In the meantime new signage had been put up in the area in an effort to slow traffic. Council engineers had also carried out traffic and speed counts.
"This is not about not wanting to hear from these people because we are trying to resolve it. There's been no delay on our part but council officers don't agree with some of the claims the locals are making," she said.
Father Andrew Cranshaw, the principal of St Anthony's Primary School and St Dominic's College, said what they were hoping for was a fully fledged pedestrian crossing on Alma Rd.
In October 2011 the Chronicle reported that the kea crossing on Alma Rd had caused confusion for pedestrians, with some thinking it was a legal crossing. But a police spokesperson said the only time it was a legal crossing was when the patrols were out.
Father Cranshaw said the problem was that motorists turning from Alma Rd into York St (toward Castlecliff) were not able to see if anyone was using the crossing until they actually drove off.
"I don't know if accidents actually happened but we saw it coming close to happening a few times."
He said the busiest hours were in the afternoon when students left the school and the upshot was a kea crossing was installed on the city side of the intersection and manned by senior students each day.
"But it's only effective when it's properly monitored (with the signs being used). It's a crossing that's used all day and all week but not just by our students but by locals as well," he said.
"The kea crossing opened up the flow for traffic but it's prevented safe access for people trying to cross the road, particularly from the south side of Alma Rd. It's only safe when we have it monitored," Father Cranshaw said.
He said it was not just about safety for the school students but others trying to get to the kindergarten and Gonville hockey grounds next door to the school.
He said the best result would be a pedestrian crossing where the kea crossing now operates.
"Everyone agrees that this is the best position."