Design and planning

Walking to 2040 - space allocation and pedestrians 6 September

The third in our series of walking into the future looks at research into parking space allocation and the important place of pedestrians in a vibrant economy. This meeting will be of interest to all in local government and those interested in walking. Listen to the researchers present their myth-busting results from New Zealand studies.

When     5.30pm - 7.30pm Tuesday 6 September 2011

Where    Meeting room, Wellington  City Council, Wakefield Street 

Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Meeting room, Wellington City Council
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
wellington@livingstreets.org.nz
Meeting type: 
Face to face
Organiser: 

Greening the Rubble - Make-SHIFT website

On the Greening the Rubble project's website you will see how this project is making a difference in Christchurch despite the continuing earthquakes and aftershocks. Go to: http://www.greeningtherubble.org.nz

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Walking to 2040 - community resilience and pedestrians

You are invited to join us for a discussion on the importance of pedestrians to community resilience. Starting with a report back from the workshop of transport innovator David Engwicht we will look at how pedestrians contribute to community resilience and what we can do to foster resilience.

This is the second in a series of meetings to highlight important aspects of walking for the future of living communities. The first looked at footpath design.

Join us for a discussion on the importance of pedestrians to community resilience. We'll look at transport innovator David Engwichts work and discuss how we can promote resilience.

Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Wellington City Council meeting room 2
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
wellington@livingstreets.org.nz
Meeting type: 
Face to face
Organizer: 
Organiser: 
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Walking to 2040: footpath design

Living Streets Aotearoa, Wellington, invites you to come and hear about some of the latest research and developments on footpath design. Walking is the first mode of transport for all humans and is the way to the future for healthy people, social and economic benefits and vibrant communities. Walking and pedestrians are a key part of the transport network.

This is an important topic for all local councillors and council transport staff and contractors- those primarily responsible for building and maintaining footpaths, and ensuring they work well.

Walking to 2040: footpath design is the first in a series of talks to present some of the latest research of interest to pedestrians.

Town/City: 
Wellington
Venue: 
Meeting room 2 Wellington City Council
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
021 106 7139
Meeting type: 
Face to face
Organizer: 
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Don't slip up: Design, maintenance and pedestrian accidents

Abstract Remit

Best practice walking environments require a safe walking space. Poor design and low maintenance of walking surfaces and roadside furniture can reduce safety, walking ambience, and cause inefficient walking speeds. In New Zealand around 700 pedestrians are admitted to hospital each year due to slips, trips and stumbles in the road environment, with many more unreported accidents, yet little is known regarding the specific physical characteristics that foster pedestrian accidents.

Document Type: 
Presenter: 
Jared Thomas
Session or Keynote: 
Infrastructure
Organisation or Business: 
Opus Central Laboratories
Session slot: 
Mon a.m. late

Model Communities and Integrated Planinng Toolkit

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The NZ Transport Agency recently announced that New Plymouth and Hastings will collectively receive funding of $7.28m to become New Zealand's first walking and cycling model communities.

The purpose of this investment is to help create an environment that will make walking and cycling easy transport choices for people in New Plymouth and Hastings. Through this funding we’re also encouraging councils to integrate walking and cycling into their transport planning and other initiatives.

Document Type: 
Free tags: 
Presenter: 
Gerry Dance & Quintin Howard
Session or Keynote: 
Plenary
Organisation or Business: 
NZ Transport Agency
Session slot: 
Mon a.m. late

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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.

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