Auckland Central – Car Share Cluster 3 Auckland Central – Car Share Cluster 3

Proposal status: closed 20 July 2018

Reference number: RTV-171

We're proposing changes in your area

We are proposing to introduce five new Car Share parking spaces around Central Auckland, where users are able to book a vehicle hourly through a website or app. Proposed locations include Cross Street, Hobson Street, Shortland Street, and Viaduct Harbour Avenue.

For proposal details/drawings and to provide your feedback, please see below.

Why the changes are needed

We expect that this proposal will greatly benefit inner city residents and businesses by allowing a quick and convenient alternative to owning a personal vehicle, particularly for people who don't regularly use a car. The Car Share Initiative reinforces Auckland Transport’s long-term vision of ultimately reducing car dependency and improving community health by providing infrastructure and services for walking, cycling, and ride sharing. It contributes to our efforts to deliver an effective and efficient transport system that enables Aucklanders to make smarter transport choices.

Proposal outcome

This project will proceed without changes to the next stage of detailed planning. A summary of the community feedback we received and answers to questions and concerns is below.

General feedback received

  • Request to install signage to better guide prospective car share users to the app and/or website. Advisory signage is provided at a number of locations by the service provider, City Hop. We will, however, recommend to the provider that they consider making this signage standard practice at all car share locations.
  • Request to bolster enforcement of car share spaces. Our parking wardens enforce shared vehicle spaces as a normal part of their compliance patrols.

Next steps

This work will happen on or before June 2019, but we will let you know if there are further changes or delays.

Our contractors will send notices to affected residents 48-hours prior to construction starting.