“Disagreement with our process has also overshadowed the benefits the trial could bring.”
Sheil Priest, the council’s communications and engagement manager, said some residents had harassed contractors and staff. “It was enough that it was considered significant and a health and safety risk.”
The project sought to bring “tactical urbanism” to the village. Imported from North America and Europe, the approach aims to make it faster and easier to create ‘’people friendly’’ street changes in urban areas where space is a premium.
Kathryn King, Waka Kotahi’s manager of urban mobility, said it was “disappointing” the council had to stop the project.