He could not say how many planters would be removed, but they would be gone before the end of the week, he said. The council has repeatedly asked for vandalism of the concrete troughs, which are being used as planters, to stop. The planters are part of a three-month trial of its Streets Alive project, which has changed some layouts for traffic around the town, by adding pocket parks, planters, roundabouts and courtesy crossings. The $1 million trial is mainly funded by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency s Innovative Streets fund, and it aims to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, and reduce speeding and congestion.
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Six weeks - that s how long Gore District Council has left to make peace with residents upset over a roading project trial in their Southland town.
Gore District Council roading asset manager Peter Standring squats next to a vandalised planter box.
Photo: LDR / Sandy Eggleston
Discontent has bubbled over following the rollout of a Streets Alive project two months ago. Street calming planter boxes have been repeatedly vandalised, more than 1000 people have signed a petition and a council meeting this week burst at the seams with vocal locals.
The nearly $1 million roading project aimed to make Gore s streets both safer and more accessible.
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The Gore District Council decided not to use about 120 planters in its Streets Alive programme, which were destined for the town s median strips.
Concrete planters placed on Gore’s streets as part of a roading project have proven controversial – but there could have been a lot more of them on the roads. About 120 are sitting behind locked gates on council land in Salford St – some painted by children, and most with soil and plants in them. The planters are part of the Gore District Council’s $1 million Streets Alive project, which has changed some layouts for traffic throughout the town, by adding pocket parks, planters, roundabouts and courtesy crossings. The trial is mainly funded by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency s Innovative Streets fund, and it aims to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, and reduce speeding and congestion.
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Gore residents Rosemary Heath and Christopher Scoles with their petition opposing the Gore District Councilâs Streets Alive programme.
Some of Gore’s elderly residents are too scared to leave their homes and drive in the town because of changes the council has made as parts of its Streets Alive initiative, councillor Glenys Dickson told a council meeting on Tuesday. And results to the council’s own survey about changes to the town’s streets found some initiatives were unpopular and there were concerns about safety issues. The council has rolled out a three-month trial of its Streets Alive project, which has changed some layouts for traffic throughout the town, by adding pocket parks, planters, roundabouts and courtesy crossings.