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HOSPITAL CAR PARKING CRISIS
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Could Hagley Park be the solution? By Gabrielle Stuart THE SOLUTION to Christchurch Hospital’s car parking crisis could be Hagley Park. The Star has learned, turning an area of Hospital Corner across the road from the hospital is a possibility and has been discussed informally by the Canterbury District Health Board.
The parking situation at the hospital is in chaos, brought on by the central city rebuild and ongoing road works which take more off-street parking. Health board member Jo Kane said more parking was urgently needed. Hagley Park was an ideal location. She said the health board had discussed it informally but had not
taken it further. “The only issue was it would leave us with nowhere to land the rescue helicopters,” she said. The CDHB has set aside land on Antigua St for a parking building, but it cannot be cleared until hospital services there can be moved to new buildings. That is set to take about three years. CDHB chief executive David Meates
said parking at Hagley Park had been discussed but was “not an option” being formally considered. He would not give his view on the idea. A Development Christchurch report in January found up to 2000 extra car parks would be needed long-term, and closer to 3000 during the hospital rebuild. •Turn to page 4
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