Living Streets Aotearoa
Minutes of Meeting held Monday 22 August 2005


Present:  Mike Mellor, Robert Davies, Don McDonald, Celia Wade-Brown, Paula Warren,
Debs Moir

Apologies:  Ralph Chapman, Brent Efford, Kate Shuttleworth


· Thank you to Mike Mellor for contributing his time towards reading CV's etc for
  the appointment of the National Director
· MYOB accounting package purchased for the office
· Celia, Robert, Rosie Crocker and Kate met to discuss up-dating of the website


Draft Community Outcomes
· Celia's contribution limited to providing feedback pamphlets

- Every city and district has to produce outcomes for the city.
- Paula Warren represented LSA and met along with other community groups to discuss
  issues that the community are concerned with.  Two workshops were held.
- A set of draft outcomes were produced and changes were able to be suggested via
  public submissions.
- LSA restricted itself to transport-related matters, which Ralph put together on
  behalf of the group (everyone should have received a copy of this via the email
  network)
- Council will revise outcomes and a final set of draft outcomes will be put out
  for public submission
- Overall the plan is pro-pedestrian but there may be issues that have been missed.

Submissions ended 23/8/05

- Mike moved that Paula, Donna and Ralph be thanked for their work on the submission.
  Seconded by Debs. 

- Reminder to members of other areas that there is good opportunity to be involved
  with submissions re. Council plans etc


Regional Land Transport Strategy Strategic Options
- Regional changes are driven by infrastructural changes at a local level (by local
  council)
- Not enough specificity to determine how to measure it - it's a regional strategy
  for road controlling and transport issues but doesn't have to be implemented by
  local councils
- Mike said he doesn't think it is legal - a regional council must take into account
  the National Land Transport strategy and not be inconsistent with it.  National
  strategy is about increasing energy efficiency - page 14 suggests this strategy
  is not consistent with that.  It doesn't present an option?  There needs to be
  one option that suggests environmental sustainability will be no worse - all of
  the options suggest there will not be increased sustainability.
- All measures suggest going towards Advanced Passenger Transport option (as opposed
  to the two other options which are Planned Investment and Advanced Roading).
- Objective 5 "ensure environmental sustainability" is ignored - none of the options
  reduce or suggest it will remain the same.  All increase carbon dioxide and no
  other measure (e.g. noise and air pollution - major impacts of roading).  
- Examples of how you can make changes are more likely to have an impact in the
  strategy
- A lot of pedestrian and cycling options not covered in either option (Advanced
  Passenger Transport and Advanced Roading).
- Downside of Advanced Roading is more cars in the city
- Regional Council needs to push land use to public transport use rather than
  private vehicle use

Submissions close 30th September.  Paula will collate and write a submission.
Individual submissions also recommended.


Wellington Regional Strategy (joint venture between all local councils)
- "Genuine Progress Indicator": measure of success to be used, however it is a
  subset of this - how will this be used effectively? (includes income, happiness,
  health etc)
- "Uncertainties and Risk": inclusion of impacts of natural disaster and growing
  costs of fossil fuels

- Should LSA focus on one issue?  E.g. transport issues of Kapiti Coast?
  Wellington is an expanding city and do we need to look at redeveloping transport
  access?
- There is a disconnection between three strategies: 
-	how is this taken into account and reflected in the "regional outcomes"?
-	how will it be implemented?
-	Value of walkability to local economy needs mentioning eg. Ralph's research
    "The Value of Good Urban Design" (link for this on LSA website)

·	Request Donna Goodwin to prepare?


Next Meeting
26th September - "Pocket Packs and Pedestrian environment"
Ralph/Brent to chair?

Reminder for Wellington members
Tuesday Civic Walkers - every Tuesday (every 2nd Tuesday 12.25 bus up to Brooklyn)


Meeting Closed at 7.20pm