CAN Do 2010 Local group updates 1: Kapiti Cycling

CAN Do 2010 Local group updates 1: Kapiti Cycling

Presented by: Stu Kilmister (walkways, cycleways and bridleways planner, Kapiti Coast District Council) and John Baldwin (Kapiti Cycling)

  • Town Centre Upgrades - Paekakariki, Paraparaumu
  • McLean St raised intersection didn't work. Hump too shallow (ramp should be 100 mm, not 50 mm)
  • Signed at 30 km/h
  • Otaki next township to be done
  • Otaki Main Street design has angle parking; reverse-in angle parking considered but rejected
  • Needed to buy land for some links (near Paekakariki)
  • Quite a few off-road links
  • Otaihanga Rd shared path resulted in cyclists having to switch sides
  • Doing cycle and pedestrian counts
  • Kapiti Rd 59,000 cyclists per year
  • 600 to 700 per day crossing Waikanae River
  • Te Arawai Footbridge cost $240,000 (about 65 m long)
  • Paths 20 mm compacted gravel - looks like asphalt but gets a bit rougher over time (argillite)
  • Campbell's Mill Rd old forestry road now multi-use track (including horses and pedestrians)
  • Off-road much easier than on-road (procedurally)
  • Trying to get path through Queen Elizabeth Park - just need funding
  • Advice to advocates - get on side with your elected members; show a united voice.