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Commodore Drive, Lynfield - Broken Yellow Lines Commodore Drive, Lynfield - Broken Yellow Lines

Proposal status: closed 31 March 2023

Reference number: BYL-611

Proposal outcome

In March 2023, we proposed to paint broken yellow lines from 24 to 30 Commodore Drive. We asked you about the extent of the broken yellow lines we proposed. Then we reviewed your feedback and investigated further.

Based on our findings, we will install:

  • more broken yellow lines from 28 Commodore Drive to 2 Orsova Place, and the adjacent corner of Orsova Place
  • painted road markings to show parking (hockey sticks) outside the Murray Halberg Retirement Village.

These improvements will remove 16 car park spaces.

Download the Commodore Drive proposal drawing (PDF, 77KB).

What happens next

We plan to make this change no later than February 2025. It will take one day to paint the road markings if the weather is good.

Community feedback

Thank you for giving us your local knowledge. You are helping us make better decisions for your neighbourhood. We asked if more broken yellow lines should be painted in this location.

We have summarised your feedback and our responses.

Requests to extend parking removal

We reviewed your feedback regarding additional parking removal and changed the proposal.

We will:

  • remove 7 more parking spaces up to Orsova Place
  • install hockey stick (parking space) markings either side of the driveway of the retirement village.

On-street parking is a valuable community resource. We try to keep parking where possible.

Parking removal and where people should park

On-street parking is available for all road users. We generally allow anyone to use these spaces.

We have taken a conservative approach to minimise parking loss. But we still want road users to have reasonable and safe assess to Commodore Drive.

Flooding problems with the gutters

This is outside of the scope of this project. We will pass on your concerns to our maintenance team.

Broken yellow lines and speed calming measures

Some respondents worry that extending the broken yellow lines will not be enough.

Others suggested we install speed calming measures. This is outside the scope of this project. However, this road is in an area as part of our Residential Speed Management programme.

Speed calming on Commodore Drive

‘Speed calming’ refers to engineering measures that encourage lower speeds. This may include speed bumps and road markings.

We do not plan to add speed calming to Commodore Drive right now.

We are dealing with other areas first because they have higher speeds and safety risks. We recorded this location on our database for future use.

Our Residential Speed Management Plan

Since 2019, we have focused on reducing vehicle speeds in residential areas rather than single streets.

We choose our priority areas based on:

  • the number of crashes
  • safety risk
  • traffic speed
  • land use
  • concerns from residents and elected representatives.

For information about how we made our decisions and to see the priority areas, visit the Residential Speed Management programme page.

Original consultation details

We proposed improvements in your area

Aucklanders told us that moving around our city safely and easily is important to them. We proposed some improvements to your area.

We proposed to paint broken yellow lines from 24 to 30 Commodore Drive and remove 9 parking spaces.

We asked you about the extent of the broken yellow lines we have proposed. We proposed the minimum amount of parking removal required to improve visibility and movements around the bend, as we understand that parking can be important to the community.

But we wanted to hear from you, as you have local knowledge of this area. We asked if you think we should increase the parking removal.

Download the original proposal drawing for Commodore Drive (PDF, 210KB)

We received a request from the Puketāpapa Local Board, on behalf of your local community, to remove some parking spaces on this bend. This is because there have been near misses and buses have difficulty manoeuvring when cars are parked on both sides of the road. The parking restrictions will allow for better visibility and vehicle movements around the bend, for buses and other larger vehicles such as emergency service vehicles.

What happened next

  • We listened to all the feedback, then decided the best way to move forward.
  • We posted the outcome of this proposal and a summary of community feedback on this webpage.
  • We emailed you the proposal outcome.