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MASTERTON TOWN CENTRE IMPLEMENTATIONCONCEPT DESIGN REPORT

25 FEBRUARY 2019

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Bibliographic reference for citation:Boffa Miskell, 2019. Masterton Town Centre Concept Design Report by Boffa Miskell Limited for Masterton District Council

Prepared by: Alison Baker Landscape Architect

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Reviewed by: Brad DobsonLandscape Architect

Senior Landscape Architect

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Approved by: Helen BaggaleyLandscape Architect Associate Principal

Status: DRAFT Revision / Version: 3 Issue date: 25 February 2019

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Cover illustration: Masterton, © Boffa Miskell, 2018

ContentsINTRODUC TION 4BACKGROUND 5DESIGN OBJECTIVES 6MASTERPLAN DIAGRAMS 7MASTERPLAN DIAGRAMS 8MASTERPLAN RECOMMENDATION 9DESIGN APPROACH OPTIONS 10DESIGN APPROACH OPTIONS 2 11FEEDBACK 12FEEDBACK 13FEEDBACK 14FEEDBACK 15FEEDBACK 16BACKGROUND DATA 17

DESIGN ELEMENTS 18CONCEPT PALETTE - PLANTING 19CONCEPT PALETTE - MATERIALS + FORM 20CONCEPT PALETTE - FURNITURE + ART 21CONCEPT PALETTE - LIGHTING + TECH 22

DESIGN 23TOWN CENTRE OVERALL 24BRUCE STREET DIAGRAMS 25BRUCE STREET CONCEPT PLAN 26BRUCE STREET 3D RENDERS 27PARK STREET DIAGRAMS 28PARK STREET CONCEPT PLAN 29PARK STREET 3D RENDERS 30LOWER QUEEN STREET DIAGRAMS 32LOWER QUEEN STREET CONCEPT PLAN 33QUEEN STREET SECTIONS 35LOWER QUEEN STREET 3D RENDERS 36THE NEXT STEPS 37APPENDIX 38

INTRODUCTION

4 M A S T E R T O N T O W N C E N T R E

C O N C E P T D E S I G N R E P O R T

VERS ION 1

DRAFT

Our Future Masterton

Ahutahi ki mua

Engagement

2016

Community engagement

PHASE 1 projects

PHASE 2 concept/developed design projects

Shaping our Town Centre

Public Consultation

2018

Completion of ‘SHAPING

OUR FUTURE A strategy

for the Masterton Town

Centre 2018

Park Street

Reference Group

Tactical urbanism

projects

Feedback

Feedback

Bruce Street

Project Group

Lower Queen Street

MDC

Completion of Phase 2

Developed Design

SHAPING OUR FUTURE A strategy for the Masterton Town Centre

August 2018

Our Future Masterton Ahutahi ki mua 2016The Our Future Masterton Ahutahi ki mua engagement was a collaborative process between the Council and the community facilitated by Letting Space and Massey University Toi Arai.

2016 workshops explored ideas around Masterton’s strengths and opportunities, to help bring to life community ideas and enable a citizen driven 50-year vision for the Masterton town centre. The facilitators also partnered with the UNICEF: Map Your World project, led by Wairarapa local Jacqui Southey, working with school students and youth groups across the district for young people to help create a vision for future Masterton.

‘Our Future Masterton’ Hub was a space located in Queen Street, a hands-on temporary interactive space where people shared ideas for the future, commented on past and present ideas and explored potential areas of physical spatial change in the town centre. The key themes from this work are summarised here and are embedded in the Town Centre Strategy.

Key themes - ‘Our Future Masterton’• Citizen led - ongoing Community and Tangata whenua

engagement in and ownership of the process

• Diversity - of people, cultures and spaces / diversity of public spaces

• Connectivity - of people and culture / of shared public spaces / of people and the natural resources

• Strengthening - of key anchors and local treasures

• Kaitiakitanga / stewardship - our connectedness to and visibility of the parks, streams and rivers

• Revitalisation - intentional activation of parks, buildings, car parks and wide asphalt streets

• Tangata whenua and youth capability building - building pride and sense of ownership for youth and tangata whenua in the town centre

• Heritage and Culture - Recognising, celebrating and the visibility of the local arts, heritage and culture, pride and knowledge of things tangata whenua, arts community and visual art

• Relationships - Leadership, governance and partnership that empower community and strengthen relationships with Iwi, community, local, regional and central government agencies

• Resilience - economic, social connectedness and environmental sustainability

Inspiration streets

Masterton schools were engaged and gave presentations - including their ideas on inspirational streets - this is one example

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C O N C E P T D E S I G N R E P O R T DRAFT

BACKGROUND1.0



VERS ION 1

DRAFT

The intent of this concept design report is to get moving with the first tranche of the Masterton District Council’s (Council) initiative to transform the town centre over the next 20 years. This includes 3 out of the 10 initiatives (Bruce Street, Park Street and Lower Queen Streets).

This report considers ‘Shaping our Future - A Strategy for the Masterton Town Centre’, feedback from the Town Centre Project Team and Town Centre Reference Group to shape the look and feel of these three initiatives.

Concept design will focus on improved water quality through public space initiatives which can treat water, while providing increased amenity and awareness.

While not immediately interfacing with the Waipoua River, street design will improve pedestrian access to neighbouring green spaces such as Queen Elizabeth Park to improve connectivity to the River.

Pedestrian safety and comfort will be prioritised to encourage walking within the centre of town and surrounding key nodes such as parks, civic buildings and community spaces.

Footpath cross falls and cross street connections will be considered with those less able in mind.

