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We've worked with the Orakei Local Board to push hard for links into the shared path so as to make local journeys possible, get our children out of cars and across the valley to St Thomas School and Selwyn College and to integrate the path into the neighborhoods it passes through. Funding was approved for this link in 2018.
We pushed hard for improved road safety on Meadowbank Road, especially for the many school children that need to cross that road.
New 1.4m high railings with a narrow gap between the upright posts installed on the Orakei boardwalk meant that the gorgeous views previously enjoyed by boardwalk users were obscured, especially for children. We lobbied for a more suitable replacement.
We helped local resident and association member Richard Roxburgh successfully petition Auckland Transport for a bus service that connects to Meadowbank Station.
We helped local resident and association member Richard Roxburgh successfully petition Auckland Transport for a bus from Meadowbank to the waterfront (via St Thomas’s and Selwyn College), as we believed this was a crucial link missing from the new bus network.
The new bus network introduced in 2018 negatively impacted on many school bus routes. We worked with residents and St Thomas' School to lobby AT for school bus routes that got our children to and from from school safely.