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Auckland Harbour Bridge Pathway
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 : 5:15 pm

The Trust that fromed from the Getacross movement has launched the Skyath website

It details the progess in getting across the Waitemata.

Walkability, Auckland region, Overseas NGO or non-profit / community group
Court hearing to decide if segway is mobility device
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 : 6:10 pm

We wait with baited breath

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10846015

National level, segway
Nine Great Walks in nine weeks… it could be you.
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 : 1:51 pm

 

Air New Zealand has joined forces with New Zealand’s Department of Conservation to protect and enhance some of New Zealand’s most inspiring natural environments.  Together we are on a global search for keen walkers to get amongst it and take on all of New Zealand’s nine Great Walks in nine weeks.

 

Play a game while waiting for the lights
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 : 11:17 am

See this operate in Germany

The Crisis in American Walking
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 : 10:06 am

How we got off the pedestrian path.

 

National level, USA, walking
A great idea and a project of the International Federation of Pedestrians
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 : 9:24 pm

When streets are dead-end for cars but are open for pedestrians as well as cyclists we label them living-end-streets.

Living Streets Aotearoa, Maps & Guides, National level
NZ pedestrian safety below world standards, say activists
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 : 3:48 pm

Our campaign to make laws safer for pedestrians gets NZ Herald coverage.

below standard, Living Streets Aotearoa, National level, nz, pedestiran, safety
Three year walking study finds image is an obstacle
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 : 8:36 am

attitude to walking, Marketing, International NGO or non-profit / community group
This is a great paper on Reducing pedestrian delay at traffic signals.
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 : 5:31 pm

Design and planning, Land Transport NZ / LTSA
Report, view, or discuss local issues | FixMyStreet fixmystreet.org.nz
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 : 6:59 pm

I can't believe how useful this iPhone application is.  Anywhere in NZ I can take a photo of the street problem (car on path, overhanging trees), write a description the phone uses GPS to tell where I am.  Press REPORT and it will send it to the council in charge of that area.  And it works well.

A must use for any walking advocate

fix my street, Living Streets Aotearoa, Walkability
Getacross Campaign Shifts Gear
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 : 10:42 pm

GetAcross is a campaign that has been lobbying and advocating for cyclists and walkers to get across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. LSA have been involved in supporting Getacross since its beginning.  Its is a great project and will transform the way people use the bridge and connect our communities.  Most importantly it will give a transport choice in these uncertain times.

Community Engagement, GetAcross, Harbour bridge, Transport, Land Transport NZ / LTSA, Local government
Review of Lynn Sloman's book: Car Sick
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 : 4:43 pm

Car sick

By Lynn Sloman

Green books ltd, UK, 2006

This book is pretty in depth so would be best for someone with some experience in pedestrian and transport related issues. If you live in Christchurch it is available from the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology library.

The book covers the following subjects:

  1. Our love affair with the car
  2. Principles of how to de-motorise our environment.
car addiction, car dependence, cycling, Living Streets Aotearoa, public transport, Walkability, Canterbury
Safer Journeys strategy launched
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 : 11:05 am

Transport Minister Steven Joyce has launched the Safer Journeys strategy.

Living Streets issued a media release supporting the main thrust of the strategy, but expressing disappointment that the issue of slower speeds is not being addressed right away.

National level, safer journeys, Safety, Ministry of Transport
Walking stories - TELL US YOURS!
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 : 10:46 am

Walk2work Day is on March 10th 2010.  We asked some people about their walking habits - check it out at http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/walk2work2010/stories 

TELL US YOUR STORY by emailing walk2work@livingstreets.org.nz

Review of Walk for your life book
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 : 3:21 pm

Walk for your life: Restoring neighbourhood walkways to enhance community life, improve street safety and reduce obesity

By Marie Demers, PH.D

Foreword by James O. Hull

Vital Health Publishing 2006

What a great book! Excellent for those new to walking advocacy.

This book looks at the hostile environment that has been created through urban sprawl and car dependence. Marie’s book offers some good reading on the burden being created by our sedentary lifestyle.

book on walkability, book on walking, Living Streets Aotearoa, walkability, Walkability, walking book, Canterbury
Success for walking advocates
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 : 2:51 pm

It's worthwhile taking action when you notice a problem area for pedestrians.  Sometimes you can make a difference!  Recently a walking advocate identified a problem at the entrance to a Khandallah supermarket car park.  There was no indication to motorists that they were crossing a footpath and there weret even in/out arrows for cars painted on the footpath!  He wrote to the supermarket but never got a reply.  However,  the other day he was walking past the supermarket and noticed that they had done everything he had s

Living Streets Aotearoa, Safety, Wellington region
Walk this way
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 : 11:40 am

The Tasman district council promote Walk2work day (March 10th 2010) in the Waimea Weekly. 

 

Image: From left, Mike Tasman-Jones (Tasman District Council Recreation Advisor) Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne, David Hill (Richmond Mall Manager) and Councillor Judene Edgar (and event organiser)

 

Check ou the events map for an event near you http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/walk2work2010/eventsmap

walk2work2010
Slow pedestrians in danger
Mon, 1 Feb 2010 : 4:12 pm

Is this what happens when an able bodied pedestrian suddenly joins the ranks of the less able?  Has anyone else had experiences like this poor pedestrian?

crossing, Living Streets Aotearoa, National level, Safety, slow pedestrians
walking revolution in New York
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 : 3:50 pm

Attending the Walk21 conference in New York was a great opportunity to see first hand the changes being made in the city especially the new plazas along Broadway.   The results are very impressive with 1,400sqm of new public space.  They were hugely busy and have obviously been well received by the city residents.  Most interesting perhaps is the minimal budget on which these changes have all been made.

Walkability
Over 1500 Safer Journeys submissions
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 : 8:35 am

Transport Minister Steven Joyce has released a summary of the more than 1,500 submissions received as part of a wide-ranging review of road safety.   The summary of submissions is available at www.saferjourneys.govt.nz  

National level, safer journeys, Safety, NZ Government