1.
What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Numerous - health,
environmental.
2.
How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian
overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
Cycleways = poor
Pedestrians = average
3. Would you
support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by
pedestrians or cyclists? Yes
4. Are you
aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
Yes
5. How well
signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode
than the other. Adequate, just too few facilities
6. Are you
aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b)
cyclists can't use? Yes ? but only motorways. Wouldn't
want cyclists and pedestrians on them anyway
7. What would
you do about these barriers? Any barriers should be
removed wherever possible.
8. Do you think
there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible?
In very limited situations, and only after all other avenues looked at including
cars travelling slower.
9. If your
ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support
creating one? We have one.
10. Does the
council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support
having one? Yes.
11. Do you support
travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate
them? Yes, advocate for increased walking and cycling
including better facilities, safe walkways & cycleways etc.
12. What other
techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular
activity? Making parking for cars more expensive.
Vehicle free areas.
13. What role do
you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking
and/or cycling contributing? Council should be an
advocate, as well as take a leading role. Walking and cycling can play a big
part in this.
14. Does your
council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
Not sure.
15. Will you sign
the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm Yes
16. Do you cycle
and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many people who do not remain
supportive of our aims to increase rates of both. Yes
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
ANSWER:
Walking - I walk to and from work everyday, so to me,
the advantages are numerous - fitness, healthy
well-being, time to look around and take in the
wonderful views, old buildings, listen to the birdsong
(to name just a few!)
Cycling - for cyclists I would imagine it would be
fitness, healthy well-being (although some cyclists do
not do themselves any favours by speeding down the
roads almost as fast as cars! - these minority
cyclists are as irresponsible as speeding motorists!)
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor)
facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
ANSWER:
Average for both pedestrians and cyclists.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
ANSWER:
Not particularly - I would support lowered speed
limits on ALL streets for a number of reasons!
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
ANSWER:
No
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other.
ANSWER:
Very poorly signposted - The only signs for cyclists
appear to be on the surface of the cycle lanes; there
are no signs at eye level to indicate to motorists
where the cycle lanes are.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?
ANSWER:
No
7. What would you do about these barriers?
ANSWER:
Look at ways that they can be removed to allow
pedestrians and cyclists access (unless they are on
private land)
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible?
ANSWER:
No - none whatsoever. If there is no room on the road
to park cars then cars should not be allowed down that
street.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one?
ANSWER:
Yes
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?
ANSWER:
Yes it does - but it needs to publicise it a lot more!
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
ANSWER:
Yes - The only thing you can do really - promote it
amongst schools and workplaces - people need to be
informed, but not instructed.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?
ANSWER:
Publicising how much healthier it is than driving.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
ANSWER:
It has a vital role in promoting public health to
which walking and cycling are key contributing factors
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
ANSWER:
It is looking at one, I believe
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter? http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
ANSWER:
Yes
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
ANSWER:
Yes, as a non-motorist I tend to walk everywhere,
using public transport only when necessary
1. The advantages of walking and cycling include personal health, less pollution
in the environment, awareness and engagement of our surroundings.
2. I consider our current facilities to be poor. We have few cycleways, etc.
3.
Yes
4.
Yes
5.
Signage is poor
6.
Yes
7.
I would like the situation reviewed for the safety of all users, motorists,
walkers and cyclists. I would also add that wheelchair users need to be
considered.
8.
No
9.
Yes
10.
Transport planning has a vision which still needs to be developed further.
11.
I would advocate for vehicle free bike and walking paths.
12.
Provide facilities where public feel safe.
13.
The council needs to be active in promoting health. Exercise will prove
beneficial for the health of all people.
14.
I am not aware of one.
16.
Yes, I walk and cycle regularly. At the time of answering this questionnaire I am
on a cycle trip in Canada and the USA. It has been very interesting to note the
different facilities and become aware of more positive attitudes to cycling and
walking by motorists and council providers. The more positive attitude may be
due to personal responsibility due to not having the New Zealand ACC to 'fall
back on' in the case of accidents. It is possible that this takes away some of
the personal responsibility???
(a) How would you
rate (good, average, poor) facilities for pedestrians in your area?
Average. Care needs to be taken with loose/uneven central city pavers
and footpath camber. Frosty streets in winter only receive Council attention
in the carriageways, main footpath arterials aren't made safe by gritting or
chemical treatment, largely due to cost. Trying to cross some major road
arterials at points of convenience (where there should be a pedestrian
crossing) is very dangerous. Bad drivers in Dunedin often fail to stop at
pedestrian crossings when walkers are using them
(b) How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for cyclists in
your area?
