Traffic Planning for Fort Street: Shared Space Transformation Case Study

Traffic Planning Consultants (TPC) played a lead role in the transformation of Auckland’s Fort Street precinct as part of Auckland Council’s 10-year CBD streetscape and open space upgrade programme. This landmark project introduced New Zealand’s first genuine Shared Space environment, reshaping the way people interact with urban streets. TPC provided expert traffic engineering and transport planning support across all design phases to ensure the precinct could accommodate new transport behaviours and modal priorities.

Summary

Project Overview

Client: Auckland Council
Location: Fort Street precinct, Auckland CBD
Scope: Traffic engineering and planning for shared space and streetscape upgrades
Challenges: Designing for mixed-modal use, balancing pedestrian priority with network functionality, and assessing wider traffic impacts

Our Approach

Collaborative Urban Design Integration
TPC contributed to the concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages, ensuring the traffic engineering requirements aligned with urban design goals. We helped reconfigure streets to support pedestrian priority while maintaining accessibility for vehicles where necessary.

Impact Assessment and Network Performance
We assessed the transport impacts of the proposed streetscape changes on the surrounding road network. This included evaluating traffic redistribution, access changes, and safety implications to support informed design decisions.

Shared Space Expertise
As pioneers of shared space planning in New Zealand, TPC provided technical leadership in balancing vehicle, cyclist, and pedestrian needs within the reimagined streets, contributing to a highly walkable and vibrant CBD environment.

Key Outcomes

Delivered transport planning to support NZ’s first Shared Space streets
Assessed and mitigated impacts on adjacent roads to ensure network efficiency
Enabled a seamless shift to people-focused urban spaces
Supported all design stages with expert traffic engineering input

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