Opinion
Auckland drivers and pedestrians will have to get to know each other a lot better as footpaths are removed from some busy city side-streets.
Urban designers have won approval in principle from the city council's transport committee for developing a suite of streets into "shared space" where pedestrians will be free to roam as long as they do not unduly hold up motor traffic.
Footpaths will be removed, as will parking spaces and most street signs, leaving the onus on drivers to act on visual cues and clues to nose their way carefully past pedestrians.
Should the footpaths be removed in some Auckland sidestreets? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:
