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Summerland Primary School
Safe School Speed Zone
Trial report

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Safe School Speed Zone Programme Vision

Implement Slower speeds outside schools to Improve real and perceived safety of streets near school entrances for all road users and increase
active school travel.
Problem
•  Driving speeds near school entrances is often above the posted speed limit and puts children at risk
•  Reported near misses make walking and cycling feel unsafe
•  Perceptions of safety are a key barrier to active school travel
•  Currently approx. 256,800 school students in Auckland
Overarching vision for the programme outcome:
Design, implement and test solutions to reduce operating speeds to 30KM per hour near school entrances to improve real and perceived safety
for VRU and therefore increase active mode school journeys

Key outcomes
•  Reduce operating speed to 30km/hr or less outside the school
•  Improve safety of vulnerable road users and increase the perception of safety. Contribute to long-term shifts in active transport.
•  Reduce dangerous vehicle movements, and to raise driver awareness that they are close to a school.

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Background
This Auckland-based trial programme was initially developed as an intervention during the Auckland Covid level 2 Lockdown. Schools opened
to children of essential workers and while vehicle numbers were significantly lower than during pre-covid am and pm peak- vehicle speeds were
perceived as higher and there was also a requirement for the school gate entrance to provide the ability for social distancing. An application
was presented to WK for funding to implement slower speeds and wider footpaths to decrease operating speeds near school entrances and
provide the ability for social distancing at school gates. Funding was converted to the Innovating streets fund due to the timing of the fund
becoming available. Initially 10 school were suggested, however this was revised to 4 schools to meet the funding levels provided. Any
infrastructure changes implemented will be complimented by a behaviour change programme, including education and promotion.

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4 Schools were approached and selected to participate- lower number selected due to capacity and ability to contact schools during Covid
Lockdowns. While the intention to provide social distancing at the schools’ gate was in the initial proposal- this became un-necessary due to the
Covid restrictions lifting.
•  Summerland Primary School
•  Glenfield primary
•  Birkdale Primary
•  Grey Lynn School
These Tactical approaches are an opportunity to decrease driving speeds near school gates and also contribute to wider benefits of active
travel to school and community place-making. This was also an opportunity to be proactive and not wait for injuries to accumulate before
solutions are developed.

School motivations for participating in the programme

•  Increase active mode travel to school
•  Improved safety outside the school gate
•  Decreased operating speeds mean that in the event of a crash involving a school student there is the potential for any injuries to be
minimised or at least less serious.

Design objectives/principles
•  Build an environment to support decreased operating speeds near school entrances
•  Increase visibility of school children around the school
•  Increase awareness for drivers that they are approaching a school environment
•  Make the school gate environment more attractive for pedestrians and cyclists
•  Achieve safe system traffic speed where appropriate and make it more consistent.
•  Improve people’s ability to cross the road safely.

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•  Support with high quality education to increase active modes, and tailor to the community needs

Situation and scope
Engagement and consultation by trialling solutions, iterations have been made to designs along the way  to ensure that the final design makes
sense in its context, addresses the issue, and can be converted into a permanent solution and this plan’s focus is on communication and
engagement that will inform school, school community, local residents and stakeholders of the implementation phase pending on a final funding
decision.

Summerland Primary – Co- design

Summerland Primary co-design group included, residents, staff representatives from Summerland Primary, Summerland Kindergarten, and
Bear Park Day Care Centre, parents/family members of students.
The co-design group worked together to identify issues and concerns they observed at the beginning and end of each school day, along with
observations based on outside of peak times.
The design was reviewed by the co-design group, and then implemented with temporary infrastructure, to enable iterations of the design during
the trial. Feedback during the trial was received from members of the school community, wider community, and from observations made by
traffic engineers during the trial.

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The initial design – co-designed with the community.

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Engagement feedback during the trial
The following feedback was received during the trial. Please note that identifying factors, such as name, email address/street address have
been removed from the data.
Changes were made during the trial based on feedback and observations. The scale of change is indicated in the central column.

Scale of
Feedback/Observation/Change Proposal
change
Assessment of change (Justification for Scale)
The application of NSAAT in front of property 51 Harvest Drive to be put on
hold to allow parking for mobility van parking to col ect student for school.
To be reviewed at monitoring stage.
(Feedback via email, fol ow up phone call and site visit)
Minor
Does not change overall scheme
Added line marking to direct pedestrian inside the kerb build out
(Observation from site visit)
Minor
resolved
Moved signage in response to a request from resident.
Summerland Drive,
(Email via resident)
Minor
resolved
The existing lane width along Summerland Dr is narrower than shown in the
survey file. Lane width on site is 2.9m, this might need to be adjusted if the
asphalt speed cushions are to be installed.
Adjustment needed to design of speed cushion, indent
(Observation from site visit)
Significant
the median strip marking to allow space.
Student was hit crossing the road outside of peak pick
up and drop off times. Serious injury occurred.
Any injuries recorded outside the school to warrant this trail?
Reduction of speed is required outside of peak hours
(Email from resident)
No change
also.

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Install 3 bol ards at centrally spaced between the two speed cushions, at
1m centres to address bigger gap between speed cushions on Harvest Drive
which may encourage drivers to go through the middle.
(Observation from site visit)
Minor
resolved
The speed bumps are great to reduce speed and increase safety and I think
they are good to stay.

However, I believe the orange barriers along the roads are a nuisance, look
messy and not necessary.
If anything, they are distracting to drivers and should be removed.

