Auckland's CBD Into the Future
Introduction |
Street and open space upgrades |
The CBD Board |
Research |
Quarter plans |
Funding |
The guiding documents |
Residents advisory group |
Action plan
Street and open space upgrades
Underway:
|
|
|
Planned:
|
|
- Fort Street area upgrade (including lower Shortland Street, Jean Batten Place, Fort Street, Fort Lane and Gore and Commerce Street (between Customs and Fort Street)
- Lorne Street, Stage 2 (outside the Library and including Rutland Street)
|
Completed:
|
|
|
Introduction
The CBD streets and open spaces programme is an
ambitious $157. 8 million, 10-year programme to transform our streets and open
spaces to those of a world-class city. This represents a significant level of
investment in the CBD's public open spaces.
The council views the streets projects as transformational for the CBD and
critical to the city's future urban identity, quality, character, and economic
health.
CBD streets and open spaces upgrade objectives include:
- providing a network of distinctive places people want to visit and linger in
- creating
places that support a concentration of retail and cultural activities
- transforming the CBD into a sought after destination to live, work and play
- revitalising the CBD so it is a catalyst for investment in the CBD.
Started in 2004, the programme has seen the successful upgrade of nine CBD
streets and spaces, including, Queen Street, Lorne Street, Vulcan Lane, Lower
Swanson Street (stage 1), Quay Street, Lower Khartoum Place, Karangahape Road
and Beach Road (stage 1).
The programme is largely funded by the CBD Targeted Rate which is a
special rate paid by CBD residents and businesses and for the upgrade
of central city streets and open spaces.
Shared space
A number of the streets earmarked for upgrade have been identified as being
suitable for shared space.
Shared space is an
urban design concept that aims to combine rather than separate the functions of a street.
Through specific design, management and maintenance,
streets that incorporate the shared space concept seek
to remarkably improve the environment for people, without needing to ban
traffic. See shared space for more information.
Pedestrian Malls
Pedestrian malls
are closed off to all vehicles except emergency vehicles and bicycles. A
pedestrian mall generally features a single paved surface and no kerbing.
Most
of the current pedestrian malls in the CBD were once conventional streets which
have subsequently been redesignated and upgraded as pedestrian malls. See
Pedestrian Malls for more information.
2008 to
2014 programme next steps
Core CBD streets around Queen Street that attract many pedestrians, such as
Elliott and Fort streets are the focus of the next stage of the programme.
Streets that link with Queen Street and complement those already upgraded, such
as Lorne and High streets are another priority.
The next phase will continue to deliver distinctive, urban streets. The
upgrades will include features, such as wider pavements, more trees, quality
street furniture and stone paving, and will be designed to give the CBD a more
pedestrian-friendly feel.
The architects and designers
The architects and landscape designers involved with the streetscape projects
are some of New Zealand's finest and include:
- Brewer Davidson
- Leo Jew
- Architectus
- Boffa Miskell
- LA4.
 |
 |
| Vulcan Lane |
Quay Street |
 |
| View towards downtown Queen Street from Upper Queen Street. |
Updated July 2009
