Golden Healthcare Group, which operates three rest homes on Harewood Rd with up to 134 residents in care and 48 residents in villas, was also concerned the proposal would affect residents negatively. The consultation period has already been extended by two weeks following public backlash, and will now close on March 8, but this is not enough for Keown and MacDonald. They want the entire process to start again. Keown said the cycleway needed to be far less engineered, and he wanted businesses and school kids to help design it. “The problem is for our community this is being done to them, not with them. That is the whole problem here.”
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Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel responds to criticism of cycleway plan
27 Jan, 2021 12:36 AM
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The cycleway will run through Papanui. Photo / Supplied
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destroy local businesses.
The owners of the Copenhagen Bakery are unhappy with the loss of car parks to make way for the Wheels to Wings cycleway.
The loss of parks is due to a proposal as part of the cycleway to narrow Harewood Rd from four lanes to two.
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Mayor Lianne Dalziel told Chris Lynch on Newstalk ZB they are holding a genuine public consultation on the plans. I have heard people make comments that this is a slam dunk, it s a foregone conclusion, I just wanted to mention . the Papanui Parallel cycleway from Northlands Mall to the central city, more than 80 changes were made to that.
Major cycleway planned for Papanui, controversial intersection to be upgraded
25 Jan, 2021 11:02 PM
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The intersection of Harwood, Breens and Gardiners Rds. Photo / Supplied
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The Christchurch City Council has unveiled plans for a major cycleway in the Papanui area and upgrades at a controversial intersection.
The Wheels to Wings – Papanui ki Waiwhetū cycleway will provide a connection for local cycling trips in the Harewood, Bishopdale and Papanui suburbs.
Included in the plans is a reduction in the number of lanes on Harewood Rd from four to two.
The view of Harewood Rd from the Copenhagen Bakery where it is proposed four lanes be reduced to two. Photo / Supplies
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Donna Thomsen, owner of Copenhagen Bakery, is upset about a proposed new cycleway on Harewood Rd, which will mean on-street car parks outside her business are lost.
A new $19 million cycleway planned for Christchurch’s northwest is excessive, over-engineered and will annihilate a long-running bakery, a local business owner says. But the Christchurch City Council says the proposed Wheels to Wings cycleway on Harewood Rd, through Papanui and Bishopdale, will provide a safe cycling route, improve safety by reducing speeds and make it safer for people to cross the road. The plan involves reducing Harewood Rd from four lanes to two lanes and installing eight new traffic lights, including at the Breens/Gardiners intersection and at each end of the Bishopdale roundabout.