Living Streets Aotearoa e-bulletin Feb 2013

Public meeting and Street Review workshop

On Saturday April 6 at 12:30 we will walk the streets of Mt Victoria Wellington with pens in hand. Anyone is welcome to join us at the Friends Centre 8 Moncrieff st Mt Victoria where we will go through the Street Review process. Phone Andy Smith on 021 474740 if you need any more details.

What is your Executive committee up to?

The exec will have their annual face to face meting in Wellington on April 6 at the Friends Centre 8 Moncrieff st Mt Victoria. We will set out the year to come and appraise how our campaigns are going.

Here is what some of us are doing in our cities

Andy Smith

Concensus Building Group to find a way to raise revenue for the Auckland Plan's transport programme which will be short $10.4 billion by 2041 if nothing changes.

Ponsonby Road Master Planing group.

Dominion Road alternative Cycle route group.

Wood st community group and the Costley Park improvements.

Rhys Taylor

Greening the Rubble project in Christchurch is thriving in its work of making new but temporary public parks and gardens. It will soon be transferred to local management by Greening the Rubble trust, of which LSA Exec member Meg Christie is a trustee. See www.greeningtherubble.org.nz Project Coordinator and LSA member Rhys Taylor will be leaving that contract role in mid-winter with recruitment soon of a successor. Sites supervisor Jonathan Hall continues. The project has earned excellent public recognition of its work , including a Royal Visit, international TV coverage, nine sites being featured in a book on the city’s transitional projects, a Community Board Service Award and a City Earthquake response ‘hero’ Civic Award.

Gay Richards

Convenor for Living Streets North Shore.

Working with Auckland Transport to have Walk2Work day events at four locations on the Shore.

Supporting community groups to improve pedestrian links - big thanks to Parks for new linkage Bayswater, in advance of bridge widening on Devonport walking/cycling route starting. Hurstmere Rd Project consultation.

Our campaign for drivers to Give Way to pedestrians at intersections

Only in NZ are we at risk on the roads, Canada has the best rules and we want them here

Walking / cycling projects in Hastings and New Plymouth

 National : Programmes : Morning Report : Two North Island cities promoting active forms of transport  www.radionz.co.nzA report out this week found health problems associated with lack of exercise are costing the country one point three billion dollars a year.  

Some No Exit streets have walking exits

Our campaign to sign thru routes for people and bikes on No Exit streets

Getacross supported by Auckland Transport Committee

 Cyclists win support for bridge path - National - NZ Herald News  www.nzherald.co.nzWalkers and cyclists are jubilant at winning Auckland Council committee support yesterday for a harbour bridge pathway, but face another workout before a final council sign-off.  

Right to roam in Scotland, England, Scandinavia and New Zealand

 National Radio : Programmes : Sunday Morning : Ideas for 10 February 2013 - The Right to Roam  www.radionz.co.nzIdeas talks to Marion Shoard, author of This Land is Your Land and The Right to Roam about public access to land and waterways in Britain and Scandinavia; Mark Neeson of the Walking Access Commission; and high country farmer Sue Aspinall.  

 Aucklands worst pedestrian crossings 

 Revealed: City's worst crossings - National - NZ Herald News  www.nzherald.co.nzCrossing the road is among the most dangerous of everyday activities - and police say even the slightest loss of concentration could have disastrous, if not fatal, results.  