Poor. Cyclists get a bad deal in Dunedin - the cycleway network isn't
fully planned, nor is it for safety. See comments at 1(b) above.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to
enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
It would depend on full assessment of transportation planning needs in
those areas of the city where this might be contemplated - in some streets
this would be appropriate.
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes
are?
Yes.
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if
signage is better for one mode than the other.
I hate excess city signage, sometimes a different surface treatment
would better define the routes depending on their length - so for me it
becomes an urban design and landscape architecture matter, rather than a
signage problem.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that
(a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?
Dunedin's tertiary campus needs its own cycleways, the campus is mainly
pedestrian now - I experienced it as a student when we could cycle right to
the lecture theatres; I would also like to see a cycleway in the Dunedin
Botanic Gardens.
7. What would you do about these barriers?
Redesign for access with Council and University cooperation and funding.
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking
on footpaths is permissible?
No, not under any circumstances.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route
map, would you support creating one?
Yes.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not,
would you support having one?
Council has a Cycling Strategy (last update April 2004) and a Pedestrian
Strategy (January 2003). These need to be updated in line with
sustainability strategies and strategy for global climate change and peak
oil/carbon neutrality.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what
would you do to facilitate them?
Yes. Council has a leadership role in raising community awareness
through publications, website and community liaison officers including any
transportation planning staff and LEOTC staff it employs. Much of the
liaison can be achieved through online projects in schools and with links to
business websites, including partnership and cooperation with the Chamber of
Commerce and other business associations, NGOs, etc.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and
cycling as a regular activity?
It may come down to more flexible work hours in the market place for
people to build in regular exercise. Improve public transport to complement
personal exercise - it may be that people are too tired or too short of time
to walk/cycle home at the end of long working day - or too uncoordinated or
busy in the morning - so make sure, if they are fit, that they get at least
one 1-way walk or cycle per day. In the workplace and at schools provide
incentives and rewards for regular exercise. Forming walking buses for
schools; forming more walking and cycling friendship groups in
neighbourhoods.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health?
How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
The community plan binds the council to provide for a healthy wealthy
city - gaining exercise by walking/cycling is only one 'exercise' component
of what people need to take personal responsibility for in the way of
exercise and nutrition. The council has to plan and budget for the people's
activity through provision of appropriate routes and support facilities, to
do so in partnership and cooperation with other interests, and to reduce
people's dependence on private cars for commuting to meet environmental
targets for gas emissions/carbon neutrality. The contributions are many, the
council's roles are many.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and
visitors?
There is some car pooling for commuting staff, and I understand the
council has a policy to replace fleet vehicles with energy efficient
vehicles over time. It may have other policy and plans but I'm not familiar
with particular departmental detail at this time.
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
Have done today.
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that
many people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of
both.
Yes I walk all the time and I do up to two 5-hour poster runs in the CBD
and Campus area per week as a volunteer for city museums. I don't ever want
to own a car.
1.
What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
personal exercise and
improvement in personal health
(b) cycling
personal exercise and improvement in personal health, recreational opportunity
as a form of transport in your area?
2.
How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
good
(b) cyclists poor
- not friendly as Hills Ward
is predominantly steep ? probably the reason for the Ward title.
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian
overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
3.
Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance
their use by pedestrians or cyclists? Yes
4.
Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
Yes
5.
How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is
better for one mode than the other. Average
6.
Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a)
pedestrians or (b) cyclists yes can't use?
7.
What would you do about these barriers? Nothing -
the public spaces that cyclists should not use are so designated to ensure they
do not damage those spaces.
8.
Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on
footpaths is permissible? Yes
9.
If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map,
would you support creating one? Maps readily available
10.
Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would
you support having one? Part of Transportation Strategy
11.
Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would
you do to facilitate them? Yes - provide support for
creating and encouraging plan creation by schools and businesses
12.
What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as
a regular activity? Better, secure bike parking, more
stopping points for walkers eg seats
13.
What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do
you see walking and/or cycling contributing? Local
government's biggest input to public health is in the provision of water
supplies, drainage systems and waste removal. Encouraging walking / cycling is
an important role but the uptake is ultimately a personal decision. Council can
only influence that decision by making walking / cycling a pleasant experience
14.
Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
Don't know but Council does impose Travel Plans as a
condition of consent to Resource Consents
15.
Will you sign the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm Have not had time to review
it. But will do so.
16.
Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many
people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
Yes - especially for recreation
1. What do you see as the advantages of (a) walking and Health, lessens pollution, reduces fuel consumption. (b) cycling as a form of transport in your area?
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists Fair in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists? Depends on street. Not State Highways
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are? Yes
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other. Reasonable
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can’t use? Motorways
7. What would you do about these barriers? Nothing
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible? Yes
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one? Yes
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one? It should be part of a comprehensive transportation strategy rather than stand-alone.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity? Yes advertise
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing? Offer opportunities for these activities and events celebrating them.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors? Don’t know
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter? http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm Yes
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both. Yes
1. What do you
see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Makes people healthy and reduces dependence on fossil fuels
2. How would you rate
(good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian
overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
I live at the end of the Otago Peninsula and facilities
are poor, non-existent and dangerous
3. Would you
support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by
pedestrians or cyclists?
I would support
physical separation as the means to improve cyclist and pedestrian safety.
4. Are you
aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
Yes
5. How well signposted
are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the
other.
Not well signposted
6. Are you aware of
parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists
can't use?
Motorways through city
7. What would you do
about these barriers?
It is a safety issue and I would seek to maintain the separation
8. Do you think there
are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible?
No
9. If your
ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support
creating one?
Yes to creating one
10. Does the council have
a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?
Yes
11. Do you support travel
plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
Yes, I live in a rural bus area and have young children. On regular basis I
provide a safe driver for school outings.
12. What other techniques
could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?
Ensuring that there is seating and public toilets at sensible intervals on
documented walking routes. I would look to have school drop off zones further
from the front gate for both safety and health lifestyle reasons.
13. What role do
you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking
and/or cycling contributing? Councils need to develop
Physical Activity Strategies to ensure that plan for the infrastructure required
to promote healthy activity. They also need to market these via readily
accessible mediums.
14. Does your
council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
unsure
15. Will you sign
the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm Yes
16. Do you cycle
and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many people who do not remain
supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
My daughter and I
delivered all my canvassing material by either walking or cycling. Cycling is a
daily activity when we are on holiday. As chair of the Otago Conservation Board
I regularly promote the concept and benefits of the Otago Rail Trail
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Clear mind, practical, healthy, valuing time and
surroundings.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
Average. My intention is to improve immediately
pedestrian and cycling ways.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
Absolutely
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
Yes. All around Dunedin. But that's because I am an
active cyclist and walker as are my three children who
go to school on their bikes (7kms for one of them!)
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other.
Room for improvement!
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?
Yes.
7. What would you do about these barriers?
The question is too general. I have some practical
solutions for some specific intersections/crossings
etc. here in Dunedin.
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible?
Yes.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one?
Absolutely.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?
Yes it does but it is a very slow mover!
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
Walking buses already exist here. We can do more.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?
Improving the infrastructure.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
Fundamental.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
I believe so.
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter? http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
Yes.
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
Yes. Everyday. Both.
I have been an advocating for better cycling and walking facilities for the past 2 years. See www.hcn.co.nz (a website that I manage) and the HarbourCycle Network group who I work with.
Our advocacy group (Steve Walker is one of the founding members by the way) has just been nominated for a SPARC award for pushing the new cycle/walkway between Dunedin and Ravensbourne.
I was also consulted by Transit recently for the development of the on-road cycleways between Dunedin and South Dunedin.
Oh and I cycle to and from work (I live in Port Chalmers and work at the University) most days, along the horrific State Highway 88! So I know the issues and really want to make some changes.
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?Firstly, the carbon neutral affect they both have on the environment. Second they are helping people to regain and remain fit. Third, they assist people to educate themselves to the urgency of dealing with the coming Peak Oil era of escalating petrol prices, giving them another option.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and Poor
(b) cyclists Poor
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists? Definitely
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are? Yes
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other.Very poor to non existent for both.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use? Yes, there are large tract along the Portobello and Harington Point Rds that are either dangerous or non existent, which is dreadful for a major ecotourism area.
7. What would you do about these barriers?Reconstruct the road to include these facilities, but that is a major ask due to the sensitive nature and historic influences covering that road. I believe a hui with the local Iwi is desperately needed towards re-doing the sea wall along the roadway to include both these facilities whilst the current widening, resurfacing work is being carried out.
