Infrastructure

AVONDALE - ROSKILL

WATER

Watercare and Metrowater should be combined and operated as a not for profit Local Body Trading Enterprise. While we have our fragmented city system a board of Directors should be appointed with one director appointed from each Council, and an equivalent number of independent directors, at least some with expertise in water provision.

It is totally unacceptable that the current organisations are plundered for City Council expenditure.

All new buildings should be required to harness as much rainwater as possible for purposes other than drinking water, such as washing and toilets. They should also capture as much solar power as possible.

DRAINAGE

Separation of stormwater and wastewater should be completed as quickly as possible. The quality of the environment needs a great deal of enhancement.

POWER

The power companies should be ‘actively' encouraged to underground lines as quickly as possible along with cable for Broadband to every home.

ROADS AND FOOTPATHS

An ongoing programme of road and footpath improvement should be stepped up. Avondale-Roskill tends to be cared for after more wealthy suburbs.

SWIMMING POOL

Every New Zealander should have access to swimming facilities year round. It seems to me that an enclosed year round solar heated complex should be built as part of Avondale College and nearby schools to replace the totally unacceptable facilities there. This should be paid for by a combination of the Education Department, Auckland City Council, and Private Enterprise. It should be open and staffed from 8am to 8pm Monday - Saturday and 2pm -8pm sunday, but use restricted to the local schools between 1pm and 3pm on school days with a fee payable by the public during open hours.

TRANSPORT

See SUPERMAXX and the separate TRANSPORT section.
I am totally in favour of completing double tracking the Western Rail line as soon as possible and building a bus/rail easy interchange at the new Avondale station.
The line should be electrified as soon as possible.

INNER CITY

I am totally in favour of "QE2" Square (renamed Hillary Square with the agreement of the family) and Queens Wharf being turned into a continuous people place as soon as possible.

The inner city should have a ‘free flow' concept for both traffic and pedestrians.

I am totally opposed to the Central Traffic Connector. Khyber Pass Road is the ‘industrial' road that can be ‘free flowed' for traffic and carry the buses. At least 20 million dollars of ratepayers money could be saved and a better outcome achieved.

While on the CBD Residents Advisory group I was advocating inner city "Quiet Zones" where the only heavy traffic allowed was that servicing buildings within that zone. Fort St/Customs St/Queen St was one such zone, Park Rd/Khyber Pass Rd/Symonds St another, with electric or hybrid buses connecting Newmarket shops and rail with Aotea via the hospital.

SEE THE CITY DESIGN SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE FOR AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CITY COULD BE AND THE TYPE OF SOLUTIONS I WOULD ADVOCATE ON COUNCIL

I AM A PASSIONATE BELIEVER IN A FULLY FUNCTIONING ECO FRIENDLY EXCITING, QUALITY, SAFE, CITY AND WARD