Dear David,

We acknowledge receipt of your request for official information dated 30 September 2019 regarding Royal Oak Roundabout.

We are processing your request according to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. You will receive a decision within 20 working days after the receipt of your request by Auckland Transport, as required by the Act. The expected due date for a decision is XXXX. Please note this is the maximum response time and we will endeavour to respond to you sooner.

If you have any further queries, please contact us on (09) 355 3553 during business hours, quoting Local Government Official Information request number CAS-1168474-Z7R4Z6.

Kind regards,
Simran | Customer Liaison Specialist
Auckland Transport
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Harton <[FYI request #11327 email]>
Sent: Monday, 30 September 2019 12:32 p.m.
To: AT Official Information (AT) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Royal Oak Roundabout - Walking and Cycling

Dear Auckland Transport,

I refer to the project to upgrade the Royal Oak Roundabout.

Please provide the comments by the walking and cycling subject experts made when reviewing the conceptual design of this roundabout. This refers to the design circulated within AT for comments to be incorporated into the design which was published for consultation recently.
If these experts were not consulted please explain why.
If these comments were not incorporated into the design please explain why.

Thanks a lot.

Yours faithfully,
Dave Harton

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Kia ora David 

 

I’m the LGOIMA Business Partner who’s looking into your official
information request

My name is Cameron and I’m a LGOIMA Business Partner at Auckland
Transport. I’m responsible for looking into the official information
request you made on 30/09/2019.

We are in the approval stage and estimate the information will be ready by
8 November 2019.

You are able to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
 

If you need to provide us with more information relevant to your request
or you have any questions, simply reply to this email leaving the subject
line as it is. We’ll make sure this information is added to your case.

 

 

Ngā mihi

Cameron 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

Auckland Transport

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

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Kia ora David 

I’ve attached the official information you asked for

Please find: 

* Auckland Transport - CAS-1168474-Z7R4Z6
* Active modes Responses from internal stakeholders - Engineers response
20190805
* Active modes Responses from internal stakeholders - Engineers response
2018
* Email Correspondence - LGOIMA - CAS-1168474-Z7R4Z6
* MIP1718-235 drawing

I would like to take the time to apologies for the lack of communication
and any confusion my previous decision email may have caused.
The wording on my decision email was not clear and should have stated
"Your request has been approved and we are collating the information. We
estimate that it will be ready for release on the 8 November".
Sadly, the time frame was underestimated and I should have followed up
with an update. Apologies once again for any frustrations this may have
caused.

Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request appropriately,
you are able to make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman in
accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and seek an investigation
and review in regard to this matter. You can contact the Ombudsman at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

Cameron 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

Auckland Transport

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

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Hi David,

 

Thanks for the email.

I spoke with the business unit and addressed the points below:

 

    • The attachment from Brittany Morgan mentioned in emails (“A” below)

               This report is now attached. Apologies in missing this,
this needed reading through the correspondence.

               The safety review does mention recommendations for cycling
infrastructure, however no indication of these are provided in Appendix E
(concept with recommendation markups).

 

    • Documentation of the decision not to include cycling safety in the
design of the roundabout (“B” below)

               The documentation of this is covered in the consultation
with the engineer’s feedback – which has been provided, and related to my
comments on the next point.

As mentioned in the response, this project is identified on a connected
communities route with intent for long-term integrated corridor
improvements. Because of this, the proposal’s intent is to be an interim
treatment.  It will improve safety for all vulnerable road users, buy
lowering entry and exit speeds, and providing enhanced pedestrian priority
at the crossings.

 

    • Missing table row (first row only provided)  from Walking & Cycling
Planning (“C” below)

This is extract from the consultation summary related to any walking and
cycling teams at the time of consultation. The table shows that the
Walking and Cycling planning team was sent a consultation request, but no
response was received within the required timeframe. Thus, the “feedback”
and “engineers response” sections are left blank.

 

In regards to “...We do not have plans for cycleways in this area in the
near future.”, this was from Walking and Cycling in 2018.  The 2019
internal consultation was run again in May, post-project enable, however I
went seeking information from the active modes SME in the planning team.
The response given indicated that this intersection on a proposed cycle
network (ACN), however this is not officially published on AT’s website.

