1. What do you see as the advantages of

(a) walking and

(b) cycling

as a form of transport in your area?

Healthy and convenient

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

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?

Yes - I use a bicycle

5. How well signposted are these facilities? Please note if signage is better for one mode than the other.

Reasonably

6. Are you aware of parts of the roadways or public spaces that (a) pedestrians or (b) cyclists can't use?

Not in Westland

7. What would you do about these barriers?

N/a

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?

N/a

10. Does the council have a walking and cycling strategy, and if not, would you support having one?

N/a

11. Do you support travel plans in schools and workplaces? If so, what would you do to facilitate them?

N/a

12. What other techniques could you suggest to improve walking and cycling as a regular activity?

Encourage public awareness of the health benefits

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 not a Regional Council function

14. Does your council or DHB have a travel plan for staff and visitors?

No

15. Will you sign the Walking Charter?

http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/ICharter.htm

No

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 cycle and walk regularly