Living Streets Aotearoa Contract with Health Sponsorship Council

Milestone Report (September 2005 – December 2006)

· Introduction

· Objectives by item

· Objectives by Date

· List of Councils

· Schedule of HSC/LSA meetings

This plan is primarily aligned with the contract between Living Streets Aotearoa and the Health Sponsorship Council, with the key tasks being :-

· Identify and support walking stakeholder groups at a local and regional level.

· Build a nationwide network of walking stakeholder groups.

· Facilitate the flow of information in the walking community.

· Facilitate, collaborate, and provide networking opportunities.

· Support local walking stakeholder groups through mentoring and general training.

We believe that the milestone achievements will also contribute to Living Streets Aotearoa’s Strategic Plan 2015 and the Government’s Walking & Cycling Strategy “Getting There - by Foot , by Cycle”

A New Zealand where people from all sectors of the community walk and cycle for transport and enjoyment.

Achieving this vision will, in turn, help to ensure a healthier population, more lively and connected communities, and a more affordable, integrated, safe, responsive, and sustainable transport system.

Strategy goals

To support the achievement of our vision, three important goals have been identified for Getting there - on foot, by cycle:

· Community environments and transport systems that support walking and cycling

· More people choosing to walk and cycle, more often

· Improved safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Milestone report by item

Target date	Item	Measure	Where
September 2005	Admin exec fulltime		Wellington
October 2005	Director starts		Wellington
November 2005	LSA National office ready	Administrative, financial and procedural policies complete
November 2005	Bid for funding for 06/07	Report to LTNZ and/or HSC
November 2005	Pilot - Introductory regional urban meetings for potential advocates - Invite all walking groups and sustainable transport advocates	Number of attendees is over 20	Wellington
June 2006	Modify and repeat Regional advocate Meetings	First 4 of 12 City Council areas	North Island
May 2006	Modify and repeat Regional advocate Meetings	First 2 of 4 City Council areas	South Island
June 2006	Regional stakeholder groups	Six cities have regular Walking Stakeholder group meetings (3 presently)
December 2006	Regional stakeholder groups	Ten cities have regular Walking Stakeholder group meetings
October 2006	Conference & Study tour 2006	Number of attendees from NZ	South Island & Wellington
September 2005	Engage Conference Planners	Contract agreed with Harding Consultants
October 2005	Gather and make available all walking group contacts	Number of walking groups contacted (and added to database)	Wellington
December 2005	Gather and make available all walking group contacts	Number of walking groups contacted	North Island
December 2005	Gather and make available all walking group contacts	Number of walking groups contacted	South Island
October 2005	TLA and Regional authority Walking Contacts confirmed	Number of contacts All Councils covered	Auckland Region
December 2005	TLA and Regional authority Walking Contacts confirmed	Number of contacts All Councils covered	South Island
December 2005	TLA and Regional authority Walking Contacts confirmed	Number of contacts All Councils covered	Remainder of North Island
February 2006	Sports Trust, DHB and other regional contacts confirmed	All Regions covered
April 2006	Hold regional information sharing event for planners/ consultants/ experts	Number of regions	North Island
March 2006	Pilot regional information sharing event for planners/ consultants/ experts	Range and number of attendees	Canterbury
November 2005	Contacts obtained for all national Transport, Health and Urban Design institutes and organizations	Number of organizations – see Strategic partners list
January 2006	Contacts obtained for all consultants working in Transport/ Urban Design/ Health /Pedestrian environment	Number of contacts
November 2005	Publicity	LSA coverage in 2 national publications
June 2006	Publicity	LSA coverage in 6 national publications
December 2006	Publicity	LSA coverage in 20 regional publications
December 2005	Email group	Increase number of members to 150
June 2006	Email group	Increase number of members to 200
December 2006	Pilot Events	Plan, run and document 4 different public events in different areas in conjunction with local groups and local fundraising to draw in pedestrian interest
April 2006	Provide Annual Plan submission template	Template on website
June 2006	Enthuse groups to make submissions	5 regional groups make submissions
December 2005	Urban Design Protocol signatory requirements met	Report to MfE on submissions and community street audits
June 2006	Pedestrian maps project	Contribution to pilots complete
June 2006	Street Audit project complete	Separate contract
March 2006	Website as information source	Living Streets website has search facility, double the international links, links to all NZ strategic partners, NZ photo gallery and publication/ resource list – NB Level of attainment is dependent on winning Walking Resource Database contract
June 2006	Newsletter to members	Three issues sent (and online)
June 2006	Information to national organisations	Three bulletins sent
June 2006	National audit of councils	Contribute consumer perspective to audit of all TLAs re their pedestrian-friendliness
January 2006	Progress Report	Due to HSC by 20/1/06
July 2006	Progress Report	Due to HSC by 21/7/06
December 2006	Progress Report	Due to HSC by 20/12/06

Sorted by date

Target date	Item	Measure	Where
September 2005	Admin exec fulltime		Wellington
September 2005	Engage Conference Planners	Contract agreed with Harding Consultants
October 2005	Director starts		Wellington
October 2005	Gather and make available all walking group contacts	Number of walking groups contacted (and added to database)	Wellington
October 2005	TLA and Regional authority Walking Contacts confirmed	Number of contacts All Councils covered	Auckland Region
November 2005	Bid for funding for 06/07	Report to LTNZ and/or HSC
November 2005	Pilot - Introductory regional urban meetings for potential advocates - Invite all walking groups and sustainable transport advocates	Number of attendees is over 20	Wellington
November 2005	Contacts obtained for all national Transport, Health and Urban Design institutes and organizations	Number of organizations – see Strategic partners list
November 2005	Publicity	LSA coverage in 2 national publications
November 2005	LSA National office ready	Administrative, financial and procedural policies complete
December 2005	Gather and make available all walking group contacts	Number of walking groups contacted	North Island
December 2005	Gather and make available all walking group contacts	Number of walking groups contacted	South Island
December 2005	TLA and Regional authority Walking Contacts confirmed	Number of contacts All Councils covered	South Island
December 2005	TLA and Regional authority Walking Contacts confirmed	Number of contacts All Councils covered	Remainder of North Island
December 2005	Email group	Increase number of members to 150
December 2005	Urban Design Protocol signatory requirements met	Report to MfE on submissions and community street audits
January 2006	Contacts obtained for all consultants working in Transport/ Urban Design/ Health /Pedestrian environment	Number of contacts
January 2006	Progress Report	Due to HSC by 20/1/06
February 2006	Sports Trust, DHB and other regional contacts confirmed	All Regions covered
March 2006	Pilot regional information sharing event for planners/ consultants/ experts	Range and number of attendees	Canterbury
March 2006	Website as information source	Living Streets website has search facility, double the international links, links to all NZ strategic partners, NZ photo gallery and publication/ resource list – NB Level of attainment is dependent on winning Walking Resource Database contract
April 2006	Hold regional information sharing event for planners/ consultants/ experts	Number of regions	North Island
April 2006	Provide Annual Plan submission template	Template on website
May 2006	Modify and repeat Regional advocate Meetings	First 2 of 4 City Council areas	South Island
June 2006	Modify and repeat Regional advocate Meetings	First 4 of 12 City Council areas	North Island
June 2006	Regional stakeholder groups	Six cities have regular Walking Stakeholder group meetings (3 presently)
June 2006	Publicity	LSA coverage in 6 national publications
June 2006	Email group	Increase number of members to 200
June 2006	Enthuse groups to make submissions	5 regional groups make submissions
June 2006	Pedestrian maps project	Contribution to pilots complete
June 2006	Street Audit project complete	Separate contract
June 2006	Newsletter to members	Three issues sent (and online)
June 2006	Information to national organisations	Three bulletins sent
June 2006	National audit of councils	Contribute consumer perspective to audit of all TLAs re their pedestrian-friendliness
July 2006	Progress Report