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Walkability workshop 6 April - Community Street Review report

May 16, 2013 by ellen.blake
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Wellington
New Zealand

Living Streets Aotearoa ran a Walkability workshop on 6 April 2013 to train participants in the use of Community Street Reviews. The short route selected was close to the meeting venue and traversed a residential and commercial area. This group of pedestrian advocates quickly assessed the route and came up with a range of improvements that could be made to create a more walkable environment. Read the Community Street Review report here.

Auckland Harbour Bridge Pathway

April 14, 2013 by andysmith
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The Trust that fromed from the Getacross movement has launched the Skyath website

It details the progess in getting across the Waitemata.

Submission on Auckland Council’s Draft Long-Term Plan, 2012-2022 and Draft Regional Land Transport Programme

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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

Report, view, or discuss local issues | FixMyStreet fixmystreet.org.nz

July 18, 2011 by andysmith
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I can't believe how useful this iPhone application is.  Anywhere in NZ I can take a photo of the street problem (car on path, overhanging trees), write a description the phone uses GPS to tell where I am.  Press REPORT and it will send it to the council in charge of that area.  And it works well.

A must use for any walking advocate

Greening the Rubble - Make-SHIFT website

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On the Greening the Rubble project's website you will see how this project is making a difference in Christchurch despite the continuing earthquakes and aftershocks. Go to: http://www.greeningtherubble.org.nz

Walking to 2040 - community resilience and pedestrians

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Join us for a discussion on the importance of pedestrians to community resilience. We'll look at transport innovator David Engwichts work and discuss how we can promote resilience.

Event Dates: 
Thu, 05/05/2011 - 17:30 - 19:00
Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Wellington City Council meeting room 2
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
wellington@livingstreets.org.nz
Meeting type: 
Face to face
Organizer: 
ellen.blake
Organiser: 
ellen.blake

Workshop: Co-benefits of Walking and Cycling

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Walking and cycling provide significant health benefits by increasing levels of physical activity. These active modes of transport are associated with substantial relative risk reductions (10-55%) across cardio-vascular disease, cancer, and other diseases. Compared to travel by car, active journeys also reduce air pollution and the carbon emissions that are accelerating climate change. In New Zealand there has been a decline in these active modes and research indicates that mode shift from passive to active travel is difficult to achieve. This is a critical challenge in the face of growing evidence that we need to reduce carbon emissions by around 90% by 2050.

Event Dates: 
Thu, 10/02/2011 - 09:00 - 17:00
Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Otago University, 23a Mein Street
Contact person: 
Kerry Hurley
Contact details: 
Kerry.Hurley[at]otago.ac.nz
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