Agenda of Speed Limit Bylaw - 10 December 2018

Speed Limit Bylaw

10 December 2018

Part A Reports

Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 - Amendment 9

Department: Transport

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 The public was consulted on the Draft Speed Limit Bylaw 2004- Amendment 9 from 23 October to 20 November 2018.

2 As a part of a rollout to provide a consistent approach to speed limits around all schools in Dunedin, the amendment proposes the following changes:

· Establish 40 kilometres per hour (km/h) variable speed limits around the five central city schools referred to as the Central City School Cluster (Arthur Street School, Kavanaugh College, Otago Boys High School, Otago Girls High School and St Joseph’s Cathedral School).

· Establish 40 km/h variable speed limits for another six school areas (Bayfield High School, East Taieri School, Fairfield School, George Street Normal School, Dunedin North Intermediate/Sacred Heart School and Waitati School).

· Extend 40 km/h variable speed limits for two existing school areas (Kaikorai Valley College and Wakari School).

· Establish a 40km/h permanent speed limit for all of Butts Road (Logan Park High School).

· Establish the hours of operation for all schools to be 8.00 am – 9.30 am in the morning and 2.00 pm- 4.00 pm in the afternoon.

3 The amendment also proposes lower permanent speed limits on sections of the following roads:

· Three Mile Hill Road, Halfway Bush.

· Main Road, Fairfield / Main South Road, Sunnyvale.

· Brighton Road, Waldronville.

· Gladstone Road and Puddle Alley Road, Wingatui.

4 This report considers the commentary and submissions for each road section and makes recommendations to the Hearings Committee as to whether the proposed speed limits should be upheld or changed.

5 175 submissions were received during consultation with 120 indicating full support of the proposed changes, 37 indicating partial support and 16 indicating opposition to the proposed bylaw amendment. 20 submissions wish to be heard.

6 Council staff recommend the variable speed limits on the roads around the schools be adopted with some minor changes.

7 Council staff recommend the permanent speed limits on the six roads be adopted with minor amendments, plus lowering the speed limit for the following additional roads:

· Henderson Street, Paterson Road, Crossan Terrace and Magazine Road (all non-through streets connecting to Gladstone Road North).

· Friends Hill Road (first 100 metres from Gladstone Road North).

· Dalziel Road (first 100 metres from Three Mile Hill Road).

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Committee:

a) Recommends that the Draft Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 9 be revised to include extensions to the following school zones:

i. Central City School Cluster – add Bishops Road and Bishops Place.

ii. Fairfield School – extend an additional 40 metres (300 meters total) into Old Brighton Road.

iii. Kaikorai Valley College – extend an additional 25 metres (80 metres total) into Bryant Street.

iv. Waitati School – extend an additional 80 metres to the south on Mount Cargill Road for a total of 245 metres south of Shortcut Road.

b) Recommends that the Draft Speed Limit Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 9 be revised to include a variation to the times of operation for all schools to include “10 minutes at any other time when children cross the road or enter or leave vehicles at the roadside”.

c) Recommends that the Draft Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 9 be revised to include lower speed limits for the following roads:

i. Dalziel Road - first 100 metres from Three Mile Hill Road.

ii. Brighton Road - additional 60 metres (220 metres total) north of Friendship Drive.

iii. Henderson Street (full length).

iv. Paterson Road (full length).

v. Crossan Terrace (full length).

vi. Magazine Road (full length).

vii. Puddle Alley - additional 40 metres (200 metres total) north of Gladstone Road North.

viii. Friends Hill Road - first 100 metres from Gladstone Road North.

d) Recommends that the revised Draft Speed Limit Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 9 be adopted by the Council, with speed limits to come into effect after 1 March 2019.

BACKGROUND

8 Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 9 was publicly notified 23 October to 20 November 2018. The documents that formed the basis of the public consultation are found in Attachments A – F and consist of:

· Public Notice.

· Tables of proposed speed limit changes.

· Maps of proposed speed limit changes.

· Statement of Proposal.