Existing values are to be woven into the design ensuring a vibrant and centre with a unique identity

Businesses can be encouraged to occupy Park Street to support the increase in amenity and street life.

Lower Queen Street to consider its focus as the town heart with a look and feel which differs to the mid and upper Queen Street.

The first 3 projects are a chance to focus public investment in the town heart, connecting Queen Elizabeth Park and adding value to the Arts precinct.

Streetscape design to ensure the open and recreation spaces are increased through the centre.

Street trees chosen for ability to provide shade in summer and treat stormwater. Plant species considered for their ability to treat stormwater, improve biodiversity and invertebrate habitat.

Streetscape design to address Mastertons cultural and landscape setting to reflect its unique identity within New Zealand.

OBJECTIVESDESIGN STATEMENT

RESPONSE TO THE TOWN CENTRE STRATEGY OBJECTIVES

1.1

DESIGN OBJECTIVES

Take us to the River

Join it Up

In focus

Green it Up





1.2

MASTERPLAN DIAGRAMS

STORMWATER VEGETATION

QE PARK

ELIZABETH CATCHMENT

WAKAKAWE CATCHMENT

TO RUAMAHUNGA

RIVER VIA THE TOWN

TO RUAMAHUNGA

RIVER VIA PIPES AND

MAKAURA STREAM

OVERLAND FLOW PATH

TO LAKE VIA PIPE + DRAIN

TO LAKE VIA PIPE

TO LAKE VIA PIPE

TOWN DRAIN CATCHMENT

CHAPEL STREET CATCHMENT

1993 FLOOD LOCATION

QUEEN STREETQUEEN STREET

DIXON STREET

PARK STREET

BRUCE STREET

CHAPEL STREET

LINCOLN ROAD

PERRY STREET STREET BANNISTER STREET

CHURCH STREET

KING STREET

JACKSON STREET HISTORIC KURIPUNI + BUNNYS BUSH

ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION MAP OF MASTERTON 1854

EXTENDED HISTORIC VEGETATION

EXTENDED PARK VEGETATION

QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK VEGETATION

FORMER TOWN DRAIN CATCHMENT

QUEEN STREET

PARK STREET

BRUCE STREET

PERRY STREET BANNISTER STREET



VERS ION 1

DRAFT

1.3

MASTERPLAN DIAGRAMSQUEEN STREET

DIXON STREET

PARK STREET

BRUCE STREET

CHAPEL STREET

LINCOLN ROAD

PERRY STREET

QUEEN STREET

JACKSON STREET

RETAIL/CIVIC

ARTS/PARK

CIVIC/RETAIL/TOWN DRAIN

QUEEN STREET

DIXON STREET

CHAPEL STREET

LINCOLN ROAD

PERRY STREET

CHURCH STREET

KING STREET

QUEEN STREET

JACKSON STREET

BANNISTER STREET

PARK STREET

BRUCE STREET

NORTH/ SOUTH VEHICLES (20km)

EAST/ WEST VEHICLES (50km) + CYCLING

EAST/ WEST VEHICLES (20km) + CYCLING

KEY INTERSECTIONS

NORTH/ SOUTH VEHICLES (50km) + CYCLING

CHARACTER/FUNCTION TRANSPORT/CONNECTIONS





MASTERPLAN RECOMMENDATION1.4

QU

EEN STREET

QE PARKDIXO

N STREET

CH

APEL STREET

LINCOLN ROAD

PERRY STREET

CHURCH STREET

KING STREET

QU

EEN STREET

JACKSON STREET

BANNISTER STREET

PARK STREET

BRUCE STREET

TO RUAMAHUNGA RIVER

VIA THE TOWN DRAIN

TO RUAMAHUNGA RIVER

VIA PIPES AND MAKAURA

STREAM

OVERLAND FLOW PATH

TO LAKE VIA PIPE + DRAIN

TO LAKE VIA PIPE

The masterplan highlights the overarching ideas for the broader town centre which informs the first 3 initiatives (Bruce Street, Park Street and Lower Queen Street). By overlaying the masterplan diagrams indicates how Park Street forms a key part in cross town connectivity, stormwater and sits within the crossover of character areas.

By defining character areas gives the town heart its own identity ensuring Queen Street does not feel like one long similar space. This will ensure vibrant and interesting public spaces for visitors and the community to enjoy.

The stormwater diagrams show the broad catchment areas, giving further identity to the 3 streets. It shows how a town drain was introduced ruling out the idea of daylighting streams through the centre. It shows how Park Street is used as an overland flow path during larger events which will be a key consideration in the concept design.

The original subdivision map of Masterton in 1854 shows the location of Bunnys Bush. Overlaying this historical information on the current centre adds identity to the centre particularly. The Vegetation map shows how other influences such as the town drain and Queen Elizabeth Park. Vegetation in these zones could reflect the exotic heritage and a stormwater treatment function.

The transport maps pick up on the slow nature of Queen Street without cycle lanes. While Park Street is a key cycle connector between Chapel and Dixon Streets and links key civic buildings.

