St Patricks Pedestrian Mall update

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About the project

We’re proposing a minor update to the current regulations that apply to the St Patricks Square pedestrian mall in Auckland’s city centre. There will be no substantive change, rather the proposal will clarify the exemptions and allow AT to better manage the square. Public consultation is open from 14 October 2024 to 21 November 2024. For more information about the proposal please see the Statement of Proposal.


What we are proposing

The proposal affirms that the driving, riding or parking of any motor vehicle (including motorbikes) is prohibited in the pedestrian mall at all times with the following exemptions:

  • Emergency vehicles.
  • Select vehicles accessing or parking in front of the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph for weddings or funerals. This allows for vehicles delivering the bridal party or transporting the newlyweds after a wedding and the hearse for a funeral.
  • Cycles and other wheeled recreational devices.
  • Vehicles entering the square to park in private car parks that are only accessible via the square. This is for access only and does not allow for the parking on the pedestrian mall. (being the properties located at 43 Wyndham Street, 1 and 2 St Patricks Square, and 39-41, 51-53 and 57 Albert Street)
  • Vehicles, with prior permission from AT, accessing or parking in the pedestrian mall for the purposes of maintenance, construction, alteration, refurbishment or upgrade of buildings, structures, or public areas, facilities or utilities in or adjoining St Patricks Square.

This is not introducing a new set of rules, rather it will allow AT to better manage the space and clarifies what is permitted in the square.



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Why are we proposing it?

The western side of St Patricks Square was declared a pedestrian mall in 1973, and the eastern side was added in 1976. It is pedestrian only with some exemptions however those exemptions now need to be updated because:

  • the existing pedestrian mall declarations are outdated and make it difficult for AT to manage the square.
  • it will allow people on cycles and other recreational devices to travel through the square. (This was not an exemption in the 1970s)
  • it will update wording to make it clearer and easier to understand.

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Benefits of the proposal

  • Provides a safer, more pleasant environment for people walking and using active modes in the square.
  • Allows AT to better manage the space.
  • Provides clarity of rules and consistency with other pedestrian malls in Auckland.
  • The wording will be clearer and easier to understand.


What we want your feedback on

You can play a role in shaping our city. We would like to hear feedback on the proposal and any concerns or issues you might have. This is an opportunity for you to share the affects you think the proposal might have. Please feel free to send us suggestions or changes that would address your concerns but that would also achieve the benefits outlined above.


How you can have your say

Have your say by completing the online feedback form, emailing ATEngagement@AT.govt.nz or by calling the AT contact centre on 09 355 3553.

After the end of the public consultation period, submitters will have an opportunity to present their submission at an Auckland Transport hearing.


The hearing

If you would like to present a verbal submission at a hearing, please provide us with your phone and email address via email, online or the call centre as outlined above. Please also let us know if you would like to provide feedback using New Zealand Sign Language and/or audio-visual link rather than in-person. We will be in touch to let you know where and when the hearing will be. It is likely to be in December 2024.


What happens next?

We’ll carefully consider all the feedback we receive in writing and in the hearing, and then decide the best way to move forward.

Decisions which may be taken following consultation may include to update the existing declaration of the pedestrian mall or rescinding the pedestrian mall to be replaced by a shared space or similar provided the outcome is not materially different from that proposed.

We’ll post the outcome of this proposal and a summary of community feedback on our website. We can also email you the proposal outcome – just provide us with your email address when you call us or fill in the survey on the website.

Any changes as a result of the proposal would come into effect in 2025.


About the project

We’re proposing a minor update to the current regulations that apply to the St Patricks Square pedestrian mall in Auckland’s city centre. There will be no substantive change, rather the proposal will clarify the exemptions and allow AT to better manage the square. Public consultation is open from 14 October 2024 to 21 November 2024. For more information about the proposal please see the Statement of Proposal.


What we are proposing

The proposal affirms that the driving, riding or parking of any motor vehicle (including motorbikes) is prohibited in the pedestrian mall at all times with the following exemptions:

  • Emergency vehicles.
  • Select vehicles accessing or parking in front of the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph for weddings or funerals. This allows for vehicles delivering the bridal party or transporting the newlyweds after a wedding and the hearse for a funeral.
  • Cycles and other wheeled recreational devices.
  • Vehicles entering the square to park in private car parks that are only accessible via the square. This is for access only and does not allow for the parking on the pedestrian mall. (being the properties located at 43 Wyndham Street, 1 and 2 St Patricks Square, and 39-41, 51-53 and 57 Albert Street)
  • Vehicles, with prior permission from AT, accessing or parking in the pedestrian mall for the purposes of maintenance, construction, alteration, refurbishment or upgrade of buildings, structures, or public areas, facilities or utilities in or adjoining St Patricks Square.

This is not introducing a new set of rules, rather it will allow AT to better manage the space and clarifies what is permitted in the square.



Click here for a larger image

Why are we proposing it?

The western side of St Patricks Square was declared a pedestrian mall in 1973, and the eastern side was added in 1976. It is pedestrian only with some exemptions however those exemptions now need to be updated because:

  • the existing pedestrian mall declarations are outdated and make it difficult for AT to manage the square.
  • it will allow people on cycles and other recreational devices to travel through the square. (This was not an exemption in the 1970s)
  • it will update wording to make it clearer and easier to understand.

.

Benefits of the proposal

  • Provides a safer, more pleasant environment for people walking and using active modes in the square.
  • Allows AT to better manage the space.
  • Provides clarity of rules and consistency with other pedestrian malls in Auckland.
  • The wording will be clearer and easier to understand.


What we want your feedback on

You can play a role in shaping our city. We would like to hear feedback on the proposal and any concerns or issues you might have. This is an opportunity for you to share the affects you think the proposal might have. Please feel free to send us suggestions or changes that would address your concerns but that would also achieve the benefits outlined above.


How you can have your say

Have your say by completing the online feedback form, emailing ATEngagement@AT.govt.nz or by calling the AT contact centre on 09 355 3553.

After the end of the public consultation period, submitters will have an opportunity to present their submission at an Auckland Transport hearing.


The hearing

If you would like to present a verbal submission at a hearing, please provide us with your phone and email address via email, online or the call centre as outlined above. Please also let us know if you would like to provide feedback using New Zealand Sign Language and/or audio-visual link rather than in-person. We will be in touch to let you know where and when the hearing will be. It is likely to be in December 2024.


What happens next?

We’ll carefully consider all the feedback we receive in writing and in the hearing, and then decide the best way to move forward.

Decisions which may be taken following consultation may include to update the existing declaration of the pedestrian mall or rescinding the pedestrian mall to be replaced by a shared space or similar provided the outcome is not materially different from that proposed.

We’ll post the outcome of this proposal and a summary of community feedback on our website. We can also email you the proposal outcome – just provide us with your email address when you call us or fill in the survey on the website.

Any changes as a result of the proposal would come into effect in 2025.


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