9 Table 1 summarises the processes in Amendment 9 to date, and those to come.

Time	Actions	Origin
2018
October	Staff to publicly notify the Statement of Proposal for Amendment 9 for consultation from 23 October to 20 November 2018. Appoint a Hearings Subcommittee comprising of Councillors Wilson, O’Malley and Stedman to hear and consider any submissions received and report back to the Council.	Infrastructure Services and Networks Committee motion (15 October)
October/ November¹	Public Consultation: 23 October – 20 November.
October/ November	Staff collate responses.
10 December	Staff Report to Hearings Committee (this report).
Steps to come
10 December 2018	Public Hearings.
January 2019	Central City School Cluster physical works begin with Brown /Elm intersection.	DCC Staff
January 2019	Scope of works for other schools (detailed design).	DCC Staff
February 2019	Report to Council.	Hearings
February 2019	Council Resolution.
March 2019	Bylaw Effective.	Council
March 2019	Implementation of speed limit changes (roads only).	DCC Staff
March/April 2019	Other schools – out to tender (physical works).	DCC staff
July 2019 – December 2019	Rollout of the variable speed limits around schools (plus physical works) implemented.	DCC staff

Table 1: Summary of Speed Management Changes Process

¹The following were specifically asked for feedback: Mosgiel Taieri Community Board, NZ Transport Agency, NZ Police, NZ Fire, Automobile Association, Otago Regional Council, St John, Heavy Haulage, Road Transport Association NZ, SPOKES, VICTA, CCS Disability Action, Disabled Persons Assembly, Blind Foundation and BRONZ.

DISCUSSION

10 A total of 175 submissions were received during consultation. 120 of these indicated full support, 37 partial support, and 16 opposed to the proposed bylaw. A summary of the submissions is included in Attachment E. Individual submissions are available to the Panel on the online consultation programme.

11 20 submitters wished to be heard.

Schools

12 Some submitters asked for an alternative proposal to be considered: either a lower variable speed limit than that proposed, a lower permanent speed limit, the speed zone be extended or shortened, or an alternative time duration for the variable speed zone. Table 2 summarises the nine school zones which had alternative proposals and /or opposition.

13 Some submitters requested additional schools to be considered for lower speed limits and are summarised in Table 3. Other school concerns raised during consultation are summarised in Table 4.

Alternative Proposals
Schools (number of submissions)	30 var	30 perm	40 perm	Extend school zone	Shorten school zone	Alter hours of operation	Oppose	Hearings - position of submitter
Schools-General (20)	5	-	1	-	1	2	2	2 (30 variable, extend zone), 3 (additional schools)
Bayfield High School (8)	-	-	1	1	1	-	0	1 (support, 30 variable, extend zone)
Central City School Cluster (33)	3	1	8	1	-	4	1	4(support), 1 (extend zone), 1 (30 variable, add roads), 2(40 permanent)
East Taieri School (5)	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
Fairfield School (13)	-	-	-	1		1	1	1 (support)
George Street Normal School (7)	1	-	1	-	1	1	0
Kaikorai Valley College (6)	-	-	-	3	-	-	0	1 (support, safety concerns)
NEV School Cluster (11)	1	-	1	-	-	-	0
Waitati School (5)	-	-	2	3	-	-	0	2 (partly support,40 permanent and extend zone)
Wakari School (8)	-	-	1	-	-	-	0

Table 2: Summary of Alternative Proposals for the School speed amendments

School	Concern (number submitters with concern).	Response
Bishops Road & Bishops Place (Central City)	Streets are within the Central City School Cluster boundary (1).	Noted to be included.
Queens Drive (Central City)	Wants to extend 240 metres up City Road and 100 metres into Queens Drive to include pedestrian crossing (1).	Not recommended to extend beyond proposed Central City School Cluster boundary.
Pine Hill/Dalmore Schools	Would like to see lower speed limits around all schools and day-cares in Pine Hill/Dalmore (1).	Noted but outside the area of this amendment. Amendment 9 is the beginning of a rollout for 40 km/h variable speed limits around all schools.
Outram	Would like to see lower speed limit around school in Outram (1).
St Hilda’s	Would like to see St Hilda’s included (1).
Mornington	Would like to see Mornington School included (1).
Tahuna/Tainui/preschool Cluster	Would like to see these three schools included (1).