MASTERPLAN RESPONSE TO THE TOWN CENTRE STRATEGY OBJECTIVES



VERS ION 1

DRAFT

1.5

DESIGN APPROACH OPTIONS

LOWER QUEEN STREET BRUCE STREET PARK STREET

OPTION 1: INVERTED CAMBER

OPTION 2: ADAPTED CURRENT SITUATION

QUEEN STREET EAST

QUEEN STREET EAST

QUEEN STREET WEST

QUEEN STREET WEST

OPTION 1: PLAN

OPTION 1: SECTION

OPTION 2: PLAN

OPTION 2: SECTION

NEW WORLD

NEW WORLD

ARATOI

ARATOI

DIX

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STR

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DIX

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QU

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STR

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QU

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STR

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Cycle

Stormwater

Vehicle network

Public space

Chosen option (refer to

sheet 12 for feedback)

OPTION 1: PLAN

OPTION 1: SECTION

OPTION 2: PLAN

OPTION 1: SECTIONKEY

DIX

ON

STR

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DIX

ON

STR

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QU

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STR

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HOSPICE SHOP

HOSPICE SHOP

PARKING

BUILDING

PARKING

BUILDING

QU

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STR

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FEEDBACK ON INITIAL DESIGN APPROACH

Feedback shows that most support for Queen Street was for option 1 - the

inverted camber. We have taken this option forward into concept design.

There was no clear preference for Bruce Street and we have worked up

concept design considering both options.

For Park Street we have progressed option 1 which received the most

support and focuses the pedestrian space on south side of the street which

receives the afternoon sun.

Note: Not all project group and reference group gave feedback.





DESIGN APPROACH OPTIONS 2

PARK STREET

OPTION 5: PLAN

OPTION 5: SECTIOND

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HOSPICE SHOPPARKING

BUILDING

Cycle

Stormwater

Vehicle network

Public space

KEY

OPTION 3: PLAN

OPTION 3: SECTION

OPTION 4: PLAN

OPTION 4: SECTION

DIX

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STR

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DIX

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STR

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QU

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STR

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QU

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HOSPICE SHOP

HOSPICE SHOP

PARKING

BUILDING

PARKING

BUILDING

Group Queen Street option1

Queen Street option 2

Bruce Street option 1

Bruce Street option 2

Park Street option 1





Feedback (Project group) Aaron

Jonathan

Jonathan Aaron Aaron Jonathan Aaron

Feedback (Reference group)

David David David David

NOT SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED BY 2 OR MORE

SUPPORTED BY 1

Survey to be completed at end of January and results to be placed here.

The Project Team has communicated with more than 100 business operators and

160 building owners in the Town Centre. This has included the following:

• Letters to building owners inviting a discussion of the concept designs

• Letters to business operators inviting a discussion of the concept designs

• Invitation to Queen Street business operators and building owners to Queen

Street-specific event Monday 25th February

• 13 meetings held with business operators and/or building owners with

another 10 booked for coming days

• Email update to Town Centre database (325 contacts)

PHASE 1 TACTICAL URBANISM SURVEY RESULTS

FEEDBACK ON TARGETED BUSINESSES

The purpose of these communications and meetings are to:

• Update stakeholders on progress and clarify next steps

• Gather feedback on concept design to enable refinements

The appendix at the back of this document includes notes from all the meetings we’ve had so far.



VERS ION 1

DRAFT

1.6

FEEDBACKSCALE 1:400

Reference and project group feedback for Bruce Street

FEEDBACK ON DRAFT CONCEPT DESIGN - BRUCE STREET





FEEDBACK

DIXO

N ST

REET

QUEE

N ST

REET

BRUCE STREET

QE PA

RK

SCALE 1:400

Angled carparks easier

Reference Group

Project Group

Love the rain garden element

Do parallel parks here

We have lots of unused open/green spaces

Extend the cycleway into Queen Street

Encourage the water and nature for our CBD

upgrade. Expose water, natural murals, trees and

planting

Put back exit from New World

Make east New World exit only

Make cycle crossing on Dixon Street signalled

Potential to use pull off space in front of QE Park bus stop for Aratoi/iSITE

Create in and out of carpark via Dixon St?

Consider bus loadingThis can be shady side of street in winter?

Love the timber boardwalk feel

Add angle parks to southern side QE Park

Like the designs but worried about scale

Agree with moving the carparks from front of

Entice

Not liking loss car parking outside Entice

Aratoi can use the Conart lawn for Art space

Love the upgraded streetscape spilling into

Queen Street inviting you in

Ensure turning circle from Bruce from Queen Street

North


3a FEEDBACK ON DRAFT CONCEPT DESIGN - PARK STREET

DIXO

N ST

REET

QUEE

N ST

REET

PARK STREET

QE PA

RK



VERS ION 1

DRAFT

FEEDBACKSCALE 1:400

Reference Group

Change to angle parks outside car dealer

Don’t think people will bring own t-tennis bats

More murals, including on WBS wall in Park St

Bike clusters be good for cyclists to socialise/have

a coffee

Linkage from Chapel all the way to Dixon is great

We must support business by providing easy vehicle access to

commercial

Project Group

Like the material change signal for carparks on

Cricket Street

Any skate equipment to be designed in

collaboration with skate community

Will boardwalks be slippery? Needs to be

safe for elderly

Love the long non-vehicle linkage through multiple

streets from QE Park to Chapel

Some parking here is private, not Council.

Very busy/uninspiring Chapel Street entrance

into this area

Why seating and planting in front of Departmental

Bld? Could invest in Library Square instead.

