What should happen to a five-way intersection and its roundabout — and particularly the approach from St David St — is another.
The potential impact of "in-lane" bus stops, allowing buses to stop within traffic lanes, will also be weighed up.
Proposed changes could result in safer linkages between a well-used transport corridor in North Dunedin and a popular residential area for students, the Dunedin City Council has suggested.
The council is asking for feedback about proposed adjustments to a corridor that runs north along George St from its intersection with Albany St and which turns into Bank St as it nears the intersection with North Rd.
Consultation closes at 5pm on Monday next week.
The council says the general aim is to ensure the area is "safer and easier for everyone to use regardless of their mode of transport, whether that’s walking, driving, cycling, using the bus, and for people who use mobility aids".
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency would fund 90% of the work through its Transport Choices programme and the rest would come from the council’s Shaping Future Dunedin Transport budget.
A series of conceptual images were produced for the council showing how cycle lanes might be introduced in George St and Bank St if that option is favoured.
They would run both ways for essentially the full length between Albany St and North Rd.
Both options — marking full cycle lanes or not — would include some changes to parking as a result of intersection infrastructure and in-lane bus stops.
It appeared from consultation material parking would be retained through most of the corridor.
The council was unable to supply precise numbers about the potential impact on parking after recent design changes.
Proposed changes in the area include creating new bus stops and removing others, adding raised platforms at intersections and raised pedestrian crossings, and making St David St one-way.
A temporary roundabout exists at the intersection of George, St David and Park Sts and Regent Rd, but the permanent version could function quite differently, depending on the model chosen.
One option would maintain the turning movements for most vehicles.
Another would ban left turns from George St into Park St and from Park St into Regent Rd.
It has been recommended the number of approaches to the roundabout be reduced.
"Restricting the exit out of St David St gives us the opportunity to simplify the roundabout and increase the amount of parking for residents," the council commented in its consultation material.
When consultation opened, city council transport group manager Jeanine Benson said proposed changes were intended to improve safety at intersections and crossing points and make bus stops more user-friendly.
In-lane bus stops, which require less space than kerbside stops, were proposed.
An advantage is they allow buses to stop without having to then merge with traffic to continue their journey.
However, they can also result in traffic needing to wait behind stopped buses.
