Drews Ave project lauded

The Drews Avenue streetscape project (shown) that was put in place by Whanganui District Council’s town centre regeneration team has been hailed as “ingenious” by Government funders Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Waka Kotahi’s urban mobility manager, Kathryn King, says the Drews Avenue project is an excellent example of how to open up street space to meet the needs of the community. Through the project, Drews Avenue has been made more people-friendly with communal seating, bike racks and greenery and more attractive with road art and installations such as lightboxes showing UCOL student art.

Town Centre Regeneration project manager, Ellen Young, thanked the generous input of the Drews Avenue and creative community who made the project what it is. “This acknowledgement from Waka Kotahi really belongs to the community of people who helped develop the vision and had faith in the project to see it to fruition.”