Safe Pedestrian Access into the Ruakura Campus from Ruakura Road
Two years on, and the battle continues.
While efforts were made on Ruakura Road to improve the safety, a slight extension of foot path and an Island crossing, this is by no means ideal considering the planned developments in the area.
URGENT CALL TO ACTION
This is your last opportunity for you and your group to ask HCC for a safe traffic light push button ped-crossing across Ruakura Road at the Ruakura Campus.
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Hundreds of people work and study at the Ruakura Campus and Innovation Park, including children who attend either the Tai Wananga School or Melody Childcare Center. The campus is also used as a thorough fare for school and university students from around the local suburbs. Many also use the site for recreation.
There are two access gates into the campus, the "official main gate" off Bisley Road and a second access gate off Ruakura Road. The Ruakura Road entrance is arguably the most popular and most dangerous entrance. Ruakura Road is extremely busy throughout the day with a high speed limit of 60 kph. There is no footpath on the campus side of the road and no safe crossing for pedestrian access into the campus.
It is a complicated area to develop as currently NZTA control the road, Tainui Group Holdings have long term plans awaiting approval, but in the mean time we risk our lives everyday trying to access this gate. The pedestrian advocacy group, Living Streets Hamilton, and site service's manager, Mike King, have already raised concerns around this entrance and are in discussions around development. The HCC draft annual plan 2014/15 has now been drawn up and is open for submissions until 2 May 2014 http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/council-pu...
This petition is desperately needed to highlight the urgency required around this development, to rally support for a safe pedestrian access into the campus from Ruakura Rd and will be submitted to HCC, as well as NZTA and Tainui Group Holdings if necessary.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/10061289...
Updates
May 22, 2014
I honestly never imagined five hundred people would join in on this request for safer roads. It is humbling to see so many of you standing together for the safety of our students and families. This really belongs to all of you who pointed out how necessary this change is.
Reached 500 supporters
May 21, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
March 10, 2014
195 Comments
Would love to see a pedestrian entrance- our boys use the squash club facilities and getting to and from here means taking them in a car is the ONLY safe method of transport. Despite the fact we live within easy walking distance.
Access into Ruakura campus from Ruakura Road causes huge anxiety for the individuals we support and the parents. Parents continue to raise this concern and the incident of the child that was hit on the road some time ago.
I live on Ruakura Campus and we have already lost one family member crossing this road. Our teenagers continue to risk their lives daily trying to get to school. I would love to be able to cross the road to walk the dog but with a disability that restricts my speed, I would even attempt it.
Due ot lack of a proper crossing to reach the walkway on the other side, after work we are forced to walk in the cycle lane hoping no car or bike is going to knock us off. A safe access will avoid this.
As well as a safe pedestian crossing at the Ruakura entrance, the cycle lane along Ruakura Road eastbound needs improvement. This must be one of the must cycled stretches of road in Hamilton, but the shoulder of the road is not adequate for cycling or walking on.
Better save than sorry, right?
Crossing Ruakura Road is dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians alike. I am most worried about school children. A traffic light would make this much safer,. Please install one.
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Safe Pedestrian Access into the Ruakura Campus from Ruakura Road
Two years on, and the battle continues.
While efforts were made on Ruakura Road to improve the safety, a slight extension of foot path and an Island crossing, this is by no means ideal considering the planned developments in the area.
URGENT CALL TO ACTION
This is your last opportunity for you and your group to ask HCC for a safe traffic light push button ped-crossing across Ruakura Road at the Ruakura Campus.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hundreds of people work and study at the Ruakura Campus and Innovation Park, including children who attend either the Tai Wananga School or Melody Childcare Center. The campus is also used as a thorough fare for school and university students from around the local suburbs. Many also use the site for recreation.
There are two access gates into the campus, the "official main gate" off Bisley Road and a second access gate off Ruakura Road. The Ruakura Road entrance is arguably the most popular and most dangerous entrance. Ruakura Road is extremely busy throughout the day with a high speed limit of 60 kph. There is no footpath on the campus side of the road and no safe crossing for pedestrian access into the campus.
It is a complicated area to develop as currently NZTA control the road, Tainui Group Holdings have long term plans awaiting approval, but in the mean time we risk our lives everyday trying to access this gate. The pedestrian advocacy group, Living Streets Hamilton, and site service's manager, Mike King, have already raised concerns around this entrance and are in discussions around development. The HCC draft annual plan 2014/15 has now been drawn up and is open for submissions until 2 May 2014 http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/council-pu...
This petition is desperately needed to highlight the urgency required around this development, to rally support for a safe pedestrian access into the campus from Ruakura Rd and will be submitted to HCC, as well as NZTA and Tainui Group Holdings if necessary.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/10061289...
Updates
May 22, 2014
I honestly never imagined five hundred people would join in on this request for safer roads. It is humbling to see so many of you standing together for the safety of our students and families. This really belongs to all of you who pointed out how necessary this change is.
Reached 500 supporters
May 21, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
March 10, 2014
195 Comments
At certain times of the day, the sun shines directly into the eyes of the driver making it extremely difficult to spot other vehilces much less bicycles and pedestrians. Some separations should be effected before someone gets seriously injured or worse.
Would love to see a pedestrian entrance- our boys use the squash club facilities and getting to and from here means taking them in a car is the ONLY safe method of transport. Despite the fact we live within easy walking distance.
Access into Ruakura campus from Ruakura Road causes huge anxiety for the individuals we support and the parents. Parents continue to raise this concern and the incident of the child that was hit on the road some time ago.
I live on Ruakura Campus and we have already lost one family member crossing this road. Our teenagers continue to risk their lives daily trying to get to school. I would love to be able to cross the road to walk the dog but with a disability that restricts my speed, I would even attempt it.
Due ot lack of a proper crossing to reach the walkway on the other side, after work we are forced to walk in the cycle lane hoping no car or bike is going to knock us off. A safe access will avoid this.
As well as a safe pedestian crossing at the Ruakura entrance, the cycle lane along Ruakura Road eastbound needs improvement. This must be one of the must cycled stretches of road in Hamilton, but the shoulder of the road is not adequate for cycling or walking on.
Better save than sorry, right?
Crossing Ruakura Road is dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians alike. I am most worried about school children. A traffic light would make this much safer,. Please install one.
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At certain times of the day, the sun shines directly into the eyes of the driver making it extremely difficult to spot other vehilces much less bicycles and pedestrians. Some separations should be effected before someone gets seriously injured or worse.