DRAFT ACTIVE MODE APPROACH WALKING Principal walking directions are expected to be from Hastings Street and from the direction of the city centre. Desire lines are provided for. Arrival thresholds mark the transition into the civic open spaces and key facility entrance points. Within the area accessibility is enabled by a vehiclefree environment. Slow speed vehicle movements are enabled to service adjoining uses, and some short term parking is provided on Station Street. Accessibility meets Universal Access Codes and wayfinding is intuitive with clear sightlines to primary access points to buildings. Visual access into and through buildings clearly shows publicly accessible activity on ground levels and opportunities for participation and connectivity through buildings. Purposeful travel walking movements transition at thresholds to less direct and for many people will be lingering, inside to outside experiences and informal. Dalton Street enables easy walking access across by treatment of the street - narrowing and planting.
CYCLING Cycle ways (or connections to them) are marked and end of journey facilities including secure and covered cycle storage, charging for electric bikes and scooters is to be provided. The expectation is that from leaving the marked cycle network that people cycling will share the street space with other slow moving vehicles and walkers. Active modes such as scooters and also mobility scooters will be provided for through level surfaces and shared street space on Hastings Street.
Figure 61: ACTIVE MODE CONNECTIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY
KEY directional walking movements
arrival threshold - movement into ‘dwelling’ space
directional cycle movements - connects network
people centric space - informal movements
A future more direct connection from Hastings Street to the waterfront is shown and could be implemented with a Rebel Sports site redevelopment.
BOFFA MISKELL + ATHFIELD ARCHITECTS + JACOB SCOTT │ DRAFT AHURIRI/NAPIER LIBRARY AND CIVIC AREA PLAN | AUGUST 2021 36