Table 3: Summary of Additional Roads and Schools to consider in future reviews

School	Concern	Response
Central City School Cluster	Speed humps in the area (1). Speed humps in Arthur Street (1). Speed hump in York Place on western approach to Stuart Street (1). Pedestrian crossing facilities (1). Improve pedestrian crossing at York Place and Stuart Street (1). Ban U turns on Arthur Street (1). Drop off 50-100 metres from school to reduce congestion (1). Tone down colours of signs in respect of Heritage and Green Belt surroundings (2). Free Public transport within Heritage Zone (1). More cycle infrastructure (1).	Physical works (as part of the safety improvements) are scheduled for construction under the Low Cost Low Risk (LCLR) Programme. Other requests (beyond the scope of current works) are noted for future consideration. Council staff work directly with individual schools to address their safety concerns.
All schools	Enforcement and education (2).	Noted and discussions are underway with NZ Police and DCC COMS Team.
East Taieri School	Restore road surface at same time as new marking on Gladstone Road South (1).	Noted for consideration- operational.
Bayfield High School	Remove speed humps in Shore Street, in Butts Road and Victoria Road (1).	Not recommended to remove speed humps as they assist with lowering speed limits in these key areas.
Kaikorai Valley College	Limit parking to one side of Bryant Street near childcare centre (1). Flashing lights at crossing, alter flow at school gate (1).	Noted for consideration – operational. Council staff work directly with individual schools to address their safety concerns.
Fairfield School	Enforce parking on NSLs around pedestrian crossing (1).	Noted for consideration. Council staff work directly with individual schools to address their safety concerns.
NEV	Prevent U turns on Glendining, move bus stop outside DNI and establish drop off zone (1).
Waitati School	Speed humps (1). Clear vegetation near school gate (1).
Wakari School	NSLs opposite school on Helensburgh (1).

Table 4: Summary of other road safety concerns raised around schools

Roads

14 Some submitters asked for an alternative proposal to be considered: either a lower speed limit than that proposed on specific road(s) or the speed zone be extended or shortened, or request for additional roads to be considered. Table 5 summarises the seven road sections which had alternative proposals and/or opposition.

Roads (number of submissions)	Proposed Speed Limit	Alternative proposal		Oppose Specific Road	Hearings (position of submitter)
Roads (number of submissions)	Proposed Speed Limit	Lower speed limit (SL)	Greater road length	Oppose Specific Road	Hearings (position of submitter)
Three Mile Hill Road (6)	50	-	1	2	2 (support), 1 (oppose)
Main Road / Main South Road (14)	50	-	-	0	1 (support)
Brighton Road (9)	60	1	5	0	1 (lower speed to 50 km/h)
Gladstone Road/Puddle Alley (23)	50	-	1	7	1 (partly, 50 km/h on Paterson & Magazine)
Butts Road (2)	40	1	-	0	1 (30 km/h)

Table 5: Summary of alternative proposals for general speed amendments

15 Some submitters requested additional roads to be considered for lower speed limits. Two of the roads requested plus two others connect to Gladstone Road North with similar urban development and are thus recommended for 50 km/h permanent speed limit. The other roads are outside the scope of the current review as summarised in Table 6.

Road	Concern (number submitters with concern)	Response
Paterson Road and Magazine Road	Would like to see the speed limit reduced to 50 km/h as these roads only connect to Gladstone Road North with similar development/road environment (15).	Recommend including these roads as well as Henderson Street and Crossan Terrace, all which lie between Wingatui Road and Puddle Alley.
Dalziel Road	Would like to see the speed limit reduced to 50 km/h (1).	Noted and will be considered with a larger rural road package as part of the next speed limit review.
Riccarton Road West & Gladstone Road South	Lower speed limit on Riccarton Road from 80 to 60 (1). Increase speed limit on Gladstone Road South from 50 to 60 (1).	Outside this amendment. Noted for future reviews.
Dukes Road South	Lower speed limit (1).	Outside this amendment. Noted for future reviews.
Mt Cargill Road	Would like to see lower speed limit through two bends south of Waitati School that are currently outside the current 50 km/h speed zone (1).	Recommend extending the school zone an additional 80 metres south on Mt Cargill Road (to provide the minimum 300 metre school zone required) but no changes to 50 km/h permanent speed at this time. Will consider changes to the permanent speed limit as part of a larger rural road package as part of the next speed limit review.
The Esplanade, St Clair	Lower speed limit to 15 km/h to the roundabout (1).	Outside this amendment. The Esplanade was made 30 km/h as a part of Amendment 8 early this year.

