If you haven’t already, you’re running out of time to put a submission in for Skypath with submissions closing today.
If you want the full details of the proposal you can find all of the details here.
Submitting is really important as some of the locals (but not all) on either side of the bridge are opposed to the project as highlighted in this piece from One News a few days ago.
You may recall our friends at Generation Zero created an easy submission form to fill in. Fantastically yesterday they were able to announce that over 10,000 people had filled it in showing their support for the project. That’s a massive response and more than the council received of the Unitary Plan last year.
If you still want to make a submission this is the quickest and easiest way. They’ve also put together this info.
5 Reasons Why You Should Submit
1. The Skypath will provide much needed transport choices by providing a long overdue walking and cycling link between the North Shore and the City.
2. The Skypath will be a great way to encourage cycling. It will connect the two sides of the harbour allowing people to commute or for a Sunday ride.
3. It will be easily accessible with great work done by the Skypath Trust to accommodate all stakeholders.
4. The best thing about it though is that it’ll be amazing iconic attraction for Auckland.
5. There’s one thing we think that should be changed and that’s it’s opening hours. We think it should be open till midnight rather than closing at 10PM. If you support this make sure to tick the box to add it to your submission.
Please also share the submission form with friends, the link is http://www.generationzero.org/skypath+
Update: Generation Zero say that around 11,500 used their submission form and the council have said they received over 4000 directly meaning probably close to 16,000 submissions for this fantastic project.
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if you missed the 5PM deadline, the advice from Chris Darby’s facebook page is to put a submission in anyway and ask that it be considered as a late submission
I’d like to say thanks to all the many who submitted in favour. Humbling and encouraging.
You’re welcome. Have been 100% behind this since the first time I heard of it.
an opportunity for crowd funding Skypath in the Environment Court if the local residents appeal? I’d certainly donate
Good idea.
More dingbat NIMBY videos please; so funny.
Nimbys are and were everywhere.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/65329495/Wellingtons-beloved-cable-car-faced-opposition-when-first-proposed
If the residents appeal to the environment court is there an automatic injunction on construction or can sky path make a start on building in parallel to any court action? It would be a shame if residents could hold it up for another 12-18 months in the face of overwhelming support.
If appealed, no physical works can be done until appeals are settled. But the applicant, with a positive initial decision in hand, could start the remaining design & preparation work with much greater certainty, and with a clear indication of what extra work and mitigation is likely to be needed.
This path should have been built at least 50 years ago when Auckland Harbor Bridge was built! No road should ever be built that prohibits pedestrian and cyclist access.
Auckland Harbor Bridge Shared Path (Skypath) should be toll free. I am totally against parking meters, tolls on roads and other forms of user pays. This money should be paid in taxes and rates.