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Walking to 2040 - space allocation, parking, and pedestrians 6 September

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The third in our series of meetings Walking to 2040 this time looks at space allocation, parking and pedestrians. The issue of vehicle parking often makes it into the newspapers but what is the real situation about space allocation and parking, how does it affect pedestrians, is vehicle parking essential for economic growth, do decision-makers have good information on these issues?

Event Dates: 
Tue, 06/09/2011 - 17:30 - 19:30
Location (Town/City): 
Wakefield St, Wellington
Venue: 
Wellington City Council meeting room 2
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
wellington@livingstreets.org.nz

A New Walking and Cycling Benchmarking Tool for New Zealand

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Abstract Remit

The NZ Transport Agency wishes to support local authorities throughout New Zealand in achieving increased levels of walking and cycling activity. In meeting this goal, it is exploring mechanisms to identify and share best practice in service delivery across local authority policy and strategy determination, infrastructure programming and delivery, promotion and road safety related programmes.

Presenter: 
Martin Wedderburn //Colin Buchanan //Tim Cheesebrough
Session or Keynote: 
Plenary
Organisation or Business: 
Colin Buchanan Consultancy //MWH New Zealand //NZ Transport Agency
Session slot: 
Tue a.m. early

Predicting Walkability

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Abstract Remit

Quantifying the quality of the walking environment is possible using the NZTA Community Street Review methodology but the required resources to undertake citywide surveys are significant.  Practically speaking, it is unrealistic to consider a local authority would undertake large area or citywide surveys.  The problem is if a local authority doesn’t understand the quality of their walking network, they may not be able to identify areas that are affecting suppressed demand, links that reduce the overall environmental success of an area, or s

Presenter: 
Steve Abley
Session or Keynote: 
Infrastructure
Organisation or Business: 
Abley Transportation Consultancy
Session slot: 
Mon a.m. late

Space is Money: The economic case for walkable settlements in NZ

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Speaker Profile

Julie is a transportation planner with McCormick Rankin Cagney consultants.  She is passionate about sustainable transport and sees an extraordinary opportunity to achieve better economic outcomes and more liveable cities with innovative approaches to defining and solving transportation problems.

Presenter: 
Julie Anne Genter
Session or Keynote: 
Keynote
Profile: 
Julie-Anne Genter information
Organisation or Business: 
McCormick Rankin Cagney Consultants
Session slot: 
Tue a.m. early

How can a Council encourage walking? The Glen Eira experience

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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The City of Glen Eira is located in Melbourne's south-east suburbs, about 7 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD.
It encompasses a total land area of about 38 square kilometres and is an established residential area that is continuing to attract housing development.

Presenter: 
Matthew Harridge
Session or Keynote: 
Urban Design
Organisation or Business: 
O'Brien Traffic
Session slot: 
Mon p.m. early

Mythbusters - the economic impact of road space reallocation

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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In seeking to optimise the use of existing infrastructure and develop more vibrant shopping centres by creating places/spaces that people want to visit, many Councils are seeking to reallocate road space.

Presenter: 
Tracy Allatt
Session or Keynote: 
Plenary
Organisation or Business: 
Beca Infrastructure Ltd
Session slot: 
Mon a.m. late

Paving the Streets with Gold

August 24, 2010 by peter.davis
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Speaker Profile

Martin is Principal Transport Planner for Colin Buchanan consultancy.  His work covers a broad range of policy, research and design experience.  He has worked with professionals from a variety of disciplines to develop more holistic transport appraisal methods encompassing the wider economic, health, and environmental impacts of sustainable transport measures. 

Presenter: 
Martin Wedderburn
Session or Keynote: 
Keynote
Profile: 
Martin Wedderburn information
Organisation or Business: 
Colin Buchanan Consultancy

Summer Steps Challenge

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      Summer Steps Challenge


Welcome to our new fun team challenge, encouraging people to get out and about and try walking as a way of getting around.

 

You are challenged to organise a team from your workplace and compete against other teams, to see who can spend the most time walking. 

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