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible? Perhaps in a health emergency or similar but only as a one-off.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one? Absolutely! We need all the support we can get on that score here on the Peninsular.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?Yes, it does but how series they are about it stretching to our section of it I am not convinced of. However, it has begun in the Macandrew Bay and areas closer to town.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?Sorry, I am not sure what you mean.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?Educating the population to the coming petrol crisis and encouraging those that are able enough to begin to access facilities already available and lobby for more. National advertising campaigns would be best. Also, because tourist dollar is king, encourage more walking/cycling tours of cities as well as the whole Island. Several cities around the world (Paris comes to mind) have set up exchange cycle hire in the city centre to allow people to pick up and drop of bikes at extremely cheap rates allowing them to go from place to place without the need to return the first cycle. This is aimed at getting cars out of the city. However there are drawbacks to all this which include the aged and infirm who are no longer able to use their physicality as a transport means and they need to be able to access areas with motorised transport.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? From my perspective, Council should be working to wards the wellbeing of all its constituants, ratepayer or no, in every aspect of life. They are the body that is closest to the local people (or should be) and in a position through communication and observation to assess the needs of its populous. Therefore, I feel that areas like health and safety, support for unabled (whether that be health, age or poverty issues) should be a primary council responsibility as a first point of contact. Then National Govt could be accessed for additional funding on their behalf. How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing? Of course.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors? I am unfamiliar with the term 'travel plan' and what it refers to. I'm sorry.
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter? http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm Yes
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? As I am of limited physicality due to medical reasons so I cannot cycle. I walk as often as I am able as part of my own fitness regime. Unfortunately even that is limited, but I do what I can. We recognize of course that many people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
1. What do you see as the advantages of (a) walking and (b) cycling as a form of transport in your area? Improved health; affordable mode of transport; reduced dependency on fossil fuel energy.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths. The Peninsula Road – great (Vauxhall) to average to poor, to non existent
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists? Yes, on certain streets
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are? Not all
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other. Don’t know
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can’t use? Not all
7. What would you do about these barriers? Consult with engineers to ascertain ability to change
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible? Hmmm, drop off point only for reasons of infants & their paraphernalia, disability / elderly persons.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one? Yes
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one? Yes
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them? Review existing practices to consider a possible upgrade of services
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity? Support provision of pedestrian/green corridors to move foot and cycle traffic away from roadways
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing? Council investment in Public health should be part of a holistic approach to providing infrastructure within communities. Walking/cycling contributes to reducing dependence on fossil fueled energy, and should be encouraged where possible.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors? Do not know
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter? http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm Yes.
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many people who do not remain supportive of our aims try to increase rates of both. I am not a good pedestrian. I only walk locally, on our farm or local beach. More often than not I will be transporting equipment. The majority of residents on the peninsula travel by vehicle to get to their place of work. In my case I clock up a minimum of 52kms per trip to Dunedin city, let alone do my shopping/errands before returning home.
However, when I lived in Chch years ago I varied my transport to work, sometimes I needed my car, other times rode public transport, walked (1 1/2 hrs @ way.) biked, or rollerblading. Options to vary my way thru side streets and parks was good. Cycling - peak time traffic was stressful and fumes unpleasant. Rollerblading the footpaths were inconsistent in quality, making some areas hard going; and crossing gutters at curbs/intersections were real hazards. So I have some understanding of the needs of pedestrians, cycling etc. In terms of my past practices and now my grandchildren’s need to have safe options I support the Livingstreets charter.
1. Both are good exercise and an appropriate way to get around. There is a lot of flat land in the South Ward which makes cycling easy and convenient for getting into the City.
2. As a walker there are lots of walkways all over my electorate, both on the flat and on the Peninsula. There is a new walkway which it is hoped will be extended to go further around the Peninsula. There are also the beach walks at St Clair and St Kilda. There are some cycle areas and this is being improved and added to all the time.
3. Given that cycle paths are available and the footpaths are wide enough I don’t believe it necessary to lower the speed limit. As a walker I have not encountered any problems. While I don’t cycle any longer due to back issues, when I did cycle not that long ago, I did not encounter difficulties even in early morning traffic. Things have actually improved since then.
4. Yes.
5. Cycle paths are much better sign-posted than foot paths. However the walkways are well sign-posted on places such as the Peninsula.
6. No.
7. As I am not aware of any barriers this is difficult to answer.
8. No. Footpaths are for feet, not wheels – of any size or kind.
9. Yes. What sort of support though?
10. I am not aware of any strategy but have no trouble supporting one.
11. Don’t understand the question – what sort of travel are we talking about – do you mean walking trains for schools – yes absolutely, the less cars on the road around schools the better.
12. I do not believe you can legislate for morality or personal responsibility and would not presume to force my beliefs on their benefits on anyone.
