https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/07/29/have-your-say-a-new-cycle-connection-to-waimak/ Regular people riding bicycles Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/07/29/have-your-say-a-new-cycle-connection-to-waimak/#comment-26281 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:33:17 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=19608#comment-26281 The multi-criteria assessment mentions that the preferred option involves land purchases near the Hellers plant. This to me implies that the construction of the path is not necessarily restricted by the current shoulder/berm, but may lead to a widening of the road corridor.
Here is a thing that is slightly odd (disclaimer: this is not going to be a huge “they just do what they want” conspiracy theory, just a more amusing observation, because I realise that neither the preparatory work nor the consultation restricts the political decision taken by the council): the multi-criteria assessment ascribes weight to some factors such as “Social Safety, Comfort & Attractiveness” or “Road Safety” but the consultation also asks the submitters how important these things are to them. Seems to me a more coherent approach would have been to assess the importance of these factors first before ascribing a weight to them in the multi-criteria assessment.
Anyways, obviously a great project, and as mentioned elsewhere, I am looking forward to be able to get to Kaiapoi and Rangiora easily and spend my money on refreshment.

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