Room to Move in the City Centre

Our city centre is transforming. The City Rail Link is set to open next year, and will transform the way people travel to and around our city centre. With all the changes, we’re looking at how to make the best use of our kerbside spaces. They need to accommodate our diverse community needs, like deliveries, tradespeople, pedestrians, motorists, buses and taxis.

We talked to a range of key groups to find out what changes they’d like to see in the city centre. They helped us identify issues and come up with some proposals to fix them. Most of the short-term proposals are low cost, can be implemented quickly, and we are keen to get on with them.

Before we get going, we want to hear your thoughts. We want you to tell us:

have we got the issues and proposed responses right?
what would you do differently?

We’d like to hear your thoughts by 30 March 2025.

We’ll use your feedback to develop a 10-year plan called Room to Move in the City Centre. It’s an action plan that covers kerbside spaces and council-owned off-street parking areas. We’ll update it regularly to meet our city’s changing needs.

Give feedback

Complete our survey or drop pins on our feedback map.

Survey Feedback map

Why we need to make changes

In our city centre, limited space and competing demands mean kerbside spaces and off-street parking areas do not always meet people's needs. For example, business organisations, residents and others are telling us that:

there are not enough loading zones available, making it hard for some businesses to get deliveries
there's nowhere for tradespeople to park
it's hard to find pick-up/drop-off spaces near some destinations
we need more mobility parking spaces
some areas are not pleasant for pedestrians
there are issues with scooters parking on footpaths.

We regularly make small changes, but now it’s time to do a comprehensive review to ensure these spaces meet Aucklanders needs, today, and well into the future.

The plan will include short-term actions before City Rail Link opens along with some longer-term ideas.

We also need changes to align with the strategic guidance for Auckland’s transport network and the city centre, including:

More information is available in the Fast facts and FAQs document (PDF, 348KB).

Project area map

Map showing project area for Room to Move in the City Centre.

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Issues and proposed responses

Our survey and feedback map are organised into topics. Each topic outlines issues and proposals to respond to them. The feedback map also has an ‘all issues and proposals’ section. The topics are:

taxis, rideshare/Uber, pick-up/drop-off, and mobility parking
freight, couriers, servicing and trades people
buses and bus passengers
general vehicles and motorcycles
pedestrians and spaces for people
cycling and scootering.

Accessible documents

More information

Information by topic

The documents below provide information in a compact format that can easily be shared. Each document outlines the issues and proposals related to that topic.

Issues and proposals — Taxis, rideshare/Ubers, pick-up/drop-off, and mobility parking (PDF, 1.2MB)

Issues and proposals — Freight, couriers, servicing and trades people (PDF, 1.2MB)

Issues and proposals — Buses and bus passengers (PDF, 1.2MB)

Issues and proposals — General vehicles and motorcycles (PDF, 1.2MB)

Issues and proposals — Pedestrians and spaces for people (PDF, 1.2MB)

Issues and proposals — Cycling and scootering (PDF, 1.2MB)

Work to date and next steps

2023 to 2024

We identified issues and proposals by engaging with key interest groups and completing a technical review.

February to March 2025

We will gather public feedback on issues and proposals.

2025 and beyond

We will carefully consider public feedback, make any necessary changes, and then adopt and implement Room to Move in the City Centre

Talk to us

Come for a chat or share your feedback in person:

When: Tuesday 25 March, 3pm to 7pm.
Where: Central City Library, 44-46 Lorne Street, Auckland city centre.

Call us on 09 355 3553, or email r2mcc@at.govt.nz.

Last updated 13/03/2025

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