Napier Shared Path Safety Audits

Background

ViaStrada has been commissioned by Napier City Council (NCC) to conduct a post construction assessment that takes into account usability and safety for all pathway and road users, from the cyclist ‘target audience’ point of view.  There are two paths audited in this report, the Westminster Avenue path and the Marewa path largely following urban drainage channels.

The audits included riding 7.7 km of new pathways and reviewing the safety and accessibility of numerous road crossings.

path crossing
A pathway road crossing with "banana rails" - a type of access restriction devices this is not supported by the auditors or the NZ Transport Agency
Project Objective
Post construction safety audits
Client
Napier City Council
Location
Napier
Deliverable
Safety audit report
Timeframe
January 2017
Project Status
Complete
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