Improving safety and accessibility near Onepoto School, Northcote
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About the project
We’re responding to requests from Onepoto School to make safety and accessibility improvements for students and families travelling on foot to and from school.
Fraser Avenue and Awataha Drive can be busy before and after school, with lots of cars turning, stopping, and people walking, scootering, or biking through the area. This can make it hard and unsafe for students, caregivers and the community, to cross the road especially around the school gates.
That’s why we’re installing a new school patrol crossing (kea crossing) outside the school’s two main gates — one on Fraser Avenue and one on Awataha Drive.
What’s a school patrolled (kea) crossing?
This is a special type of crossing used outside schools that slows down drivers during peak times.
It's only active before and after school times and is run by trained student wardens (school patrols) with stop signs.
It gives tamariki a safe and supervised place to cross the road when traffic is at its busiest.
The changes we're making
Installing two new school patrol (kea) crossings with poles - one on Awataha Drive and the other on Fraser Ave near an existing raised platform so people are more visible when crossing.
Adding yellow tactile pavers to help visually impaired people cross safely.
Putting up new signs and road markings so drivers know they're near a school and need to slow down.
Benefits to your community
Safer crossings for children and people with different accessibility needs.
Encourages walking, biking, and scootering - which is healthier and better for the environment.
Helps reduce traffic congestion around the school.
New road markings and signs clarify right of way, improve safety by minimising risk of collisions, and ensures compliance with traffic regulations.
It's a practical safety solution for a school in a residential area that's busy during peak hours but doesn't need a full-time zebra crossing.
Raises driver awareness that they're entering a school zone.
Reduces confusion by creating a clear, consistent system - with student patrols holding stop signs and managing when it's safe to cross.
What happens next
Any change to the plan will be updated on our website.
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About the project
We’re responding to requests from Onepoto School to make safety and accessibility improvements for students and families travelling on foot to and from school.
Fraser Avenue and Awataha Drive can be busy before and after school, with lots of cars turning, stopping, and people walking, scootering, or biking through the area. This can make it hard and unsafe for students, caregivers and the community, to cross the road especially around the school gates.
That’s why we’re installing a new school patrol crossing (kea crossing) outside the school’s two main gates — one on Fraser Avenue and one on Awataha Drive.
What’s a school patrolled (kea) crossing?
This is a special type of crossing used outside schools that slows down drivers during peak times.
It's only active before and after school times and is run by trained student wardens (school patrols) with stop signs.
It gives tamariki a safe and supervised place to cross the road when traffic is at its busiest.
The changes we're making
Installing two new school patrol (kea) crossings with poles - one on Awataha Drive and the other on Fraser Ave near an existing raised platform so people are more visible when crossing.
Adding yellow tactile pavers to help visually impaired people cross safely.
Putting up new signs and road markings so drivers know they're near a school and need to slow down.
Benefits to your community
Safer crossings for children and people with different accessibility needs.
Encourages walking, biking, and scootering - which is healthier and better for the environment.
Helps reduce traffic congestion around the school.
New road markings and signs clarify right of way, improve safety by minimising risk of collisions, and ensures compliance with traffic regulations.
It's a practical safety solution for a school in a residential area that's busy during peak hours but doesn't need a full-time zebra crossing.
Raises driver awareness that they're entering a school zone.
Reduces confusion by creating a clear, consistent system - with student patrols holding stop signs and managing when it's safe to cross.
What happens next
Any change to the plan will be updated on our website.
