Coutts Street

between Te Whiti Street and shared path under the airport runway

Project in development: Kerbside bike paths

Why are we doing this?

Councillors approved plans for kerbside bike paths on Coutts Street, between Te Whiti Street and the airport tunnel, at a meeting in March 2018. This route connects with other new bike paths in Kilbirnie and to Newtown.

The plans have been changed slightly to allow 10 more car parking spaces than originally planned.

What’s next?

The next stage of this project is to complete the detailed design, construction plans and an independent safety audit. We expect construction to start before mid-2019 but we will be in touch with the local community before this.

Feedback overview

Read a summary of feedback (PDF 94KB) and all public submissions (PDF 919KB)

Approved solution: Kerbside bike path on both sides of the road

Why this solution?

It connects well with Te Whiti Street and Rongotai Road, and through the airport tunnel to Miramar. The design gives better protection for people on bikes, and is appropriate for a busy through route such as Coutts Street, which has a lot of fast-moving traffic.

Impacts:

Parking for 58 vehicles will remain along this stretch – 22 fewer car parks than there are now.
At the bus stops the bike path will be at footpath level to make it easier for people getting on and off the bus.
Traffic lanes will be 3.2m wide.
The footpath on both sides of the road will be at the standard width of 2.4m.
New kerbs will be installed on both sides of the road.

Read the full Traffic Resolution Report (712KB PDF) and plans (5.7MB PDF)

View the options previously considered for Coutts Street.

Community feedback

We have received feedback from the community about this project. Click here to view the summary graphs.