Link cycleway with SH2 cycle footpath

Make raised table over Queen Street for crossing

Great to have pedestrian space take priority with

no level change

Shared space for crickets street needs to be 30km/

hr


3b FEEDBACK ON DRAFT CONCEPT DESIGN - LOWER QUEEN STREET

QUEEN STREET

QUEEN STREET

PERR

Y ST

REET

BANN

ISTE

R ST

REET

JACK

SON

STRE

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FEEDBACKSCALE 1:300SCALE 1:300

Reference Group

Concern markets could harm retail

Parking will be at a premium on Queen St

side of SH2 so more pedestrian friendly access

Retailers in Queen Street North concerned over

time frame of their upgrade

Potential to do two blocks of Queen rather than

Bruce and Park Streets

Don’t waste space with wheel stops

Seating on sunny side needs shade

Queen St be renamed Bridge St

Trees selected for growth, maintenance, visibility

Public furniture to be functional, with cover and not too exposed

Be mindful of elderly in furniture and path design

Need at least 2.2m for parallel and 5.5m for

angled parks

Project Group

To check plans for all earthquake prone

buildings

Investigate other options than cobbles if moving

crossing. Cobbles an existing problem

Connect to something truly native to the place

Connect materials to this place and its people

Such a short space between crossings why

not create a shared space between and raise entire

area?

Expensive to change road profile

New crossing here is a good idea

Do we keep the Hannah’s crossing or just make the

Charlies Lane the one

Why change parking layout on eastern side, what are the benefits?

Sun?

Covered areas would be a good option for winter +

summer

Add bike racks

• Many people agree that it is good to change the road

layout and modify the parking, but there is concern over

cost which needs to be explored

• There is concern about parking numbers in the central

area east of SH2

• Concern over other blocks becoming the poor cousin to

Lower Queen once it receives an upgrade

• There is strong interest in using a varied material palette

and a planting scheme specific to place to give Queen

Street a sense of place

• Stormwater management is a theme people are excited

about

• Suitable and site-specific furniture and bike parks are a

priority here with people placing an emphasis on wanting

tables and shaded spaces people can use for longer

periods of time e.g. while children play

• Having safe, possibly raised crossings is an idea which was

expressed by several over Queen and or Dixon Streets

• Much support for linkage from QE Park to Chapel Street

• Some concern over angled versus parallel park even

though overall numbers have not reduced

• Interest in ensuring safe entry/exit to Cricket Street and

access for commercial businesses

• People generally like the layout

• There is a lot of excitement surrounding the treatment of

stormwater, pedestrian focused space and shared cycleway

• Angled parking is more supported than parallel for ease

of vehicle movement and there is a desire for bikes and

vehicles to be kept separate

• There were mixed views on the removal of carparking from

Entice Cafe’

• There was support for removing one entry/exit from New

World and other options tabled such as entry/exit on

Dixon and more parking on Dixon Street

• Overall there is much excitement across the entire design

• The key concern that comes up for all three streets is

parking and ease of accessibility for large vehicles –

especially coming in and out of side streets.

• The element which is receiving the most excitement and

positivity is the rain gardens and water management

solutions.

• In terms of retail improvement, there is a concern around

the fact the plans to upgrade this southern sector of the

Town will only strengthen the more ‘thriving’ block some

more, potentially to the detriment of the other two retail

blocks.

• There is lots of support for a cohesive planting strategy,

which takes into consideration the level of maintenance

needed and safety when it comes to visibility.



VERS ION 1

DRAFT

FEEDBACK

LOWER QUEEN STREET BRUCE STREET OVERALL COMMENTS PARK STREET

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The road and street typologiesCHAPTER 4

Modal priorities

The modal priority provides the significance or importance of each mode for the different street types. A higher bar indicates greater priority for the mode in the typology.

The starting modal priorities are to assist in discussions and decision making, especially where space constraints exist. Modal priorities for individual projects can be compared against the starting position and then variations can be considered through the specific place and movement assessment.

Figure 12 highlights how modal priority changes in different typologies; general traffic and deliveries are prioritised in the high movement/low place street types while pedestrians, cyclists and public transport are prioritised in street types where place and pedestrian movement is significant.

For example, on a Single Use Arterial, the modal focus will be on supporting reliable and efficient movement for freight and general traffic, while seeking to mitigate the impacts on communities, in terms of noise, air quality and severance.

On the other hand, on a main street arterial the modal focus will be on delivering improved conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport, ensure service deliveries and to enhance the urban realm.

The street types represent the variety of roles that roads and streets play in a well-functioning and successful city. These may vary across the time of day, and it is important to consider how the modal priorities can also change over the day.

Starting modal priorities have been developed for each street type and the service priorities. The starting priorities are included in Figure 12.

The starting priorities are based on a high-level assessment of the place and movement form and functions expected in the future and consider:

• Place: Land use activities and zones, centre hierarchy, special overlay zones, supporting vision/plans/values for centres and streetscape and other supporting information. This corresponds to the Unitary Plan time horizon.

• Movement: Modal network plans, pedestrian accessibility, road classification, safety metrics and risk analysis, network operating plans, modal deficiency analysis and transport modelling, and supporting plans such as corridor management plans.

• In some cases, there will be integrated land-use and transport documents that will help inform consideration of future typologies and modal priorities in new development areas e.g. Supporting Growth – delivering transport networks

Main Street Arterial

Main Street Connector

Centre Plaza Shared

Mixed Use Arterial

Mixed Use Connector

Centre-local Street

Single Use Arterial

Neighbourh Connector

Local Street

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Pedestrian Public tansport

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Freight Services & delivery

12 10 Healthy Streets Indicators

Clean air

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Easy to cross

Th

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People feel safe Not too noisy

use public transport walk, cycle and

People choose to

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Pedestrians fromall walks of life

Clean air

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Pedestrians fromall walks of life

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use public transport walk, cycle and

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Pedestrians from all walks of life

London’s streets should be welcoming places for everyone to walk, spend time in and engage in community life.

