Links Ave Petition
To the Tauranga City Council 25 November 2021
re: Links Avenue cul-de-sac trial
Attached is a petition requesting:-
(a) An immediate end to the cul-de-sac trial in Links Avenue.
(b) The end to any proposal to make any changes to the street layout of Links Avenue
(c) To consult properly with a committee of road users and residents to ascertain a more practical and sensible way of solving the problems that are perceived to exist.
We wish to have all traffic restrictions lifted within 48 hours after the council receives this letter and the barriers moved out of the way in a safe fashion as soon as possible.
This is necessary, even though a hearing may be a little way off yet, because the traffic disruption to Links Avenue and the alternate route along Oceanbeach Road is not only causing severe inconvenience but also has the potential to cause vehicle accidents and could endanger the lives of pedestrians who, as we all know, frequently cross the road with children to get to and from the beach. The advent of the Summer, season school holidays and visitors will bring about an increase in the volume of traffic and exacerbate the danger. This is not a frivolous request; there is real danger in this situation.
Brendan Bisley was reported in Tuesday's BOPT as having said that he would be interested in seeing the results of PRRA's survey. He was sent an interim copy of the comments on 12 November 2021. A final detailed copy of the results and comments will be made available as soon as we know that the council has accepted and will deal with the petition. The survey is still a live exercise and more results will be available by the time the hearing takes place.
The number of replies is approaching 1000 and of those about 97% are against the trial and any long term closure proposal. We expect, of course, a quid pro quo from Brendan, namely, full disclosure of the results of the council's survey and reports on consultation, and any research material that has been gathered.
Attached are 20 signatories to the Petition Application.
“The problem in Links Ave is the Bus Lane and only the removal of the Bus Lane will reduce the safety concerns as identified in the Safety Report”