Last month, a dramatic Dunedin City Council meeting saw the Albany St Connection Project scrapped after Mayor Jules Radich used his casting vote to break a 7-7 deadlock.
The project was bitterly opposed by businesses who were worried about the removal of carparks and a lack of consultation.
Now, Cr Christine Garey is resurrecting the issue with a notice of motion calling for the decision to be overturned.
Her notice of motion, supported by Crs Marie Laufiso, Steve Walker, David Benson-Pope and Mandy Mayhem, will be heard at a meeting on September 23.
It also would direct staff to "prioritise and report further on" establishing up to 30 more carparks in adjacent streets, which would offset the loss.
Other reasons given were that the project played a large part in the council’s plan for the tertiary precinct, its non-completion would disrupt the relationship with the University of Otago and there were necessary improvements to public transport that would come from the project’s completion.
Safety concerns for pedestrians moving between the campus, the Clubs and Societies Building and the various halls of residence were also cited, especially for students with disabilities, and those needing safe connections with existing cycleways.
The Albany St project was part of a initiative which aimed to provide a safe walking and cycling connection between the shared harbour path, Dunedin’s tertiary area and the CBD.
When the project was scrapped last month, Mr Radich said he did not believe "speculation" about NZTA removing $1.5 million in co-funding from the project if it was delayed again.
He said the council needed to return to an overall plan for the tertiary precinct, which included the community’s need and the removal of 48 carparks was "unacceptable".
Cycleway supporter Cr Jim O'Malley was excluded from the meeting over comments he had made about opposing businesses.
Property developer Greg Paterson said Cr O’Malley’s "ill-judged outbursts" showed he was biased and not fit for the job.
Cr O’Malley told the Otago Daily Times at the time he was so tired of accusations from those "same businessmen" he had considered quitting local politics.
