Our Streets for People programme is beginning to take shape and we're now seeking input from the wider Richmond and Māpua communities in a baseline safety survey.

In October the Government announced funding of $2.4 million for the Richmond Streets for People project while $840,000 has been earmarked for Māpua, to shape the beginnings of a network of safe walking and cycling spaces in our streets.

Currently two community working groups, made up of representatives of various interest groups are preparing ideas and concepts for how these projects may look on the ground.

Tasman Community Partnerships Officer Yulia Panfylova says the survey has been launched to get a broader picture of how people currently get around and how safe they feel on the streets.

In Richmond, phase one of Streets for People focuses on Salisbury Road before moving on to other neighbourhoods, while in Māpua it’s Aranui Road that will be worked on - each project has its own survey.

Yulia Panfylova says over the next few months members of the development team will also be out on the streets gathering feedback about specific streets that are to be developed during future phases of the project.

She says the key point of this programme and the way it’s funded by backers Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency, is flexibility.

“This means when any one of the various phases of a project hits the ground and then doesn’t quite work for any reason, we have the scope and ability to modify, change and improve it.”

People can contribute by filling out the surveys by clicking here Take the Richmond or Māpua survey here