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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

Submission on Porirua Transportation Strategy

June 26, 2011 by ellen.blake
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This is Living Streets Aotearoa Wellingtons submission on the Porirua Transportation Strategy 2011.

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

TOD not TAD - Creating Great Places for People in New Lynn

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Abstract Remit

Increasingly, major sporting events are looking to walking as the main mode of access to venues and as a link to public transport. Good pedestrian planning can have a signficant impact on the success and public experience of a sporting event.

Presenter: 
Robert Lipka
Session or Keynote: 
Modelling
Organisation or Business: 
Waitakere City Council
Session slot: 
Tue p.m. early

Predicting Walkability

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Abstract Remit

Quantifying the quality of the walking environment is possible using the NZTA Community Street Review methodology but the required resources to undertake citywide surveys are significant.  Practically speaking, it is unrealistic to consider a local authority would undertake large area or citywide surveys.  The problem is if a local authority doesn’t understand the quality of their walking network, they may not be able to identify areas that are affecting suppressed demand, links that reduce the overall environmental success of an area, or s

Presenter: 
Steve Abley
Session or Keynote: 
Infrastructure
Organisation or Business: 
Abley Transportation Consultancy
Session slot: 
Mon a.m. late

What is the recipe for Walking? Designing the built environment case study Perth

August 24, 2010 by Jenny-Kaye Potaka
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Abstract Remit

There is considerable evidence to show that the built environment is strongly correlated with levels of walking for transport. Moreover, its widely understood that walking is the most accessible form of physical activity, which can contribute to improved public health. However, significantly less is known regarding the relative influences of the built environment on walking for leisure. This paper begins with a discussion of physical activity and the health benefits of walking.

Presenter: 
Ryan Falconer
Session or Keynote: 
Urban Design
Organisation or Business: 
Arup
Session slot: 
Mon p.m. early
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