 

Kind regards

Cameron Kirchoff | LGOIMA – Business Partner
Auckland Transport

Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142

P 09 355 3553 | E [1][email address] or
[2][email address]

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Harton <[10][FOI #11327 email]>
Sent: Monday, 25 November 2019 1:37 p.m.
To: AT Official Information (AT) <[11][email address]>
Subject: Re: Here’s the official information you asked for (case number
CAS-1168474-Z7R4Z6 ) CRM:00m

 

Dear AT Official Information (AT),

Thank you very much for the response, however this appears to be
incomplete, in particular I require the following documents from :

    • The attachment from Brittany Morgan mentioned in emails (“A” below)

    • Documentation of the decision not to include cycling safety in the
design of the roundabout (“B” below)

    • Missing table row (first row only provided)  from Walking & Cycling
Planning (“C” below)

 

There appears to be inconsistencies in the response, in that email from
Winston Gee “...We do not have plans for cycleways in this area in the
near future.” This conflicts with the statement in the official response,
ie “Given that this intersection is likely to be part of the proposed
Auckland Cycle Network, it was agreed that it is best to proceed with the
interim safety measures to deal with the immediate safety risk at this
intersection.”

 

We also require the reasons that there was no feedback at all in any of
the documents specifically mentioning cycling-related issues with the
roundabout design, with one exception, ie the report from Brittany Morgan
that was not included (“A” above). In fact cycling was not mentioned a
single time except in relation to the missing report.

 

Specific References:

 

Document - Auckland Transport CAS 1168474 Z7R4Z6.pdf

Quoting:

“Consultation was undertaken twice over the project lifetime with relevant
experts representing cycling and walking modes.”

“This resulted in further discussion and optioneering to ensure this
interim safety measure is aligned with the upcoming Connected Communities
programme which is a longer-term integrated corridor initiative with the
aim to improve people moving capacity, safety and support transport
choices...”

“There were also discussions on whether further cycle infrastructure
should be provided now, leading into the intersection and at the
intersection. Given that this intersection is likely to be part of the
proposed Auckland Cycle Network, it was agreed that it is best to proceed
with the interim safety measures to deal with the immediate safety risk at
this intersection. The longer-term solutions proposed through the future
Connected Communities programme would provide the wider cycling solutions
that integrate along the corridor and align with the outcomes of the
Auckland Cycle Network.”

 

B – we require the information that documents this decision, particularly
from walking and cycling

 

Document - Active modes Responses from internal stakeholders Engineers
response 2018.pdf Walking & Cycling Specialist row from the table - no
mention of cycling at all in this document.

 

Walking & Cycling Planning- only the title of the row appears in the
document

 

C – Please include the missing row in this table

 

Document - Active modes Responses from internal stakeholders Engineers
response 20190805.pdf

 

Design Standards - Active Modes - no mention of cycling in the response

 

Document - Re_Royal Oak RBT.pdf

 

“From: Alan Meharry (AT)

To: Winston Gee (AT)

Subject: Re: Royal Oak RBT

Date: Wednesday, 18 July 2018 20:56:51

Hi Winston

...We do not have plans for cycleways in this area in the near future.

Alan”

 

“From: Winston Gee (AT)

Sent: Friday, 13 July 2018 5:53 p.m.

To: Alan Meharry (AT) <[12][email address]>

Subject: RE: Royal Oak RBT

Hi Alan,

Attached is the safety review of the Royal Oak roundabout. Please note the
cycling-related suggestions in the report.”

 

A – Missing report

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David Harton

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Kia ora David 

 

I’ve attached the official information you asked for

 

Please find: 

 

* Auckland Transport - CAS-1168474-Z7R4Z6

* Active modes Responses from internal stakeholders - Engineers response

20190805

* Active modes Responses from internal stakeholders - Engineers response

2018

* Email Correspondence - LGOIMA - CAS-1168474-Z7R4Z6

* MIP1718-235 drawing

 

I would like to take the time to apologies for the lack of communication 
and any confusion my previous decision email may have caused.

The wording on my decision email was not clear and should have stated 
"Your request has been approved and we are collating the information. We 
estimate that it will be ready for release on the 8 November".

Sadly, the time frame was underestimated and I should have followed up 
with an update. Apologies once again for any frustrations this may have 
caused.

 

Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request
appropriately,  you are able to make a complaint to the Office of the
Ombudsman in  accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and seek an
investigation  and review in regard to this matter. You can contact the
Ombudsman at 
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Ngā mihi

 

Cameron 

 

LGOIMA Business Partner 

 

Auckland Transport

 

20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

 

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