With bike racks full and skateboard storage bursting at the seams, Mount Maunganui College Principal Alastair Sinton is under no illusion as to how important it is to provide safe travel options for his students along Maunganui Road.
Progress on the new Mount Maunganui destination skatepark is rolling on. As part of improving connectivity in the area, work has just begun on upgrading the pedestrian level crossing at Hull Road, providing a safer crossing point over the railway line to the new skatepark.
Next week there will be several closures on Mauao while we undertake important track renewal works.
Several recommendations have been agreed to by Tauranga City Council to better regulate the use of land in the Mount Maunganui Industrial Area and to improve environmental and cultural well-being outcomes.
Community engagement on the draft Mount to Arataki Spatial Plan is now complete, with most responders showing support for making it easier and safer to get around, improving air quality in the area, and for targeted local neighbourhood outcomes in Omanu and Arataki.
Grenada Street is set for some changes to the road layout, which will make it safer and easier for the Arataki community to walk, cycle and catch a bus along this road.
Heavy vehicles have several blind spots that prevent drivers from seeing people on bikes, but few people have any idea of what a driver can and can’t see from the seat of their truck or bus.
Restraints, seatbelts, safety belts, child seats - whatever you call them their importance cannot be overstated, put quite simply they save lives.
Eyes on the road, leave the phone alone. That’s the message from Travel Safe as they set out to remind drivers to avoid distractions to ensure their safety and the safety of other road users.