Extending the heritage tramway on a state-of-the-art light rail system from Wynyard Quarter to Britomart and beyond to St Heliers, a new island within Westhaven Marina and making the Waitemata Harbour a ‘blue highway’ with more ferries to coastal areas and islands are just some of the proposals put forward in the Draft Waterfront Plan launched today for public consultation.

The purpose of the Draft Waterfront Plan, as part of the Auckland (spatial) Plan, is to seek feedback from the public.

The Plan focuses on four main goals – a public waterfront, a working waterfront, a growing waterfront and a connected waterfront.  The Waterfront Plan, to be completed in early 2012, is being developed alongside the Auckland (Spatial) Plan and the City Centre Masterplan. People have an opportunity to give feedback online and in person on the draft plan from today until 25 October 2011.  

Further information is available at waterfrontauckland.