1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Save on fossil fuels
Increases health and fitness
More attention to local landscapes/architecture as going slower
Less risk of accident (walking) and injury
Can be faster in traffic jams
Much cheaper than a car
Parking easier though risk of theft - need to invest in padlocks, etc
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and
Average (Poor on Cobham Drive. We have put in two submissions to HCC to put in pedestrian access to the Hamilton Gardens as you risk life and limb crossing there at present). Excellent along the river and in Hamilton Gardens. Have done most of the river walks and they are very pleasant. Round the Bridges is really good. Would be good to connect Hammond Park with the gardens.
(b) cyclists
in your area? This could include such things as cycleways, pedestrian overbridges, cycle parking, quality of footpaths.
Average to poor. I am certainly not game to cycle anywhere other than a quiet suburb. Cycle lanes are quite narrow and often used by cars. Need to be connected well so cyclists can get around the city. Better than they were but some way to go yet. No cycle lanes in my suburb (Hillcrest) that I have noticed and not many in Ham East. Haven't noticed any cycle parks apart from at the University and schools. No pedestrian overbridges in south east Hamilton - could sure use one on Cobham Drive.
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
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other.
Haven't noticed any signage
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can’t use?
Some
7. What would you do about these barriers?
Put in more cycle lanes
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible?
Maybe
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one?
Yes. The Council map is too small - I don't have a hope of making head or tail of it.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?
From what I can gather is part of Access Hamilton and still being developed? Would support it - definitely
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?
Need to have safe cycle lanes before you can do anything else. All the plans in the world won't make any difference unless people feel safe to cycle in the city. Won't happen until we downgrade the supremacy of the private motor vehicle and have safe, connected cycle lanes and public attitudes to it change. Parts of Europe are more cycle friendly and people cycle more because it is a publicly OK thing to do. Kids need to see adults cycling before they will continue with it.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
By helping to create safe ways for people to do this and promoting it in their literature. Factoring in walking and cycling when creating strategy and policy.
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.
Walk a lot with my dog. By bike has had it and biking is quite hard aerobically. OK on flat but not good on the hills!
1) Flat City Scape.
Wide Roads.
2) Like the Curate's Egg - Good in parts!
3) Yes
4) Yes
5) Ditto (as in Q2)
6) Yes
7) Work with the community/interest groups/Council to get workable solutions
8) No
9) Yes
10) Yes
11) Yes, and do what I can to promote them - they are excellent.
12) Education, and setting an example
13) Yes - Council for more practical aspects - but more the role of DHB for educational benefits
14) Not that I'm aware of.
15) Would it help?
16) Yes I do
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area? Clearing the road congestion before & after school
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians and Good
(b) cyclists Good
in your area? (Hamilton North East)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? No
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are? General
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other. Not well sign posted.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians No or (b) cyclists Yes 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? May be trade vehicles at times but general no.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one? This is something your community organization could do.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one? Not sure. I am not yet in council.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? Yes Good idea. If so, what would you do to facilitate them? This is something that the schools & workplaces should be implementing not council. Your organization could help promote it.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity? Groups like yours promoting it.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? Limited role. How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing? Of course, anything that increases fitness has a positive impact on a person’s health.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors? Not in council yet. I don’t know.
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. Up to 2005 I would regularly cycle over 150km a week.
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Cheap form of transport
healthy - exercise
prevents pollution
For school children in the area - opportunity to encourage alternative mode at an early age
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.
Good as I live close to the wonderful riverpath walkway
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists?
Yes - also helps bring communities closer together and enhances security
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are?
Yes, have a copy of the HCC booklet "Walkways and Cycleways of Hamilton"
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other.
Council has just erected large information signposts on the walkway path near where I live - very helpful and clear as long as they aren't vandalised!
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can’t use?
(b) Yes - On road cycleways are a continuing part of the Access Hamilton 10 year strategy to improve cycleways in the city eg currently Heaphy/Bankwood cycleway going to tender and this will be followed by Ellicott/Tuhikaramea/Killarney.
There are certain parts of the river walkway which are share with care or dismount but these are few and short distances only.
7. What would you do about these barriers?
On road - continue with the strategy as above
Off road - Education and awareness programmes, would like to see use of bells on bikes become much more commonplace.
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible?
Yes, in emergency situations
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one? N/A
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one? Yes it does - part of the integrated transport strategy - Access Hamilton
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
Support HCC's continuing programme of working with schools, including school walking buses
Continue to support Bikewise week
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity? Free bikes in parks or around the city centre on a hop on drop off basis if something could be done about preventing bikes from getting stolen!
Closer liaison with Te Araroa so that city walkway connections with the nationwide walkway are more widely known.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
HCC is not a public health body but has a responsibility for the well being of the community and as such I support the strategies in place in Access Hamilton for promoting alternative modes of transport including buses. Increased walking and cycling are important contributors to public health because they are a good, cheap form of exercise and pollution-free. With more people on the streets walking can enhance the sense of community and help reduce crime.
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
Am a signatory
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 - Walking is my principal form of exercise and I walk most days.
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Obviously there are many, including environmental and financial benefits, and as a means of decreasing traffic congestion.
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
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 can’t use?
No
7. What would you do about these barriers?
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
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?
Yes it does. It is comprehensive and shows a strong commitment to working towards providing better cycle and walking networks.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
The council already has plans in place to support travel plans in schools and workplaces. The aim is to increase community awareness of travel plans, and is working with Transit New Zealand and Environment Waikato to provide a coordinated approach. I would strongly support this.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?
