Raglan Talking to Raglan - 17-06-2025

Mainly previewing tomorrow's Community Board meeting at 1.30pm at Te Uku. The main content of it is a Transport Study. Structure Plans have not been funded in Council's Long Term Plan, but this study mentions the phrase 59 times and says a Structure Plan will provide community consultation to gather input, build consensus, and foster a sense of ownership and inclusion in the planning process. It supports using modes that produce less emissions (active modes, public transport) and says western growth cells will be within biking distance to both the Raglan town centre to the east, and the beaches to the west, yet it only plans for roundabouts, bypasses and a road bridge. A map (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=24140580422234435&set=gm.1864748764086495&idorvanity=325348818026505) shows where the new roads might go and the extent of proposed development. I'll report next week what the Community Board made of it. Also a Morning Show interview about Karioi and penguins.