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Queen St could take another step forward for pedestrians with a proposal to lower the speed limit from 50km/h to 30km/h.
The $43.5 million upgrade of the Golden Mile has resulted in wider footpaths, new trees, new pedestrian crossings and a pedestrian countdown timer.
Now the Auckland City Council is looking at lowering the speed limit to 30km/h between Mayoral Drive and Customs St for "lower priority" through traffic.
The idea is for motor vehicles to more closely match the needs of pedestrians.
A traffic survey in 2003 and 2004, before the council started upgrading Queen St, showed the average speed was 31km/h. Just 2 per cent of vehicles exceeded the 50km/h speed limit, with speeds of 70km/h recorded.
