September 11, 2020 devonportflagstaff.co.nz
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Vauxhall residents worried about traffic safety around their neighbourhood shops have come up with a colourful scheme to curb speedsters. As part of the plan, they want a 20km/h speed limit imposed approaching the junction
of Vauxhall Rd and Tainui Rd. Other “traffic-calming” measures would include raised pedestrian crossings and bright signage painted on the road, with chicanes installed well to the north and south of the shops. A spin-off of the proposed design would
be wider pavements, with planting, to enhance the café lifestyle that has emerged around the village hub. The Vauxhall Neighbourhood Society presented its plan to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board late last month. To page 9
Vauxhall locals issue go-slow challenge
Good old days return at Devonport Primary
Prim and proper... Devonport Primary principal Beverley Booth (left), the school’s year-3 pupils and their teacher Anne Keuper (top right) donned Victorian dress for an 1870s day, part of the school’s sesquicentennial commemorations
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