Speak up by Friday 19 December to help make Green Lane West safe for everyone on bikes!
What’s the issue? Auckland Transport wants to “move more people, more safely” on Green Lane West. See project page here. But they won’t achieve that by just slightly widening the painted on-road bike lanes. Worse, this doesn’t even meet AT’s own safety standards!
The good news: There’s room for AT to fix this! They absolutely can create quality protected bike lanes here, on a part of the isthmus that really needs it. They just need to find 20cm of road space – which they’ve done before. Sweet as.
Why is this so urgent? Safety matters to everyone, whether or not you ride here yourself. It’s especially important for school kids, for people accessing Cornwall Park – and for everyone who wants to get where they’re going safely along Green Lane West. We all need to hold AT to their own standards.
How you can help: Feedback closes at the end of the day on Friday 19 December – and it’s super quick and easy to speak up for a safer Green Lane West! Here’s how:
- Click the survey link.
- On the second page, answer “YES” to: “Is there anything you would like to tell us about this proposal?”
- That will pop open a response box, saying “Please tell us what we should consider refining in our proposal, while ensuring that it is still able to improve public transport in your area.”
Then, go for your life! Ask politely – and in your own words, of course – for AT to:
- Please add physical protection to the painted bike lanes on Green Lane West
- Improve how bus stops tie in with the bike lanes
- Add bike crossings over Green Lane West, outside Greenlane Clinical Centre
- Seize this opportunity to extend the bike lanes west to St Andrews Road.
- Say what this all means to you, your family, your journeys, your future.
A key point to hammer home: Proper protected bike lanes encourage people to ride, whatever their age or ability. Auckland Transport knows paint is NOT protection, especially alongside 50+km/h traffic. AT has to do a better job of this – and we know they can!
Looking for more details? Check out our earlier feedback guide which goes into the nitty-gritty, and explains the huge opportunity.
But we know time is short! So, trust us – this is a VERY reasonable ask, it’s totally doable, and now is the best time to do it.