People choose to walk, cycle and use public transport

Walking and cycling are the healthiest and most sustainable ways to travel, either for whole trips or as part of longer journeys on public transport. A successful transport system encourages and enables more people to walk and cycle more often. This will only happen if we reduce the volume and dominance of motor traffic and improve the experience of being on our streets.

Clean air

Improving air quality delivers benefits for everyone and reduces unfair health inequalities.

People feel safe

The whole community should feel comfortable and safe on our streets at all times. People should not feel worried about road danger or experience threats to their personal safety.

Not too noisy

Reducing the noise impacts of motor traffic will directly benefit health, improve the ambience of street environments and encourage active travel and human interaction.

Easy to cross

Making streets easier to cross is important to encourage more walking and to connect communities. People prefer direct routes and being able to cross streets at their convenience. Physical barriers and fast moving or heavy traffic can make streets difficult to cross.

Places to stop and rest

A lack of resting places can limit mobility for certain groups of people. Ensuring there are places to stop and rest benefits everyone, including local businesses, as people will be more willing to visit, spend time in, or meet other people on our streets.

Shade and shelter

Providing shade and shelter from high winds, heavy rain and direct sun enables everybody to use our streets, whatever the weather.

People feel relaxed

A wider range of people will choose to walk or cycle if our streets are not dominated by motorised traffic, and if pavements and cycle paths are not overcrowded, dirty, cluttered or in disrepair.

Things to see and do

People are more likely to use our streets when their journey is interesting and stimulating, with attractive views, buildings, planting and street art and where other people are using the street. They will be less dependent on cars if the shops and services they need are within short distances so they do not need to drive to get to them.

10 Healthy Streets Indicators

Healthy Streets for London 13

Source: Lucy Saunders

Reducing the use of the private car and increasing the number of people walking, cycling and using public transport has the potential to transform London and improve the lives of all those who live in, work in and visit the city.

The Healthy Streets Approach will make London a healthier, more sustainable, safer, more connected and, ultimately, more successful city for all Londoners.

A healthy city Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are creating one of the most serious public health challenges of our time. The easiest way for most Londoners to stay active is by walking or cycling as part of their daily travel. Two 10-minute periods of brisk walking or cycling a day is enough to get the level of physical activity recommended to avoid the greatest health risks associated with inactivity. At present, only about a third of adults in the capital are reporting this level of activity. It is our ambition for all Londoners to walk or cycle for 20 minutes every day.

This is not a small challenge, but more than 90 per cent of Londoners already walk each week, so we are building on a strong foundation. This shift in activity will see noticeable improvements in the health of Londoners, through improved mental wellbeing and a reduced risk of chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Chapter 2

Why Healthy Streets?

A person who is active every day reduces their risk of 6:

If all Londoners walked or cycled for 20 minutes a day, this would save

this would save almost

hip fractures

85,000dementia

19,200 depression

18,800 cardiovascular disease

16,400 stroke

6,700 type 2 diabetes

4,800 colorectal cancer

1,500 breast cancer

1,300

in NHS treatment costs over 25 years and would contribute to fewer of the following :

20%

20-35%

20-35%

35-50%

30-50%

36-68%

20-30%

20-35%Alzheimer’s disease

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To help guide the layout of space, background

research can reinforce design ideas or support

thinking where change can often be perceived

as negative.

Documents such as the Auckland Transports

‘Roads and Streets Framework’, Transport for

London’s ‘Healthy Streets for London’ and

books ‘Cities for People’ and ‘Global Street

Design Guide’ are such examples.

The ‘Roads and Streets Framework’ shows

the significance of each mode for different

street types. A high bar indicates a greater

priority. Looking at significance helps guide

the weighting each mode should be given on

each street. Two 10-minute periods of brisk walking or cycling a day is enough

to get the level of physical activity recommended to avoid the

greatest health risks associated with inactivity. Great data to

support active commuting and town centre movement.

TFL - Healthy Streets for London

Transport for London has produced the ‘10 Healthy Streets

Indicators’, which provides a useful checklist to note as the

designs begin to take shape.

Safe Streets save lives.

Global Street Design Guide

“Multimodal streets serve more people. Great street designs

move, hold, and serve more people within the same space”.

Global Street Design Guide

Bruce Street

Park Street

Lower Queen Street

“People stay in a place if it is a beautiful, meaningful and pleasant place to be. The good city has similarities to a good party: the guests stay on because they are enjoying themselves”.

Jan Gehl - Cities for People





BACKGROUND DATA1.7

DESIGN ELEMENTS



VERS ION 1

DRAFT





2.0

CONCEPT PALETTE - PLANTING

• The planting is an opportunity to showcase Mastertons natural heritage and ensure heritage is a key part of the town centre upgrade. This by drawing on both the native species which once stood and the cultural overlays that have formed part of history since. This means looking to historical map overlays which show how ‘Bunnys Bush’ sat over the southern part of town. The introduction of Queen Elizabeth Park and the surrounding pastoral landscape and finally the influence of the storm-water network and how the Town Drain was introduced to alleviate flooding issues.

• Planting can vary through the three streets to give diversity to the town centre, link the space to its heritage values while having an overall structure which feels cohesive.

• The plant palette is to be guided by the items below where appropriate;

Ecological - berries, seeds, nectar, invertebrate habitat, bee pollen/nectar supplying plants

Aesthetic - colour change, seed head, wind effect, flower, contrasting, habit, form

Functional - low maintenance, robust, frost hardy, shade tolerant, wet/drought tolerant, shape/form

Cultural - local iwi, European history, surrounding pastoral landscape

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• Material choices include;

New - new materials selected to achieve the desired outcome of the space, including seating and the groundplane elements. Where new materials are proposed the re-useability should be examined as well as ability to be locally supplied or fabricated.

