Designing & Building for People on Bikes within evolving constraints Auckland Central City

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1 Designing & Building for People on Bikes within evolving constraints Auckland Central City Asia Pacific Cycle Congress 19 October 2017 Graeme Bean MEngSc (Transport), BE (Civil), PGDipBus (Mktg), MEngNZ, CMEngNZ, PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner

2 Connected, attractive, safe and separated cycle facilities supporting a variety of user types and confidence levels Quality of Service???????? 2

3 3??????? Cycleways map

4 Evolving Constraints 4 Evolving constraints or evolving opportunities? The city fabric evolving (public & private development) KSAs of AT specialists and consultants is evolving Local policy and national guidelines are evolving Some lessons learnt

5 VUCA Developing projects in the central area could be described as a VUCA environment Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous

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10 10 Urban Cycleway Programme launched 30 Jan 2015 Nelson Street Motorway Offramp

11 Te Ara I Whiti 11

12 Phase 1 Nelson St opened 3 Dec ?

13 Phase 1 Nelson St opened 3 Dec ?

14 Phase 1 Nelson St opened 3 Dec ?

15 Nelson / Victoria remove left turn slip lane 15

16 Dec 2015 Phase 1 opened Oct 2015 Phase 2 public consultation 16

17 Phase 2 Nelson St North of Victoria St to Quay St 17 Bi-directional cycleway, some shared path

18 Phase 2 Constraints / Interfaces 18 MRT Sturdee St 2019 early/ 2035 late CRL Sturdee St disrupted PT buses resulting in new bus lanes and layovers Sturdee St/ Fanshawe St Busway next 3 to 4 years

19 Phase 2 Nelson St North of Victoria St to Quay St 19 2 events brought about the need to re-scope: Phase 2 public consultation (Oct 15) feedback requested the cycleway be on the left side of Nelson St March 2016, CRL disruption means AT Metro need to operate about 160 buses per day through Lower Hobson St east side

20 Understand the pedigree of the Mandate and PID (Project Initiation Document) - Auckland Cycle Network as shown in the Project Mandate are excluded from the project Evolving items Auckland Cycle Network CRL Busway, MRT Lessons Learnt Beware futureproofed items may over influence your decision making Needed to engage earlier with Bike Advocacy Groups (Bike Auckland, Gen Zero, Greater Auckland)

21 Video downhill on Nelson

22 Revised route 22

23 Grade and Turning 23 Grade: 19 to 26% Turn 90 degrees across slip lane Spatial requirements for pedestrians and cyclists at splitter island

24 Splitter Island little space for Peds & PoB

25 Nelson St (& Market Place) 25

26 Oct 2017 construction (Left Turn slip lane removed)

27 Process & Learnings Many iterations of lane layouts and SIDRA modelling for intersection Signal Phasing changes [Fanshawe St is major PT route to North Shore] PARAMICS modelling of network effects based on CRL construction and future scenarios AT staff were evolving Bicycle Quality of Service Evaluation Tool for Auckland was evolving [useful for confirming intuitive perceptions of various options] Recognising the person signing documentation might not be the person making the decision Working closely with Bike Advocacy groups (Bike Auckland, Gen Zero, Greater Auckland)

28 AT values Using organisational values and culture to drive outcomes

29 The Green Link Council April 2016 Part of the Midtown cycleway will likely become integrated with Linear Park in the long term.

30 30 The Green Link Victoria St. Linear Park Wellesley St. Bus Boulevard

31 >90,000 jobs, >30,000 residences, 80,000 students

32 cycle network & future assumptions

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34 Midtown Cycleway College Hill (Vic Park) to Grafton Rd (Auckland Domain) Preferred Route & Alternatives Considered

35 Projects that may (temporarily) affect the design/ delivery of the cycleway CRL Linear Park Light Rail City Centre Bus Circulation particularly Wellesley St (& Victoria St) Parking and loading Private development or other major public works

36 Queen St post MRT

37 2026 Strategic Traffic/Freight Network 37

38 38 Currently planned post-crl routes Eastern buses Isthmus buses North Shore buses 5 Note: Until CRL construction completed, buses will need to use Victoria St, as per New Network consultation

39 39 Crossover route option Isthmus buses North Shore buses Eastern buses Note: Until CRL construction completed, buses will need to use Victoria St, as per New Network consultation

40 Wellesley Street bus corridor 40

41 Wellesley Street bus corridor 41

42 Midtown cycling connections 42

43 City Rail Link 43

44 Mass Transit 44

45 Victoria St cycleway (Beaumont to Hobson)

46 Scheme Design removing splitter islands

47 Process & Learnings Involved on working groups for other projects in order to push the cause of cycleway Using experts already involved with modelling for CRL to assist with understanding and selling the effects of cycleway project SCOT (Separated Cycleways Options Tools) good for supporting intuitive expectations of safety Ensuring our MCA had good alignment with Operations and Metro (PT bus) drivers Detailed Design Panel Physical Works Panel

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49 Private development Temporary works

50 Keep Calm 50 Carry On Design & Build Cycleways View west: Victoria St towards Wellesley/ Halsey intersection