Salisbury Road’s new test layout of separated cycle lanes is in place and seems popular with users.

This is the first phase of our Waka Kotahi funded $2.4 million Richmond Streets for People project, which will begin to create a complete network of safe walking and cycling spaces in our streets.

Year 11 Garin College student Nate Wilbourne faces the traffic every day when cycling to school so signed up for the community working group to try and improve the situation.

He says the Streets for People programme lays the foundations of safer cycling and walking into the future.

“It’s about seeing the long game and improving the situation now for future generations”.

Nate says being part of the working group has been very worthwhile.

“Interacting with other people from the community and sharing differing perspectives to achieve a worthwhile outcome is very pleasing.”

Nate is keen to continue as a member of the working group and says he’ll be keen to encourage a few more of his college peers to be part of the Streets for People project.

Monitoring and evaluation of the new Salisbury Road layout is underway. A survey is on our website and we’re looking for feedback from all road users.

To have your say click here Salisbury Road Follow-up Survey | Streets for People | Shape Tasman

Our designers and working group of community representatives are now working on potential designs for Wensley Road and Oxford Street.