2025 Walking Summit Speakers
Submitted by comms on Thu, 09/10/2025 - 11:26A list of the 2025 Walking Summit Speakers with their bios, photos, and talk titles
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How does Aotearoa New Zealand rate internationally on pedestrians killed in road crashes?
Submitted by comms on Mon, 08/09/2025 - 10:38How does Aotearoa New Zealand rate internationally on pedestrians killed in road crashes? LSA Executive Council member Bill Frith uses data from the International Transport Forum to try and answer this question.
Parent-Centred Urbanism: An interview with Dr Eva Neely
Submitted by comms on Thu, 04/09/2025 - 15:35An interview with Dr Eva Neely a senior lecturer at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington. Eva talks about her research on Parent-Centred Urbanism
Christchurch Conversations: Steps to a Walkable Ōtautahi
Submitted by comms on Thu, 07/08/2025 - 10:59Molly Magid, Communications and Campaign Assistant for Living Streets Aotearoa, writes about the Christchurch Conversations event “Steps to a more walkable Ōtautahi”.
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Keeping it 60 in Atawhai
Submitted by comms on Wed, 23/07/2025 - 10:57Femke Meinderts, co-leader of the group Parents for Active Transport Atawhai, writes about how her community organised to keep a safer speed limit on their stretch of SH1.
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What can cities do to increase walking?
Submitted by comms on Tue, 08/07/2025 - 16:18A recent analysis from researchers at the University of California provides insight into how cities can increase active travel through infrastructure changes.
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Footpath parking campaign
Submitted by comms on Thu, 29/05/2025 - 11:26Parking on and over footpaths is inconsiderate and illegal. This year Living Streets is upping its efforts to decrease the incidence of motor vehicles being parked on footpaths–something that happens far too frequently. Our campaign to address footpath parking has three main strands.
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Open letter to Minister of Transport to keep safe speeds in Auckland
Submitted by comms on Thu, 15/05/2025 - 14:22Living Streets Aotearoa has joined All Aboard Aotearoa, Bike Auckland, Walk Auckland, and Brake NZ, school principals and local communities in sending an open letter to the Minister of Transport Chris Bishop to let Aucklanders keep safe speeds on their streets.
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Submit for safer speeds by 14 May
Submitted by comms on Tue, 29/04/2025 - 16:10Recently, NZTA consulted the public on proposals to raise speed limits on various stretches of state highways around the country. On 16 of those stretches which are classified as urban connectors they are continuing the consultation until 14th of May on whether they should keep the speed limit lower, at the level it is now.
You have until Thursday 13 March to submit for safer speeds
Submitted by comms on Fri, 07/03/2025 - 12:56About Us
Living Streets Aotearoa is the New Zealand organisation for people on foot, promoting walking-friendly communities. We are a nationwide organisation with local branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand.
We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or slow, whether walking, sitting, commuting, shopping, between appointments, or out on the streets for exercise, for leisure or for pleasure.