The main issue is in education motorists to be more aware of walkers and cyclists. We are a car-friendly society and I would want to work to ensure walkers and cyclists are kept safe.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
Council has a role in promoting public well-being, and walking and cycling does contribute to this. Obviously with the growing obesity rates in this country, walking and cycling have a major role to play in improving public health.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
As a first-time candidate I am unsure, but I do know it does have a comprehensive Access Hamilton plan.
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.
I walk regularly. I do not cycle.
I can say that I advocate walk and cycle ways, and creative ways of implementing them, and looking at examples in NZ and overseas and monitoring how they work.
(eg. Cycleways in parts of Italy are down the centre of the roads with access crossings, and seemed to work well). I have also been lobbied by some churches and older people who say some present cycle ways in Hamilton made it difficult for older people to park and attend worship, funerals etc. So, as you say, we need to find the best solutions that suit each location. Hamilton City Council's Climate Change policy does include a number of points in the questionnaire, the job of council is to build on this, to monitor progress of implementation and effectiveness. (eg. cycle pooling etc.) Having ridden cycles in cities, we also need to ensure clean streets, to prevent punctures, injuries to cyclists etc. and ways of helping to overcome problems with persistently wet weather in the Waikato in the winter - i,e more shelters, perhaps.)
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area? Obvious advantages to peoples health both with the physical activity and with less transport on the roads.
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 can only go on what I’ve noticed and recently having walked a LOT of streets campaigning, pathways and streets seem ok to me, average.
3. Would you support lowered speed limits on certain streets to enhance their use by pedestrians or cyclists? It would depend on the street, area etc but yes.
4. Are you aware of where walking or cycling paths/lanes/routes are? Not really, only those cycle lanes that are obvious around the center of town.
5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other. Haven’t noticed a lot of signage other than the signs showing the cycle lanes out Rototuna way and I think these signs are clear and well marked.
6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can’t use? No
7. What would you do about these barriers? I couldn’t say at this point without further investigation and I need to be in Council for that!
8. Do you think there are certain conditions under which parking on footpaths is permissible? No, not at all.
9. If your ward/community does not have a walking or cycling route map, would you support creating one? Yes. I think this is an excellent idea.
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one? I don’t know if they do or not but again I think it’s a good idea.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them? na
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity? na
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing? na
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors? na
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. Fairly regularly.
Congratulations on the time and effort you have taken to ensure that the issues which you are passionate about are brought to the attention of those seeking election at the upcoming local body elections.
My candidacy for Mayor of Kirikiriroa/Hamilton has really been by way of ensuring a wider advocacy of the potential of local bodies to make the most of the new carbon economy. The framework for this economy will be announced by the Government today.
There is no chance that I will be elected. So rather than take the attention away from those who will, I will not answer you questionnaire.
The excuse often used for not funding cycle or walking related infrastructural changes is lack of funding. I believe that groups like yours should combine with local authorities to insist that the Government allows the retention of carbon credits earned from reduction in greenhouse gas production and fossil fuel use from the encouragement of walking and cycling to be retained at a local level to further fund any infrastructural changes required.
Must get out for my daily constitutional on one of the wonderful gully tracks in our beautiful city!
What do you see as council's role in planning for a sustainable community in the light of rising fuel prices?
1.What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area?
Keeps one fit and uses less of the non-renewable resources.
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. Main problem is the main highway Cobham Drive that runs through near where I live. There are no cycle lanes. One underpass is dark and dangerous I have 6 children who have had to negotiate the main roads. We did not let the cycle because of the danger.
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?
Not really. More advertising needed
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 can’t use?
Yes
7.What would you do about these barriers?
Safer than previously. But still dangerous. I do a lot of walking for fitness.
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, absolutely
10.Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?
I not sure that they have but I would support one
11.Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?
Yes for safety reasons, talk to Schools, I am the Chair of the Hillcrest High BOT
12.What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?
Advertise its benefits
13.What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing?
It should because in the long run it serves a good purpose.
14.Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?
Not sure but it should
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 I do.
1. What do you see as the advantages of
(a) walking and
(b) cycling
as a form of transport in your area? Walking for health, fitness, general Psychological wellbeing and preventing traffic congestion. Cycling. the same as above, but preventing air polution and traffic congestion. Just generally a healthier option especially for children who may not be that active.
2. How would you rate (good, average, poor) facilities for
(a) pedestrians: good
(b) cyclists: getting there. much improved during the last three years. A way to go but council has an excellent plan for continuing the cycling walk ways. Some footpaths require urgent attention.
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. Work required.
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? They are on the plan for improvement now.
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
10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one? Yes and a very good one.
11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them? Yes and council is working with all sort of business to put travel plans in place. Council has a travel plan for staff.
12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity? encouragement not demanding. I like the idea that the city owns a bunch of cycles and creates cyclebays around the city. a person can then belong to the cycle club or have a card which enables them to bike between bays around the city. You would not use the same bike just pick one ride to the next bay and deposit it there. when finished your lunch or business meeting pick up another bike and deposit it at the bay nearest the next destination. Used in London and very successful.
13. What role do you see the council has in promoting public health? How do you see walking and/or cycling contributing? Yes certainly. I think we are on the right track employing specific staff.
14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors? Yes
15. Will you sign the Walking Charter? http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm I have done already. At the TRAFINZ meeting.
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. when I can but not regularly on the bike.