Support for
Thanks for taking my feedback into consideration
speed
Orange flexiposts wil  be removed once permanent
(Email from Resident)
measures
scheme is in place.
Whilst I agree with the measures incorporated as a way to reduce speed
around the school and also preventing inappropriate parking from parents
of the pupils, my issue is with the speed humps.
1. They are very, very difficult to see when it is dark and or raining.
2. The signage is also quite smal , again difficult to see and being right on
the speed humps.
Support for
3. Lighting or illumation by the speed humps is poor.
speed
In the final design and speed humps wil  meet regulation
(Email from resident)
measures
standards.
Support for
Vision Zero - leads to us understand that safety is a
Feedback: Children should be taught to cross the road correctly, new
education,
combination of education, engineering and
crossing points are not needed. If child is hit that is parents responsibility.
not
enforcement, to adjust the environment to minimise
(Email from resident)
infrastructure  harm.

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My concern is the flexiposts in the mid-section/center of the road that
hinders my clear view when I’ve reversed on to the center of the road.

I’l  have to drive around it to get to the correct side of the road(which is the
left side of the road) and I’ve knocked over the flexipost a couple of times
trying to avoid them, which is a real concern to me. My husband has told me
that he drives on the opposite side of the road to avoid them.
Difficulty backing out of driveway in morning peak, cites

location of the flexiposts. States they backs out up the
My question is, Why didn’t your designers build a speed cushions right
hil  (opposite direction of flexiposts- so difficult to
across the road like the one further down the road, it wil  solve my concerns
understand how they are is hitting post) Site observation
and the flexiposts issue resolved.
undertaken.

And I can confidently reverse my car on the road and won’t panic about
Observation of the driver backing out of driveway shows
knocking the damn flexipost over (possibly causing damage to my car).
that driver backs out onto the side of the road closest to

their house, facing oncoming traffic. Driver then drives
I look forward to a positive solution to my concerns as a rate payee.
forward on the wrong side of the road. Solution is to
(Email from resident – follow up phone call and site visit)
back into the median strip, or onto the correct side of

no change
the road for direction driver is going.
Concerned scheme reduces on street parking near community house. Cited
that prior to the scheme installed - some people who parked outside
Community house has car parking on site, and there is
properties on his side of road had Wing mirrors hit by passing cars. Does not
plenty of available on street parks within walking
lilke the temporary looking nature of the orange flexi posts. Looks like a work
distance. Speeds wil  be reduced by scheme, which wil
zone. Met on site.
reduce likelihood of wing mirror incidents. Temporary
(Phone conversation – meeting on site)
no change
Bol ards wil  be replaced by kerbs if the scheme moves

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Speed bumps for slowing cars down aren’t the best idea because they are
there 24/7, making cars and emergency vehicles slow down when this is
only needed at peak times, that is when children are being picked up and
dropped off.

Taking away some of the car parks also creates hold ups in the traffic flow
and spreads up the extra congestion over a larger area as people are forced
to sit in queues longer, park further down the road, or drive around the block
again.

Solutions may be an extra pedestrian crossing with large ‘Slow Down’ signs
and signs warning of school children.
Hand operated large ‘Stop’ sign banners to stop traffic at peak times when
Student was hit crossing the road outside of peak pick
children are crossing, are already being used.
up and drop off times. Reduction of speed is required
(Email from resident)
No change
outside of peak hours also.
I am writing this email in regards to the speed bump that has been built not
far from my house. Since the speed bump has been put in place, we are
experiencing vibrations/shaking in the house when buses or big trucks
passes by and a huge increase in noise level.
Speed hump to be removed after the speed data is
(Email from resident)
Significant
gathered.
Concern raised with speed hump causing vibration outside home on
Speed hump to be removed after the speed data is
Summerland Drive. (Email from resident 1)
Significant
gathered.
Concern raised with speed hump causing vibration outside home on
Speed hump to be removed after the speed data is
Summerland Drive. (Email from resident 2)
Significant
gathered.

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Flexiposts at this location are to widen the kerb, slow
the turning traffic into Brookwood Drive. They also
shorten the crossing distance between kerbs for people
Met on site, has concerns about backing his boat into his driveway on
crossing, particularly children walking to school. This
occasion when he takes it out. Usually weekend. Located opposite the end
was one of the key features raised by staff and parents
of Brookwood Drive. Drives north, down hil  and then backs from
in the co-design workshops. In the permanent design
approximately the median strip into his driveway. Concerned drivers coming
the flexiposts wil  be removed, and potentially replaced
down the hil  wil  not be able to go around him due to the flexiposts.
by kerb. This wil  reduce the speed of traffic and provide
(Phone conversation – meeting on site)
no change
a safer backing environment for the resident.
Support for the scheme, resident works from home, in his garage facing the
street most days, near the interesection of Harvest and Summerland. Has
witnessed many close calls. Attended some incidents
(Met on site)
no change
Supports speed reduction and infrastructure.

Speed data (summary) gathered before and during trial

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School feedback
The school reports that:

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the road patrol find it easier to get their signs out.
-
there is less aggression from drivers/parents towards staff.
-
the slower speeds allow time for cars to react if children or caregivers make poor decisions.

Objectives of the trial

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Outcome – Retention decision
Based on the outcome of the speed data, the feedback from the school community, and the feedback from the wider community a
recommendation to proceed to a permanent scheme was agreed 16 February 2022, contingent of the speed data confirming the reduction in
speeds.
Post trial speed data confirmed the reduction in speeds.
Next steps
•  The design of the permanent scheme
•  Funding for implementation of the permanent scheme will be sought
•  Post speed data collection, the resurfacing of the Summerland Drive from the roundabout to the bridge will be undertaken by the
maintenance contractor. At that time the temporary speed cushions outside 77 Summerland Drive will be removed.

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