Newsletter #45 - 27 July 2017 The Fix Hill Street Team travelled to Parliament this week to present to the Transport & Industrial Relations Committee on Thursday morning. The clerks and Members of Parliament were very receptive to our presentation and the media provided generous coverage. Eight other organisations lodged submissions to support our presentation and Local Board Chair Beth Houlbrooke spoke in support and answered questions. Thank you to all those who signed the

To view the presentation, please click here to download the presentation and appendices in PDF format. #Parliament #submission #petition #NZTA #AucklandTransport #safety #congestion #futuregrowth #FutureZoning

To view the original article, please click here. A policemen directs traffic at the Hill Street intersection. Campaigners for an overhaul of a notorious intersection on State Highway 1 at Warkworth have told MPs the overloaded intersection is a health and safety risk and needs to be redesigned as soon as possible. The Fix Hill Street Now Action Group, which includes Britomart designer Roger Williams, spoke to the Transport Select Committee at Parliament on their petition to u

To view the original article, please click here. Information released under the Official Information Act reveals that the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) neglected New Zealand’s worst intersection to unnecessarily justify the case for a motorway, according to the action group Fix Hill Street Now. “The NZTA knew that the motorway wouldn’t fix the intersection, lied to the public that it would fix the intersection, and then robbed the money that was meant to fix the interse

To view the original article, please click here. The Fix Hill Street Now Action Group get more than 9000 petitions signed. In support of more than 9000 people who want to see Warkworth's State Highway 1 Hill Street intersection redeveloped, the Fix Hill Street Now team presented to Parliament. On July 27, the team spoke to the Transport and Industrial Relations Selection Committee about the issues at the intersection north of Auckland. On behalf of thousands of people who sig

To view the original article, please click here. The north Auckland town of Warkworth wants a roundabout to help its traffic woes. Fix Hill Street Now spokesperson Grant McLachlan describes the intersection that stops traffic for hours. #Checkpoint #congestion #ideas #holidaytraffic #design #NZTA #AucklandCouncil #AucklandTransport #futuregrowth

Newsletter #44 - 20 July 2017 This Saturday marks ‘Billboard Day’ – when politicians can erect their billboards for the 23 September election, which is nine weeks away. Between now and then, there will be a battle for the attention of the public, especially the media’s. The big question is, while politicians pledge this, that, and the other thing, how can Warkworth’s issues remain relevant? FUDGING Nine weeks before the 2016 local body elections, NZTA and Auckland Transport a

Newsletter #43 - 13 July 2017 The election campaign is in full swing and politicians are out trying to secure your vote. Voters often whinge that politicians aren’t listening to them. We wonder whether voters are speaking out when given the chance. NO, THANK YOU Several political polling companies have been targeting Snells Beach over the past six months. If you receive a call from a reputable research company, please spare the time to answer their questions. If you hang up,

Newsletter #42 - 6 July 2017 In this week’s issue, we cover our presentation to Warkworth Area Liaison Group and the Warkworth Spatial Plan presentation at Warkworth Town Hall. TIP-OFFS Thank you to our readers for providing useful intelligence on what’s going on and where. An important source of data for traffic growth projections is population movements. Census data is only useful for a short window in high growth areas so other sources are helpful. We know that the occupan

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