13. While Council should support public health once again it is important to acknowledge that personal good health is just that. Encouragement to undertake exercise is fine – but the old saying “you can lead a horse to water” comes to mind.
14. I have no idea – I am not currently a Councillor and this is not an are that I have thought of as being legislated.
15. Yes. Surfing the net is not an exercise I have a lot of time for or interest in though.
16. Yes. Walk daily and wear a pedometer at all times. Used to cycle daily until I injured my back.
Keep up the good work!
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Pollution free and healthy, I am all for it.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian
overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
They seem to be pretty good in Dunedin.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to
enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
No, I think it would be a bit confusing.
I have ridden a bike and run hundreds of miles over many years in Dunedin and I
feel we have to take responsibility for our own safety beyond the measures
already taken.
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes
are?
Of course I am as a regular user.
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage
is better for one mode than the other.
As a cyclist I find them well marked.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a)
pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?
A bit confused with this question, it is
fairly self evident to me where I cannot go.
7. What would you do about these barriers?
What barriers?
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on
footpaths is permissible?
Not so far in Dunedin, I am not keen on
the practice. I am sure better planning is preferable.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route
map, would you support creating one?
Wonderful idea! All for it.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not,
would you support having one?
Yes, all for it
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what
would you do to facilitate them?
Not sure what these are. If you mean
supporting community safety for all ages, and planning accordingly, it has to
happen.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and
cycling as a regular activity?
The benefits of exercise are becoming
more understood. Our medical practitioners are instrumental in getting the
message across, but of course parents are the most influential. Walking groups
are a great incentive, and walking buses for kids.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health?
How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
A healthy community is everybody's
responsibility, and the Council must take a leadership role in this.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
Well it seems like a good idea, what
have you done to encourage this?
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many
people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
Yes I have been a regular cyclist, and I
have run over a thousand miles a year for over 20 years
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Health, ecologically sound, chance to enjoy the scenery and
architecture
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
Good
(b) cyclists
Poor
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian
overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to
enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
Yes
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes
are?
Some. I am a regular road cyclist
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if
signage is better for one mode than the other.
Signage is adequate
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that
(a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can´t use?
Yes
7. What would you do about these barriers?
In some cases nothing - eg motorways, sections of roadway where
footpaths are impractical. The others - decide on a case by case
basis why there is a barrier and what needs to be done about it.
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which
parking on footpaths is permissible?
Yes. Cars in parked in some narrow streets in my area would
completely obstruct the traffic flow. Everyone must share the
inconveniences of streets - motorists, cyclists, pedestrians
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling
route map, would you support creating one?
Yes
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if
not, would you support having one?
Yes. The draft transportation strategy includes this
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so,
what would you do to facilitate them?
I have not considered this. It seems like a good idea, and am open to
suggestions as to how to proceed.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and
cycling as a regular activity?
In my own neighbourhood, cycling is difficult. No matter which way
you head, coming home involves negotiating a large hill. But:
walking: maps, marked points of interest, resting places, drinking
fountains, more marked walkways/cycleways clinics on cycle
maintenance, cycle/walking grouls, bike stands,
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public
health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
Health promotion is part of the council strategy. Both promote health
through the benefits of exercise and by reducing harmful atmospheric pollutants, and by providing quieter, less intrusive forms of
transport.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and
visitors?
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that
many people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase
rates of both.
A hasty reply follows. Sorry if I sound a tad annoyed but your charter does not reflect the vast majority of issues in my area, but in urban areas I have sympathy that you want some common sense to prevail - not always a hard ask but it can be expensive and car registrations, not bikes pay for a lot of the road improvements. I have driven home on roads today without any barriers and sheer drops off the side - I know the issues that our citizens need addressing first. Regards and good luck. Happy to discuss further. What you are doing is great and will be far more relevant once this council gets its head around some of the sustainable community issues that it has ignored.
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Both are easy and good forms of exercise and I do both quite often. As a
Trustee of the Otago Central Rail Trail Trust I am involved in looking at
improving access to the DOC reserve and increasing its usability of a wide range
of people. I frequently recommend walking and cycling options in the Strath
taieri to visitors to the region.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian
overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
My area covers half of Dunedin City and therefore your question is not simple.
I would like DCC to look at creating cycleways and pedestrian walking areas as
reserves beside subdivisions on the Taieri. I advocated for these many tears ago
and nothing happened.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance
their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
I think there are ways of managing traffic and bikes to keep them apart - but
that does not mean that bikes will always get the shortest route. Solutions
also need to be practical.
