Have your say on walking/cycling routes
Council is considering making upgrades to improve access to and from Wairau Hospital from the Taylor River Reserve.
The Wairau Hospital Travel Survey has been put together by Marlborough Roads and Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora, Nelson Marlborough.
It seeks to gain feedback from the community on the best route, with safety for users being the primary focus.
Feedback needs to be submitted before 9 April 2024, via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/5F6f0TNk1V
Hard copies can be filled in at the Blenheim Health Hub reception and the Wairau Hospital reception.
Marlborough Roads Multi Modal Advisor Charlotte Campbell-Lamerton is also working on several other initiatives to improve overall safety for Marlburians and visitors who choose walking or biking as their primary form of transport.
Alongside the Wairau Hospital access survey, she would like to encourage people to report walking or cycling-related crashes or near misses online at www.marlborough.govt.nz/recreation/cycling-and-walking/cycling/report-a-crash-or-near-miss
Reports help create a clear indication of ‘hotspots’ in the region, where road safety could potentially be improved.
“It’s about transport choices, and about people who choose to use a bicycle, or walking, as their preferred choice of getting in and out of the CBD,” Charlotte says. “It would be brilliant if they had a safe environment - roads are for everyone, not just vehicles.”
Charlotte has reinstated a monthly newsletter which will keep subscribers up to date with what’s happening in the region in the cycling, walking and roads space.
Formerly known as the Bike Walk Newsletter, the first issue in nearly two years was released this month. Go to www.marlborough.govt.nz/recreation/cycling-and-walking