Community Liaison Advisor for Piritahi, Cherri-Kei Davidson, and Piritahi’s Project Design Manager worked with Auckland Transport to achieve a great outcome for the community and customers of local businesses when car parking spaces were unexpectedly removed earlier this year.

In February, the owners of Hendon Laundromat and Young George Café alerted Piritahi that the car parking spaces directly outside their business premises had been replaced by a no-stopping line.

Although Piritahi’s original submission included parking in front of Hendon Laundromat, Young George Café and Wandering Willow, Auckland Transport raised concerns about the ability of buses to pass parked cars safely without hitting the traffic island.

We were asked to provide tracking to show that a car parked at the end of the no-stopping line would not impact the ability of buses to move past safely.

In early March, Cherri-Kei was able to share the news that Auckland Transport had given authority to remove some of the yellow lines outside the businesses to allow for customer parking, as they were satisfied that the design met safety needs.

The local business owners were thrilled with the result. “This is great news. Thank you very much for your effort.

It’ll be much appreciated by the customers who use the services we provide to the local community,” said the proprietor of Hendon Laundromat.