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
Yes
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is
better for one mode than the other.
Depends who owns the facility - many of these facilities are DOC not DCC owned
in my area.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a)
pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?
Motorways
7. What would you do about these barriers?
There are some places that cars and bikes should not mix. If cycleways are
provided then bikes should be banned from adjoining roads this unfortunately is
not always the case.
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on
footpaths is permissible?
Yes it works well in Wellington, but in my ward is not appropriate
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map,
would you support creating one?
Not necessary for a large part of it - but in Mosgiel and Taieri it would be
good.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would
you support having one?
Yes it does have one but it could do a lot better
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would
you do to facilitate them?
I am uncertain what you mean here.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as
a regular activity?
In Mosgiel provide seats for the elderly so that they can feel empowered to
exercise knowing that they can rest along the way. Provide seats at playgrounds
so grandparents can walk with grandchildren and rest while the young ones play.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do
you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
Public Health is a personal responsibility aided by councils with strategies
for good water, sewerage etc. There is a role in providing playgrounds and areas
for out door activity but they have a limited other public role it needs more
funding from government if more is to be provided.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
What is a travel plan?
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
The sentiment is fine but it is all very urban. Please look at the size of
Mosgiel Taieri Ward and let me know if you expect me to cover it on a bike or by
walking. Yes I can and do do a lot by phone and computer. Unfortunately some of
your ideas I cannot apply to living in a vast area. I cannot lie to you that I
accept it all if I am to have a relationship with the citizens of all the
communities covered in the ward - Middlemarch, Hyde, Hindon, Lee Stream,
Allanton, Outram. Momona, Henley, Kuri Bush, Mosgiel, Whare Flat, Saddle Hill
etc that my first priority will be these urban issues that can be costly but
will not apply in our areas
Having said that yes I get annoyed that the asphalt footpaths are cluttered with
wheelie bins when they should be on grass verges, I get annoyed that seats are
not placed strategically for people to use the footpaths, I get annoyed that
pedestrian crossings aren't more evenly distributed in elderly populated areas,
I get annoyed that DOC have yet to get there heads around people with
disabilities sharing outdoor experiences with others.
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many
people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
Yes
Thank you for the invitation to
complete your survey. As a matter of principle, I chose many years ago not to
respond to and/or complete such surveys given the highly mischievous use to
which many were put, if any use was made of them at all!
I am well aware of the matters/issues that your organisations are interested in,
not all those that you list fall within the ambit of a city council.
Past experience suggests that the Dunedin 'physically active' policy recently
launched in conjunction with other groups is one that would lie 'on the shelf'
if left to 'city hall'!
I have also walked the inner city area of Dunedin nearly every business day for
the past eleven years and have more knowledge than most of the conflicts and
issues for pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders and, I have to say, vehicle
drivers.
So, if re-elected, my simple response is 'Yes', I am aware of most - if not all
- the issues you raise and 'Yes', I will continue to see that facilities and
access for cyclists and pedestrians continue to get appropriate attention from
Council
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
The area is flat and easy to walk and
cycle. I walk everywhere and know how beneficial it is for health and exercise
and as a change to look at the city more closely.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleway, pedestrian overbridges,
cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
The area is quite well serviced with a
cycleway at the gardens and marked cycle lanes in the centre of the city.
Footpaths are well maintained so there is no excuse for people not to be using
them. There is a definite lack of secure cycle parking in the centre city
though.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance
their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
Yes
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
yes
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is
better for one mode than the other.
In my area very well sign posted
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a)
pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?
7. What would you do about these barriers?
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on
footpaths is permissible?
As a walker, I am not in favour of cars
parked on footpaths.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map,
would you support creating one?
I don't know if there is one in the area
or not, if not, yes one would be beneficial. Anything to reduce the reliance on
the car when one foot in front of the other or peddle power will get you there.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would
you support having one?
Yes it does, and more needs to be done to
encourage people to get out of there cars and onto the streets.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would
you do to facilitate them?
???
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as
a regular activity?
A positive advertising campaign that
promote the benefits of cycling and walking, that has the support of local
personalities who make it cool to beat the pavement.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do
you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
Having a healthy and happy community is
one of the stated objectives of the council so is fundamental to any policy
decisions it makes.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
Don't know, I haven't been elected yet.
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter?
http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm
Yes
16. Do you cycle and/or walk regularly? We recognize of course that many
people who do not remain supportive of our aims to increase rates of both.
As stated earlier I walk
everywhere in all weathers and love the benefits I get from it.