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5km Power Walk fundraiser from Frank Kitts Park to Point Jerningham and back.

Event Dates: 
Sat, 11/05/2013 - 10:00 - 12:00
Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Frank Kitts Park
Contact person: 
Cheryl
Contact details: 
021 938 100

Walking to 2040: footpath design

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Walking to 2040: footpath design is the first in a series of talks to present some of the latest research of interest to pedestrians.

Event Dates: 
Tue, 25/01/2011 - 17:30 - 19:00
Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Meeting room 2 Wellington City Council
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
021 106 7139
Meeting type: 
Face to face
Organizer: 
ellen.blake

Walking and the role of 'dollars and sense' in travel behaviour change initiatives in the Wellington Region

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Abstract Remit

From persuading a Human Resources manager that supporting staff walking to work creates a more productive workforce to explaining the health benefits of more children walking to school; the economic benefits of walking are a common thread in the implementation and evaluation of Greater Wellington's Sustainable Transport programmes. This presentation provides an overview of a range of behaviour change initiatives involving encouraging walking that we've tried, highlighting their strengths and lessons learned.

Presenter: 
Sam Winslow
Session or Keynote: 
Behaviour
Organisation or Business: 
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Session slot: 
Tue p.m. early

Submission on Wairarapa Corridor Plan

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Submission on Wairarapa Corridor Plan

The plan acknowledges that key transport pressures are the ageing population, growth in tourism and growth in freight.  However, in spite of this, we feel that the plan largely ignores public transport, walking and cycling, and focuses on road transport.

Walking and Cycling

Submission on Vision Seaview Grecefield

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Submission on Vision Seaview Gracefield

Living Streets Lower Hutt conditionally supports the proposed Vision Seaview Gracefield.  However we would like some amendments.

We are supportive of the four themes of the vision.

We are particularly supportive of Theme 1’s following key outcomes and their associated initiatives

Success for walking advocates

February 15, 2010 by liz thomas
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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

Active a2b project

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Active a2b

Active a2b is a health and wellbeing programme run by Greater Wellington to encourage employees in Wellington workplaces to walk or cycle to work.

Registrations are now open for the Summer Steps Challenge

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Registrations are now open for people wanting to take part in the Summer Steps challenge. This is a trial competition for people in Wellington and Christchurch.  So if you are working in one of these areas, go to the summer steps page and register your team.

 

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