Table 6: Summary of additional areas to be considered in future speed reviews

16 Some submitters raised concerns about other general road safety issues issues that are summarised in Table 7.

Road	Concern (number submitters with concern)	Response
All five roads	Implement cycle lanes or similar type of infrastructure (1).	Brighton Road and Gladstone Road North are identified on our Strategic Cycle Network. Main Road is being considered for inclusions. Three Mile Hill Road (beyond the current urban boundary) is not part of the Strategic Cycle Network but we acknowledge there is a demand for cyclists to Flagstaff/ Whare Flat Road and will note for consideration.
Three Mile Hill Road	Lack of footpath and lighting for pedestrian access on either side of the current 70 km/h section of road.	Noted for future consideration.
Gladstone Road North	Request got shared footpath along Gladstone Road North connecting Henderson (2).	Noted for consideration for inclusion in the footpath programme.
Gladstone Road North	Request for Give way where Paterson Road meets Hagart Alexander Road (1).	Noted that they must be referring to Gladstone Road North, not Hagart Alexander- operational.
Butts Road	Better signage for 25 km/h speed humps.	Noted – operational.

Table 7: Other road safety issues raised for consideration

Submissions

40km/h variable speed limits in school zones

17 The amendment considers introducing 40 km/h variable speed limits in school zones to additional schools in Dunedin City with the aim to rollout 40 km/h variable speed limits around all schools. School zones are intended to compliment other safety measures, such as school patrols and speed management through physical works.

18 Five schools currently have 40 km/h variable speed limits in school zones and were adopted as part of Speed Limit Bylaw Amendment 7.

19 As a part of a rollout to provide a consistent approach to speed limits around all schools in Dunedin, the amendment proposes the following changes around schools:

· Establish 40 km/h variable speed limits for another six school zones (Bayfield High School, East Taieri School, Fairfield School, George Street Normal School, Dunedin North Intermediate/Sacred Heart School and Waitati School).

· Extend 40 km/h variable speed limits for two existing school zones (Kaikorai Valley College and Wakari School).

· Establish the hours of operations for all schools to be 8.00 am – 9.30 am in the morning and 2.00 pm- 4.00 pm in the afternoon.

20 The NZTA has provided feedback on the application of 40 km/h variable speed limits in school zones proposed in Amendment 9. A copy of their submission is included in Attachment G.

21 The NZTA supports 40 km/h variable speed limits on arterial and collector streets only where operating speeds need to be 50 km/h at times. For the local roads, they support the introduction of 40 km/h permanent speed limits. 40 km/h permanent speed limits are supported for suburban street as per the NZTA Speed Management Guide.

22 While the DCC supports 40 km/h permanent speeds on residential streets, we would look to future speed limit reviews to address this throughout the city. The approach is to provide a consistent message for the drivers. We have proposed 40 km/h permanent speed limit for Butts Road based on its location and sitting in isolation.

23 The NZTA does not support the extended hours of operation proposed for all schools. The hours proposed are outside the hours approved in the New Zealand Gazette, (21/4/2011, No. 55, page 1284). According to the Gazette, 40 km/h variable speed limits outside school hours may only legally operate for a maximum period of: (a) 35 minutes before the start of school until the start of school; (b) 20 minutes at the end of school, beginning no earlier than 5 minutes before the end of school; (c) 10 minutes at any other time when children cross the road or enter or leave vehicles at the roadside. The argument is that operating the speed limits within these approved times has been shown by trials to be effective for the safety of children and outside these approved times will put the genuine operating times in jeopardy.

24 While we acknowledge NZTA’s interpretation of the rules for variable speed limits around schools, we recommend the setting of 8.00-9.30 am and 2.00-4.00 pm in the bylaw to provide the flexibility to accommodate the varying start and stop times for each school and even the variations of times during the week. The actual implementation of each school/school cluster will comply with the gazetted times.