Reuse - where-ever practical, recycled or materials that can be reused should be considered to reduced the embodied energy of the town centre upgrade.

Water - materials and form which allows greater permeability, readability and treatment should be considered where possible, to increase the centres resilience against flooding. This to raise awareness and champion change for future town centre investment.

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Form - the form of plant beds and pedestrian areas in the urban centre of town to take more linear /geometrical forms cognisant of restricted space and ability to move greater numbers of visitors and the community. Further from the centre these forms can become less geometrical and more park like.

Groundplane -given the flat nature of the town centre, raising the ground plane through planter beds or raised areas with seating is an opportunity to give structure and interest to larger spaces such as Park Street.

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• Furniture must be composed of a coordinated palette of elements positioned in a rational way to ensure easy pedestrian movement and respond to the function of their location.

• Furniture is an opportunity to express the identity and culture of Masterton and ensure the breath of the community are

• Public artwork adds interest and colour to a town centre and helps to celebrate identity. The use of art can identify heritage components, provide way-finding and reveal cultural narratives. There is opportunity to engage with iwi and local artists to enable artwork and to celebrate Mastertons heritage and culture.



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• Good lighting must be provided to ensure the safety of the whole community

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Tech - Lighting can be multifunctional. There is opportunity to understand local data, include cameras, wifi, speakers and car charging locations.

CPTED and Personal Security – Good lighting can reduce the occurrence of antisocial behaviour and likelihood of pedestrians being mugged or assaulted. Lighting levels should be sufficient to enable a pedestrian to recognise a known face at a distance of approximately 15m.

Attractiveness – Attractive well-lit public space can also have a positive effect on behaviour contributing to safer environments and decreasing vandalism.

Orientation – It is important that people can navigate and select safe routes through public space and clearly identify entry and egress points

Colour – The colour appearance of town centre lighting is important to consider and will ensure that people can more accurately sense the correct colours, size and shapes of objects.

Uniformity and Dark Shadows - Uniformity can be managed to reduce dark spots and shadows through luminaire output, mounting height, spacing, having multiple light sources, the height and angle.

Glare - Glare can impact on both pedestrian safety and experience by affecting vision (blinding) and or distracting.

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THE NEXT STEPS

DEC 2018 JAN 2019 JAN 2019 FEB 2019 MARCH 2019 APRIL 2019NOV 2018 NOV 2018 DEC 2018

REFERENCE GROUP MEETING

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PROJECT TEAM CONFERENCE CALL


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WE ARE HERE

CONCEPT DESIGN DEVELOPED DESIGN

Review reference group feedback on design approach

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After considering feedback from the concept design, the next steps will be to progress the project into developed design. Here the plans will become more refined with input from civil engineers and costing to test design thinking.



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Aaron Bacher

Overall

• Connect to something truly native to the place

• Look for a way to connect the materials, etc. of the finished streets to this place and its people

• Evoke and create some character of the space and the places we are doing up

• Bruce Street

• Angled carparks easier

• Love the rain garden element

• Love the timber boardwalk feel

• Love the upgraded streetscape spilling onto Queen Street and inviting you in

• Agree with removing carparks from in front of Entice

Park Street

• Like the material change signal for carparks on cricket street

• Love the long non-vehicle linkage through multiple streets from QE Park to Chapel

• Great to have pedestrian space experience take priority with no level change

Lower Queen Street

• Support as much green as possible, this was a strong mandate from many youth and maori

REFERENCE AND PROJECT GROUP FEEDBACK

Aaron Slight

Bruce Street

• Extend cycle way to Queen Street

• Put exit back from New World

• Bus or loading bay for Ara Toi

• Do angle not 90 degree parks

• Do parallel parks on southern side as footpath already wide enough and green space in Conart

• Put angle park along eastern boundary of Q/E Park

Park Street

• Change to angle parks in eastern portion outside car dealer

• Don’t think people will bring their own table tennis bats

Lower Queen Street

• Concern markets could harm retail

• Don’t waste space with wheelstops

• Need at least 2.2m for parallel parks and 5.5m long for angle parks

Bex Johnson

• ‘Kiwi Magic’ – talk to lands trust about whether there might be an option to look at this area for expansion/buildings as they have in the CBD that be present opportunities for partnership for CBD development

• Don Luciano – Parklet upgrade. Ensure that it is communicated to the public that Marvin is investing in this as there have been grumbles from ratepayers about losing carparks and that his business is the only one being benefited. There have also been comments about traffic congestion on that corner. Remove cones as they are not welcoming

• Public furniture – should be functional and site-specific. Seating needs cover and not be too exposed.

• We need to be mindful of the aging demographic with everything we do. Furniture and paths must work for the elderly and mobility scooters

• Cars, access, and parking take precedence over bikes. We need to ensure we cater to all modes of transport. We need to be minding of safety with cycle access

• Bike park clusters in town would be good spaces for cyclists to congregate and socialise/have a coffee

• We must support businesses by incorporating easy vehicle access to commercial businesses

• I don’t support ‘play parks’ in the CBD that take the form of skating, basketball etc.. We should drive this sort of activity to the north end of town where the current skate park is. This type of activity in the CBD does not support business and creates noise and can be disruptive for shoppers and businesses.

