Town Centre and Neighbourhood Safety Planning
Point Chevalier Safety Plan
Conversations about safety and crime have been prevalent across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in recent times - and Point Chevalier has not been immune. This project included a CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Urban Design) audit of the Town Centre, research and analysis, interviews with key stakeholders, a safety plan with international best practice examples, mapping and visualisations, and a full report document.
Client
The Albert-Eden Local Board
Year
2024-2025
Research: Safety in PUPS
Public urban parks (PUPs), have always been, and are vital spaces in cities- including at night. Despite the many benefits of PUPs, major parks, especially in densely populated Auckland Central, are seeing a reduction in lighting. Instead, safe-lighting routes are being applied through major Auckland PUPs.
This research looks at the effectiveness of the safe-lighting route application in Auckland across three major Auckland Central parks, and finds that safe-lighting routes are not enough to support the usage (both as key pedestrian corridors, and places for stationary activities) of PUPs by women, children, youth, and elderly people, despite these PUPs being key parts of the Auckland transport network (especially for walking and cycling).
Year
2023
Implementation: Community Hubs
Community hubs strengthen safety by fostering local connections, increasing trust, and creating shared spaces where people can look out for one another and respond more effectively to challenges.
They are core to the safety planning of towns and neighbourhoods. In Waterview, a suburb with little amenity, and working with the Community Collective, we partnered with the Methodist Church to programme and manage their underutilised building for community use.
This project is evolving constantly, but neighbourhood relationships are consistently being deepened. 20+ new programmes have started thanks to the inception of the Hub. The space has been used for over 400 hours since last August for a variety of community events. It is now an Incorporated Society with it’s own committee of volunteers.
Client
The Community Collective
Year
2025 - Ongoing