25 We also recommend a revision to the times of operation for all schools to include “10 minutes at any other time when children cross the road or enter or leave vehicles at the roadside” as approved by the New Zealand Gazette.

26 The Central City School Cluster has five schools all with different start and stop times. This would make it nearly impossible to sign differently within the school cluster and could create confusion for motorists.

27 In addition, many schools have different start and stop times for different days of the week, many with an early release day. Without these longer variable speed times, students would be at risk with drivers unaware of these variations throughout the week.

28 To view submissions from each school, please see Attachment H.

Submissions

Specific Roads

29 The submissions showed a high level of support for lower speed limits on each road. The discussion below considers submissions for each road and makes recommendations concerning the proposed speed limits. In the tables below speed limits is abbreviated to SL, and ‘extend’ means extend the proposed speed limit over a greater length.

Urban Expansion in Halfway Bush

30 The proposal is to reduce the speed limit on Three Mile Hill Road from the current urban boundary near Ashburn Clinic (end of 50 km/h) to just beyond Dalziel Road (beginning of 80 km/h).

31 The proposal will eliminate the 70 km/h speed limit (between the boundaries of the 50 and 80 speed limits) which is no longer a supported speed limit as per the NZTA Speed Management Guide.

32 The speed reduction addresses urban development out of context (denser housing north of Dalziel Road). It lowers the speed limit to 50 km/h at the Three Mile Hill Road/Dalziel Road intersection which has a high crash history. It also addresses the safety concerns of Ashburn Clinic where currently one access is within the 50 km/h speed limit and one is within the 70 km/h speed limit.

Road

Request

(No. requesting)

Staff comment

Three Mile Hill Road

Submissions	8
Opposition	2
Partly	0
Support	6
Hearing (in support)	2

Want 50 km/h (6).

Want to extend zone further north (1).

Want to add Dalziel Road (1).

Submissions show the majority plus NZTA support extending the 50 km/h speed limit to the beginning of the 80 km/h speed limit north of Dalziel Road, eliminating the 70 km/h speed limit altogether.

Dalziel Road is being considered for the next speed limit review and will require community engagement early in the assessment process. It is classified by NZTA as requiring “Challenging Conversations” meaning the best outcome is more complex require a combination of lower speed and/or engineering improvements. The first 100 metres of Dalziel Road from Three Mile Hill Road is recommended to be 50 km/h as part of this amendment.

Table 8: Urban Expansion Halfway Bush – Reduce to 50 km/h

Urban Expansion in Fairfield

33 The proposal is to reduce the speed limit on Main South Road from 260 meters south of Thomson Street (the end of the Abbotsford 50 km/h speed limit) and to 80 meters west of Howorth Road on Main Road (beginning of 50 km/h speed limit in Fairfield).

34 The proposal eliminates the 70 km/h speed limit between these two urban 50 km/h speed limits which so no longer a supported speed limit as per the NZTA Speed Management Guide.

35 The speed reduction is to match urbanization and address the safety concerns raised by both the Sunnyvale Sportsground and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Otepoti.

Road

Request

(No. requesting)

Staff comment

Main South Road/Main Road

Submissions	16
Opposition	0
Support	16
Hearing (in support)	1

Want 50 km/h (15).

Support lower speed limits in general (2).

Full support (including NZTA and the Saddle Hill community Board), no opposition, no other requests.

Table 9: Urban Expansion Fairfield – reduce speed limit to 50 km/h

Urban Expansion in Waldronville

36 The proposal is to extend the 60 km/h speed limit north on Brighton Road to include the urban expansion of Waldronville.

Road

Request

(No. requesting)

Staff comment

Brighton Road

Submissions	11
Opposition	0
Support	11
Hearing (in support)	none

Want 60 km/h (11).

Support lower speed limits in general (3).

Extend 60 km/h limit to 60 metres to the north, between #227 & #267 (1).

Extend 60 km/h limit to north of Blackhead Road (4).

Full support (including NZTA and the Saddle Hill Community Board), no opposition.

Support and recommend extending the 60 km/h speed limit on Brighton Road an additional 60 metres north to a total of 220 metres north of Friendship Drive.

Recommend postponing any further extension of the 60 km/h speed limit on Brighton Road at this time. A more comprehensive speed limit review of Brighton Road (from Green Island to Brighton) is proposed as part of the next speed limit review (Amendment 10). Amendment 10 will look to minimise the number of speed limit variations on Brighton Road (if possible) and will also include a review of Blackhead Road.

Table 10: Urban Expansion Waldronville – reduce speed limit to 60 km/h

Urban Expansion in Wingatui/East Mosgiel

37 The proposal is to extend the 50 km/h speed limit on Gladstone Road North from just east of Wingatui Road to Puddle Alley, as well the first 200 metres of Puddle Alley north of Gladstone Road North.

38 This proposal is a continuation of the speed reduction adopted as part of DCC Speed Limit Bylaw Amendment 8 which further extended the 50 km/h speed limit on Gladstone Road North and Wingatui Road north to Factory Road.

39 The speed reduction addresses urban expansion in this area and reduces the safety risk in this area. The speed reduction also supports the proposed cycle facility to run along Gladstone Road North connecting to the Wingatui Tunnel.

Road

Request

(No. requesting)

Staff comment

Gladstone Road & Puddle Alley

Submissions	26
Opposition	7
Partly	10
Support	9
Hearing (in support)	1

Want 50 km/h (16).

Support lower speed limits in general (2).

Add Paterson Road (14).

Add magazine Road (12.)

Add Henderson Street (4).

Add Crossan Terrace (3).

Extend Puddle Alley (2).

The majority support or partly support the proposed changes. Two oppose. NZTA and the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board are in support.

Support and recommend reducing the speed limit to 50 km/h on the following streets/roads that connect to Gladstone Road North: Henderson Street, Paterson Road, Crossan Terrace and Magazine Road

Support and recommend the extension of 50 km/h on Puddle Alley an additional 40 metres to total 200 metres north of Gladstone Road North.

Recommend reducing the speed limit to 50 km/h on the first 100 metres of Friends Hill Road from Gladstone Road North.

Table 11: Urban Expansion Wingatui Rd / East Mosgiel – reduce speed limit to 50 km/h

Urban Road with High “Place” Value

40 The proposal is to reduce the speed limit on Butts Road from 50 km/h to 40 km/h to reflect the operating speed of the road (speed humps) as well as the place value being between Logan Park High School and Logan Park sports facilities.

Summary of recommended changes to the proposed bylaw

41 Having considered the submissions, it is recommended the speed limits be revised as per Attachments I & J.

OPTIONS

Option One – Recommended Option

42 The recommended option is to proceed with the following changes around schools (including revisions as shown in Attachment I):

· Extend 40 km/h variable speed limits for two existing school areas (Kaikorai Valley College and Wakari School).

· Establish the hours of operation for all schools to be 8.00 am – 9.30 am in the morning and 2.00 pm- 4.00 pm in the afternoon.

· Three Mile Hill Road, Halfway Bush

· Dalziel Road, Halfway Bush

· Main Road, Fairfield / Main South Road, Sunnyvale

· Brighton Road, Waldronville

· Gladstone Road and Puddle Alley Road, Wingatui

· Henderson Street, Paterson Road, Crossan Terrace and Magazine Road, Wingatui

· Friends Hill Road

· Butts Road, North Dunedin

Advantages

· Speeds in affected areas will be reduced, which will improve safety for all road users.

· The speed changes that are recommended in this report are appropriate for the roadside environment.

· For the variable speed limits, the rollout of 40 km/h variable speed limits around all schools provides a consistent message to driver on how to behave around schools.

· For the permanent speed limit changes, the removal of 70 km/h speed limits is supported by NZTA and will minimise the speed limit changes on the road.

· The reduced permanent speed limits will better suit the urban environment.

· Strong support for speed limit changes from the majority of submitters.

Disadvantages

· The 40 km/h variable speed limit presents a higher risk to pedestrians than 30 km/h.

· There is the time and cost for implementation of variable speed limits around schools with variable speed signs combined with any physical works. This limits the number of schools we can done as part of this amendment.

· Unable to implement all schools at the same time so there will initially be some inconsistencies.

