§ Project · 2023 · Kāpiti Coast District

KCDC School Safety Programme

Safety engineering and safety-audit assessment across Kāpiti school zones — pedestrian crossings, kerb-ramp compliance, and recommendations for upgraded crossing infrastructure where minimum requirements were not met.

Overview

KCDC engaged TTAP to assess pedestrian safety across school zones in the district. The work combined safety engineering, safety audit, traffic engineering and civil design — focused on pedestrian crossings near schools and the kerb-ramp infrastructure feeding them.

What we did

  • Audit of zebra crossings against current standards — bar marking width, bar marking gap width, bar marking bar length, mid-line widths, no-stopping line distances, lighting, beacon-pole and warning-sign compliance
  • Audit of associated kerb-ramp infrastructure — ramp width, ramp gradient, ramp crossfall, channel gradient, landing dimensions, flare gradient, warning tactile depth and width, directional tactile length
  • Risk-rank assessment and prioritisation of non-compliant locations
  • Civil design of recommended upgrades
Stage 1 · Preliminary prioritisation

Desk-based first pass

Data gathering, risk analysis, and a first prioritised output.

Stage 2 · Secondary refinement

Refine with stakeholder input

Desktop analysis, adjustment, and a high-level programme shaped by stakeholder inputs.

Stage 3 · On-site investigation

Verify on the ground

Site visits, safety audit, and stakeholder engagement at each prioritised location.

The three-stage school-safety prioritisation methodology TTAP uses for council-network safety programmes — adapted from Waka Kotahi’s Safer Journeys for Schools framework (2nd edition).

Outcome

The audit produced a defensible, school-by-school prioritisation of pedestrian-safety upgrades for KCDC’s forward maintenance and renewal programmes — feeding directly into the council’s Low Cost Low Risk funding bids and the broader Speed Management Programme.

Team

Bob Hu (Managing Director / Principal Traffic Engineer) led the methodology and risk-framework workstream. Wendy Li (Project Manager / Transport Planner) led the school-by-school site assessments and prioritisation. Charles Agate (Senior Assets Engineer / Traffic Management Specialist) led the kerb-ramp and crossing compliance audits. Ana Wang (Senior Project Manager) coordinated engagement with schools, community boards and council asset teams.

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