Downtown Tauranga’s greatest asset is The Strand and its waterfront. Our city planners lack vision as they want to fiddle with Willow St and other streets being one-way.  Make The Strand from Devonport to Hamilton streets a pedestrian mall, like during the Jazz Festival.

Open Red Square to allow motorists to flow into Spring, Willow, and Grey streets.  It’s called traffic flow which city planners don’t seem to appreciate. The Strand is our main hospitality area and terrific outdoor space that should be utilised more. Let Downtown Tauranga breathe, rather than choking it to death.

Jim Sherlock, Parkvale.