· Some submitters have said that vehicles do not travel more than 40 km/h on some of these local roads so an unnecessary cost to implement.

Option Two – Status Quo

44 Do not proceed with the speed limit changes proposed as part of the DCC Speed Limit Bylaw Amendment 9.

Advantages

· A reduction in capital expenditure that could be used in other safety projects.

· Some submitters felt the roads were still rural and wanted 70 km/h permanent speed limits to remain.

· No cost to Council for variable speed signs combined with any physical works.

Disadvantages

· Speed limits around schools remain 50 km/h permanent speed limits at all times with the exception of the five schools with 40 km/h variable speed limits as per Amendment 7.

· Schools would not get the speed limit reductions that they support.

· Will not provide a consistent message to drivers for lower speed limit around schools.

· Areas of urban expansion would remain 70 km/h which would not be appropriate for the roadside environment.

NEXT STEPS

45 The Hearings Committee must consider each proposal and the submissions received and decide whether it should proceed as recommended. It is important that any decision is made in accordance with the requirements of Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2017, as this is the legal instrument for the setting of speed limits.

46 Once the recommended changes to the Bylaw are adopted by Council, the final amendment to the Speed Limit Bylaw 2004, including any subsequent changes, must be sent to the NZ Transport Agency and the NZ Police at least 14 days prior to it coming into effect.

47 In conjunction with this, Council staff will arrange for the changes in speed limits be publicised, and the necessary changes in signage to be implemented.

Signatories

Author:

Lisa Clifford - Senior Transportation Engineer

Authoriser:

Richard Saunders - Group Manager Transport

Simon Drew - General Manager Infrastructure Services

Attachments

	Title	Page
⇩a	Public Notice	24
⇩b	Table of Proposed Variable Speed Limits	25
⇩c	Maps of Proposed Variable Speed Limits	27
⇩d	Table of Proposed Permanent Speed Limits	36
⇩e	Maps of Proposed Permanent Speed Limits	37
⇩f	Statement of Proposal	42
⇩g	NZTA Submission	70
⇩h	Submissions by School	74
⇩i	Summary of Recommended Speed Limit Changes- Schools	79
⇩j	Summary of Recommended Speed Limit Changes - Roads	82

SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS

Fit with purpose of Local Government

This proposal relates to providing a regulatory function and it is considered good-quality and cost-effective, by reducing speeds and minimising infrastructure costs.

Fit with strategic framework

	Contributes	Detracts	Not applicable
Social Wellbeing Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Economic Development Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Environment Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Arts and Culture Strategy	☐	☐	☒
3 Waters Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Spatial Plan	☒	☐	☐
Integrated Transport Strategy	☒	☐	☐
Parks and Recreation Strategy	☐	☐	☒
Other strategic projects/policies/plans	☐	☐	☒

Ensuring Dunedin is a safe city which is prioritised in the Social Wellbeing Strategy, Spatial Plan and Long-Term Plan, as well as the Integrated Transport Strategy. Safer speeds is one of the four pillars under the Safe System approach to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes occurring on Dunedin’s road network. Safe speeds and appropriate speeds not only address safety but the efficiency of the road network, which contributes to the Economic Development Strategy.

Māori Impact Statement

There are no known impacts for tangata whenua.

Sustainability

There are no known implications for sustainability.

LTP/Annual Plan / Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy

Funding for infrastructure is included in the current ten year plan through the minor improvement programme.

Financial considerations

The financial cost for the recommended option is approximately $600,000. This would be funded out of a combination of our existing Minor Improvement Programme budget and the current maintenance contract.

Significance

This decision is considered low in terms of the Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

Engagement – external

External engagement has occurred with the schools and some of the key stakeholders, including engagement with the Central City School Cluster catchment area; further engagement and community views will be sought as part of the engagement exercise.

Engagement - internal

Internal engagement within the Transport Team.

Risks: Legal / Health and Safety etc.

The proposed speed limit changes will “treat” the risk by reducing speed to fit the road environment.

Conflict of Interest

No conflicts of interest have been identified.

Community Boards

All community boards will be invited to participate in the community engagement process where speed limit changes are proposed to roads within their areas.

Chairperson	Jim O'Malley

Members	Conrad Stedman	Kate Wilson