Community Initiated Programme
Transport improvements that come from the needs of our community.
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Project details
Start date
1 July 2025End date
30 June 2026Location
Auckland-wideTransport involved
Walking, driving, bus, train, ferry and cyclingOverview
Our Traffic Engineering team gets more than 5,000 requests a year from the public about our roads. The requests are often about safety concerns for vulnerable road users, such as:
- better footpaths
- safer crossings
- clearer signage.
In the past, it’s sometimes taken us too long to deliver these. That’s why we’ve made this dedicated Community Initiated Programme. We’re committed to turning these local requests into reality more quickly, affordably, and effectively than before.
We look into every request. We ask if safety or operational improvements are needed, and what they might look like. If we think a project is feasible and will improve safety and access, we add it to a priority list. This means it is ready to go once funding is confirmed.
Project background
Pedestrian and footpath projects
Making safe and accessible walkways for everyone
Intersection projects
Making high-risk intersections within Auckland safer
Cycling projects
Building safe and accessible infrastructure for cyclists
Localised safety projects
Improving safety in local sections of the road network
Signage and linemarking projects
Adding signs to the road network and modifying linemarking to improve safety
We get many requests from Aucklanders. This means we must focus on the projects and locations that are most needed.
We consider the:
- level of community support
- site conditions
- expected benefits.
Our Community Initiated Programme budget has been set by Auckland Council. The budget for each project ranges from a low cost up to $2 million.
This means that we typically cannot do any projects that involve buying land or significantly widening our road corridors.
We also need to think about value for money. For instance, if 2 sites have similar safety benefits, we will usually prioritise the one with the lower project cost.
Once we have prioritised and investigated a community-initiated project, we engage with the local community. This is to get more insights and ensure that proposed changes align with community needs.
Construction usually begins in the following financial year. That depends on:
- the outcome of this public engagement
- available funding.
Improvements prioritised for investigation or delivery in the 2025 to 2026 financial year (1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026) include:
- list of projects for investigation and design
- list of projects for construction.