SDC (Selwyn District Council)

I have just received a copy of this Strategy which is available at their website at:

http://www.selwyn.govt.nz/

It is quite comprehensive, and looks good. Unfortunately, submissions close on 18 April. If there is interest in making a Spokes submission I will contact the Council to see if we can get an extension to the closing date. The contact person is: lee [dot] wright [at] sewyn [dot] govt [dot] nz

NO SUBMISSION LODGED BY SPOKES 

Joint agency draft strategy for long-term planning of future growth around Chch: Our submission is also strongly based on our previous submission to the original "Options" consultation document in 2005; this captured our general philosophy in great detail. We urge you to re-review this submission as well , although we will try to encapsulate the key points here. Our comments are largely focused on the transport implications of the UDS, although we appreciate that this is intricately interlinked with many other aspects such as land use, urban design, and environmental effects...

Joint agency initiative presenting Initial Options for planning future growth in Chch district: We are very pleased to see this joint initiative at this time. Christchurch is at a cross-roads and needs to make some hard choices soon to avoid mistakes made elsewhere in choosing (or not choosing) its desired urban form. "Business as usual" should not be tolerated as the future option for Christchurch, whether by design, or by default through collective indecision...