• Seating on the sunny side of the street needs shade

• Storm water – I fully support this being a theme, expose it and create water features

• Queen Street should be renamed Bridge St and for water to be the main theme

• Keep tree growth and maintenance in mind when selecting trees. Visibility needed for both shoppers and cars is a safety issue

• Angle street parking where possible as it takes up less space and is easier to get in to

• More murals. I would like to see a similar effect to the on beside paper plus on the WBS wall in park Street and other walls in town

• Blue and green – encourage working the blue (water) and green (nature) colours for our CBD upgrade. Exposing water, natural murals, trees and plantings

• Lets lighten and brighten, get creative with it

David Hedley

• Once retail and first floor spaces are filled up over the coming months and years –parking is likely to be at a premium on the Queen Street side of SH1 and Dixon Street boundaries so more friendly pedestrian access to Queen must be provided across, particularly in Chapel Street

• Active engagement with Transit NZ is crucial around this

• Retailers in Hedleys block are concerned over becoming the poorer cousin to Lower Queen Street with the upgrade only strengthening the Lower Queen block further to the detriment of other two retail blocks

• Makes sense for Council to push forward with other two retail blocks as soon as possible, potentially moving monies from Park and Bruce as Queen Street pay most rates.

• An indication of time to upgrade lower two blocks should be given

• Risk of losing the colourful independent stores which provide a point of difference to the homogeneous retail landscape





David Hopman

Bruce Street

• Ensure turning circle correct into Bruce from Queen Street north

• Make east new world exit only

• Make cycle crossing on Dixon Street signalled

• Park Street

• Link cycleway with SH2 cycle footpath

• Make raised table over Queen Street for crossing

• Shared space for Cricket street entry/exit need speed restriction – 30km/hr

• Cyclist safety of crossing signalled but this is expensive

• Large trucks need access to Cricket Street

• Lower Queen Street

• Expensive to change road profile

• Why change the parking layout on eastern side, what are the benefits – sun?

• New crossing point at 10 O’clock cookie is a good idea

• Such a short space between crossings why not create a shared space between and raise entire area?

Graham McClymont

• Not liking the loss of parking spots outside Entice

• If Aratoi needed arts space they have the unused courtyard, the lawn at Conart etc.

• We have lots of unused open/ green spaces

• I think we are risking too many underused spaces

• I like the designs but worried about the scale

Jonathan Hooker

• The plan for Bruce does meet the objective re the greening up. I wouldn’t get too hung up about needing to label the extra space as designated cycle lane space though.

• Early discussion with New World as to how the car parking entrance-exit may look, and where extra car parks might be created nearby – maybe a discussion with Lands Trust?

• The linkage from Chapel all the way through to Dixon is great.

• I’m still unsure of the Big Save carpark configuration and how that links in.

• The southern Queen area fits the objectives, but it requires a radical change to the road surface Great idea but I think an early discussion with David Hopman is important in case the cost is prohibitive.

• Do we keep the Hannah’s crossing or just make the Charlies Lane the one?

Shanna

Materials – I see an image of metals seats, small detail but I consideration around heat and the seamlessness with environment will need to be considered (I’m sure they are already!)

Bruce street

• There was reference to the Entice side of the street being the ’sunny’ side. I’m not sure this is the case? My perception is that the south side is often quite dark and gloomy, especially in winter

• Has there been thought to creating both the in and out of the carpark via Dixon St?

• Is the footpath on the north side between carparks and New World retained?

• Outside Aratoi is currently used as a bus stop for tour buses (close to the iSite) will need to consider relocating this? Potentially we use the pull off space in front of QE Park for this instead with a pedestrian crossing across to the isite?

Park Street

• Love the idea of the full end-to-end connection from Chapel to Dixon, but some questions that might come up; not sure if all the carpark in front of the Departmental building is Council, I think some is private. Chapel St is a very busy and uninspiring ‘entrance’ into this area. May be considered unsafe? Why is there an emphasis on putting seating and plantings in front of departmental building? Does this have heritage value? Some may ask why we don’t invest in the library square instead.

• Park St itself – the lawyers will be concerned about not having parks right outside their business and

Southeys losing the corner aspect of the site – both could be mitigated with answers around planting height

• Might seem a silly question, but will the boardwalks be slippery? I know we will have a lot of elderly that will be concerned with this

• Any skate equipment should be designed in collaboration with the skating community

Queen St

• We need to answer the questions about whether we know of any plans for heritage buildings re. earthquake status

• Covered areas would be a good option…for both winter and summer

• May want to consider addition of bike racks? Relocating the Bannister crossing further south, we should investigate alternatives to cobbles as this is a key problem for current crossings

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WBS

• Anything that will beautify is good

• Plant something that was a little prettier than grasses and flaxes etc

• Could put water tank underground planter beds in there. Catch all the water from our roof.

• The more we can cater for young people in a positive way the better

• The people that are walking on this street are people that need to be kept occupied

• Like variation in texture and look makes for an interesting space. Some sort of modern paving etc.

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NEW WORLD

• Our town is dying. Too many empty shops potentially bring in what you don’t want. We don’t need cheap shops.

• Carparks - is the biggest Achilles heel for this site. Doesn’t matter what I do in this store chances are I will always be number 3 (supermarket in Masterton) because I’ve only got x amount of carparks. Whenever there’s a function there’s a challenge.

• Look and feel looks pretty cool (concept design)

• Piece of me that says...if you did this (boardwalk)… Where is this path leading me? How do you tie it all in?

TARGETED BUSINESS FEEDBACK

• Restructure (ConArt) in a different way so we have ten bars, cafe etc. Could have a beer while we’re looking at the space.

• Take climate and convenience into consideration.

