Local government

Questions sent to the candidates

1.      How do you consider we can improve Dunedin's reputation to make it more walking & cycle friendly for locals and visitors?

2.      In your role as a Councillor/Mayor  would you commit to acting according to the principles in the International Walking Charter which apply equally to cycling

3.      Do you support opening the Caversham and Chain Hills Tunnels to cyclists and walkers to provide a near flat and safer route between Dunedin and Mosgiel?

For the 2010 local body elections, Spokes Dunedin and Living Streets Dunedin sent a questionnaire on local active transport issues to Mayoral and Council candidates. The following questions were asked:

Q1. How do you consider we can improve Dunedin's reputation to make it more walking & cycle friendly for locals and visitors? (50 word limit)

Here is the text of candidates suvey responses, for those who do not want to download, courtesy of Spokes Dunedin

Living Streets Dunedin have made a number of submissions to the DCC. Some were posted previously, but seem to have been lost in the website shift. In this meantime, here is our latest, on the future of John Wilson Ocean Drive, a Dunedin landmark:

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We welcome this opportunity to submit on Manukau City Council’s Draft 10 year  Plan.

Walking - the policy picture
A key target of the NZ Transport Strategy 2008 is that the mode share of walking and cycling should grow to 30% by 2040. This target is linked to other key NZTS targets, in particular to halve per capita greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 2040 and to reduce single occupant vehicle travel (in major urban areas on weekdays) by 10%  by 2015.