A new development in the car-oriented seaside sprawl of Papamoa is aiming to move away from post-World War II suburban sprawl and return to village living.
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16 Oct 2008
The Great Harbour Way project aims to promote a Walkway and Cycleway
around Te Whanganui-a-tara, the harbour of Wellington, New Zealand. The
aim is that there will be a continuous, safe, signposted walkway and
cycleway around the whole perimeter - from Fitzroy Bay in the west to Sinclair Head in the east. Few,
if any, opportunities exist elsewhere in the world to safely walk or
cycle the entire coastline of a major city harbour, continually
touching the water’s edge.
Tags: Hutt, Wellington
16 Oct 2008
The latest ShapeNZ poll found 49% of respondents walked rather than used their car "in the past year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help manage climate change". The survey didn't attempt to tease out who had done it for these noble reasons rather than trying to limit the haemorrhaging in their wallet resulting from petrol price rises, but at least it asked.
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16 Oct 2008
The Foundation of the Blind used International White Cane Day to call for stricter by-laws on footpaths especially in the face of increasing obstacles in the form of billboards and al fresco dining. (Source: TVNZ)
The Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind is calling for footpaths to be left clear for 1.8 to 2.0 metres clear access from the building line out towards the edge of the footpath.
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16 Oct 2008
The newly established Walking Access Commission Board has an interesting challenge ahead of it. The board was appointed on Monday by Rural Affairs Minister Damien O’Connor and was created under the Walking Access Act 2008.
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16 Oct 2008
The draft Regional Land Transport Strategy for Nelson city is being debated with public meetings on Monday October 20 at the Trafalgar Pavilion, Trafalgar Park at 6pm and Tuesday, October 28 at 1pm at the Stoke Memorial Hall.
Regional transport committee chairman Cr Derek Shaw said the meetings were an opportunity for people to hear what was proposed, the reasons for it and to ask any questions.
The main focus of the draft strategy is to offer more transport choices, walking and cycling options
Tags: Local government, Nelson
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