Living Streets Aotearoa is delighted to see the commitment of the Associate Minister, Julie Anne Genter, and Ministry of Transport to ensuring that pedestrians and other road users are safe and feel safe.
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Support for safer footpaths and communities
: 1 Jul 2019 Tags: Living Streets Aotearoa
Building better communities in New Zealand
: 17 Jun 2019Thought-leaders to share plans to improve the walking experience at second New Zealand Walking Summit
For the first time, Auckland will host the Walking Summit from 20 - 21 June - New Zealand's leading event for promoting walking-friendly communities.
Offering unique opportunities to hear from local and international experts on transport, accessibility and walkable communities, key topics this year include:
Auckland Harbour Bridge Walking path
: 22 May 2019NZTA have come up with a new way to walk and cycle over the bridge.
See the design here https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/auckland-harbour-bridge-shared-path/
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New Living Streets Aotearoa tee shirts available now
: 30 Apr 2019We are thrilled to unveil our smart new tee shirts - the stunning prize for Walk2Work Day winners. These have been designed exclusively for us and can be ordered online, check out the resources page for details on how you can get one.
Thanks to Emily Bulkley for the new design (and Becky Bliss for our well loved logo inspiration for the tee shirts)
Living Streets Aotearoa strongly supports Otago University’s “Turning the Tide from Cars to Active Transport”
: 29 Apr 2019Living Streets welcomes targets for walking in Otago report
Press Release from Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa strongly supports Otago University’s “Turning the Tide from Cars to Active Transport” report, launched today, especially the targets to double the number of trips walked and improve access to public transport.
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The E-scooters on footpaths debacle
: 25 Apr 2019Andy Smith, President of Living Streets Aotearoa talks to Phil Pennington, Radio NZ, about keeping our footpaths safe for pedestrians. We need better data on pedestrians, on our footpaths and how to improve them for pedestrians. Meanwhile the government has allowed e-scooters and is working to get more vehicles onto our footpaths!
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About 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.