• Not too concerned about carpark layout/changes

• Angle carparks (in New World carpark) don’t make sense...harder to get into from one end. Disagree with the 90 degree parking.

MASTERTON LANDS TRUST

• Park St - linking through to public parking by department building and making people more aware of it is positive.

• Consider encroachment licenses... Make it easy and free of charge, maybe not 7 days

• Advertise public parking re. Warehouse Stationery

• Landscaping needs will need a boost.

• Large trees are a problem around building. Leaves from trees do land on rooves.

PERC Y MCFA ZDEAN (DEPARTMENTAL BUILDING OWNER)

• Connection through chapel through to Dixon St is good

• Redevelopment of ground floor (departmental building) and refurbishment on the cards, also considering greenspace between library and departmental building.

• Opportunity for main thoroughfare on the opposite side of the building – north side of departmental building, Terry Faulkner owns neighbouring side.

• What is the opportunity for the parking? Can we take some of Council parks?

• Potentially crossing across Chapel Street to fast-food hub?

• Northern end of Queen Street becomes business hub?? Think Brookfield

• Seen areas elsewhere where the road just looks like the footpath – that looks appealing.

• Interested in development outside the Council building...it’s a sunny spot, people do congregate out there (building owned by Percy).

AUTOPAINT

• Happy with cricket street remaining open and two-way traffic down Park

• Mobility scooters down Park Street - need to enable the width for them.

• Shared cycleway?

• Looking at a skate park?

• Concerns about people skating down the road.

• Night markets were really cool

• Need to make sure turning area into cricket street is wide enough to allow for larger vehicles

KIWI MAGIC

• Concerned about width of street not enabling traffic

• Predict issues with removal of carparks outside Entice

• No issues with boardwalk/art style concept

• Would like to have a discussion about restricted parking and angle parking on Northern end of Queen Street

SOUTHEY’S

• We see Park Street as a quiet area, we are businesses and activity areas that are available elsewhere are not necessary here.

• Vandalism comes about from hiding things. Eg tall trees keep things out of sight.

• I’m ok with the green area...garden style green area. Other functions need to go out where they are, out of the business area.

• We experienced bad language, one incident of graffiti. Kids with bad language discourage customers. Customers subjected to noisey activity – they will think twice about getting their vehicle serviced here if that’s the experience they have.

• Completely opposed to any skateable furniture

• I’m opposed to noisey activity. Classy is quiet.

WCM

• Our biggest concern was having the road open and parking and this wouldn’t compromise that.

• The problem we have here is the problem we had last time. You have skateboards crashing outside, there was a guy skating yesterday in the middle of the street. For the reason they’ve been banned in the main street (skateboards) is true for park St.

• What we found was when you get groups of kids hanging around trying to entertain themselves they gravitate into Cricket Street.

• We had clients who were not happy about walking through a throng of people.





• Concentrating noisey activities. We don’t need activities of the sort that have been suggested.

• We don’t agree with that strategy (to engage youth in Park Street), this is a commercial business district. If you wanted activities have them there and have them in the park.

• The concept of a boulevard is fantastic.

• Park Street is not a priority, it’s fine as it is. I’d like to see some more planting but that’s it.

• It wasn’t just intrusive it was sufficient so that we couldn’t conduct business.

• The night market is great, except when you wanted to come in and conduct business.

• The noisy activities are the problem.

• Trying to insist on some sort of activities is misguided and inappropriate.

• Signage is a problem on the street...

• Pedestrian crossing needs to look.

• Absolutely no trouble with it at all aside from the activities.

• Vandalism that the feral element might like to interact with. Sculpture is something that

• Noughts and crosses and chess of that sort that causes people to congregate and is therefore noisey.

• If Councillors are of the view that they would like to have these opportunities we would like to know

sooner so we can take some action to safeguard against it.

• Traffic through cricket street driving through groups if children. Aren’t there safety concerns?

• Market was very successful, provided it was after hours. We’re the minority interest clearly.

• Maybe there was consultation and we should have been involved but we didn’t.

HEALTH CENTRE

• No raised entrance into Park Street - we have elderly drivers and that will make it hard for them.

• Games - the noise disrupted businesses with the noise. We have to close the doors.

• Had to close the doors, language and the shouting.

• We do surgery at the front of the building and that isn’t suitable for noise.

• Elderly were very nervous of the youth.

• Practitioners down the side of the wall on cricket street have nervous patients.

• Connect 4 and Jenga is fine.

• Use of the balls into the traffic created safety concerns.

• Active space down WBS would be workable.

• Emergency services - can’t come into the laneways because of the gutters.

• Access point on Park st into Parkview does encourage people to cut that corner.

• Impact on other Cricket Street access points, the sightlines coming out at of cricket street.

• Could we change the parking in park street to angle parking? Perhaps wheelchair parking. Angle parking on the north side of Park Street.

• Even cricket street free car park is full most of the time.

• Need a restful place for older people. Seating would be nice. The play things should be put somewhere else. No one’s going to play if you can go over there.

• Night markets were great, not for 4pm.

• Question - felt it was to get people engaged in the space. There are facilities elsewhere that are elsewhere that are permanent and better suited. Doesn’t necessarily need to be skate park or basketball. Those things are well resourced in other areas.

KING & HENRY

• Its far better than what it was

• Accessway into cricket street is important, driving is back to what it was, therefore I’ve got no problem with it.

• If it doesn’t achieve its goal, will Council revert it to what it was?

• Strongly disagrees with feedback in the survey and observations that Play on Park was well utilised.

CONART

• Very positive and very keen to be involved

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