Town.� Please read on for the workshop outcomes...
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Outcomes Workshop 31 March 2005
Cycling Strategy Review
What are the main issues/ barriers for cycling in Taupo?
Group 1:
•�������� No signs or stencils on Heu Heu Street and other bike areas
•�������� New ‘Kea’ crossings are a hindrance to cyclists (jutting into moving lane)
•�������� More green paint/ delineation at intersections
•�������� More recreational paths off road carriageway
•�������� Signage at these paths
•�������� Actual bike barriers should be more consistent
•�������� More barriers in some areas to assist in dual use areas, e.g. Lions Walk
•�������� Be aware of ‘over signage’ or proliferation of signage
•�������� Emphasis on biker/ walker/ user culture, change ‘kiwi culture’
•�������� Work harder at ‘cycle to work’ routes, both changing culture
•�������� Better use at wide arterial routes, e.g. Rifle Range Road
•�������� Change/ alter degree at car/ vehicle parking on main arterials, addressed through structure planning
•�������� General state of existing network OK, state of cleanliness
•�������� Cycles ultimately would be best adjacent to footpath - safer!
•�������� Cycle widths wider than 2 pax!! - Paths in new subdivisions at least 2m to provide for cyclists and pedestrians
•�������� Better utilisation of unused areas, flood zones, wider berms.
Group 2:
•�������� Bad drivers
•�������� Tour bus drivers getting too close to cyclists
•�������� Bad cyclists, cycling too wide
•�������� Not cycling single file
•�������� Oncoming traffic on tracks, footpaths
•�������� Dog walkers and their dogand their dropping
•�������� Broadlands Roadbig chip on patch ups - not smooth enough
•�������� Recreational increase most heartening
•�������� Boom in mountain bikingthanks to great tracks
•�������� Why are people not cycling to work:
o������� Climate extremes for cycling to work/ school
o������� Hills
o������� Clothing change needed
o������� Danger aspect
o������� Peer pressure for school kids, not cool!
o������� Wearing a helmet?
o������� But schools do provide racks etc.
o������� Kids are using BMX, Velodrome, Mountain bike tracks, craters
o������� Can�t carry much
•�������� Path along lakeshore, car park near Scout building/ Taharepa Road intersection, car parked at the car park overhang footpath
How can we make Taupo the most cycling friendly District?
Group 1 - Taupo town:
•�������� Legalise cycling along lakeshore reserves
•�������� Links from recreational corridor along ETA into town (Landcorp/ Council subdivision to Wharewaka and Rainbow Drive/ Greenwich Street and Titoki Avenue Reserve / Arrowsmith and Fairview Terraces reserve
•�������� Underpass/ bridge at SH1 linking Landcorp/ Council subdivision with Rainbow Drive area
•�������� Links in gullies
•�������� Alter wooden barriers at Waipahihi Sportsground
•�������� Bridge to link Acacia Bay Road with Town Centre
•�������� Designate cycle lanes:
o������� Richmond Avenue (Waipahihi Sportsground to Ingle Avenue and link with Titoki Reserve and Bernard ST reserve)
o������� Kiddle Drive
o������� Taharepa Road
o������� Mere Road
o������� Heu Heu Street
o������� Rifle Range Road
o������� Kaimanawa Street
o������� Tauhara Road
o������� Henry Hill Rd from Kimberly Reserve to Rokino Road (and link with path in Mere Rd Reserve with Mere Road)
o������� Spa Road
o������� AC Baths Avenue
o������� And links to schools (Rangatira Strret/ Frederick Street/ Horomatangi Street)
•�������� Paths through reserves:
o������� Waipahihi Sportsgrounds
o������� Aubrey Crescent Reserve
o������� Titoki Avenue Reserve
o������� Bernard St Reserve (Tremaine)
o������� Dr Armstrong Reserve
o������� Mere Road reserve
o������� Riverbank Recreational and Scenic Reserve (from Control Gate Bridge to Spa Park and other side to link with end of Hindmarsh Drive)
o������� Path along river / Tongariro Domain
o������� Harvey Street Conservation area
Group 1 - Rural:
•�������� Shoulder widening Poihipi (priority #1) (speed, busy)
•�������� Shoulder widening Broadlands Road
•�������� Widening Mapara Road
•�������� Link from 5 Mile Bay to Waitahanui
•�������� Increasing population in Kinloch and Mapara Road - so provisions for cyclists
•�������� SH5, widening from Crown Road to Deborah Rise
•�������� Widening Acacia Bay Road between Acacia Bay and Nukuhau
Group 2 - Taupo Town:
•�������� Signs on paths to say ‘keep left when passing’
•�������� Barriers big enough for cycle trailers to fit
•�������� Cycle lane along lakefront
•�������� Wider cobble path along Lake Terrace
•�������� Bridge linking Nukuhau and Town Centre
•�������� Path along Tongariro Domain, following river
•�������� Path along Riverbank recreation and scenic reserve from Control Gate Bridge to Country Avenue
•�������� Extend path up control gate hill to Huka Falls Road
•�������� Underpass SH1/5 at near Spa Road roundabout
•�������� Cycle lane up Kaimanawa Street
•�������� Cycle lane Spa Road
•�������� Not all paths need to be sealed/ concrete, keep some pumice tracks
•�������� Link facilities to create routes
•�������� Mere Road cycle lane
•�������� Cut down traffic, create one way system, more car parks
•�������� Widen path along lakeshore, especially at car park near scout, to provide for overhanging cars
•�������� Increase awareness of Velodrome - signage
Group 2 - Rural:
•�������� Widening along Poihipi Road
•�������� Extend path from Wairakei resort into town (off road - concrete/ pumice)
•�������� ETA - crossings/ bridge/ underpasses for cyclists
•�������� Provision for cyclists on second bridge crossing
•�������� Transfer station out of town |