Design and planning

Walkability scoping paper

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 29/03/2006 - 00:59
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Land Transport New Zealand commissioned Steve Abley to prepare a scoping paper on the development of walking tools in advance of a meeting of interested parties in Christchurch on 14 March 2005.
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Design and planning
Institution: 
Land Transport NZ / LTSA
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Tactile indicators and other pedestrian safety systems

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/03/2006 - 23:09
www.ralenti.co.nz/ - Web page
Commercial vendor of pedestrian safety products
Author(s):
unknown
Publisher(s):
Ralenti Management Limited
Reference #:
Topics: 
Design and planning
Safety
Walkability
Free tags: 
pedestrian crossings
tactile warnings
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Devonport draft master plan

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/03/2006 - 22:56
Devonport draft master plan - Web page
Urban design plan including pedestrian-friendly features. North Shore City Council is currently (2005/2006) developing a long-term vision for the Devonport town centre that will guide Council decisions and give direction for future public works and development.
Region (NZ): 
Auckland region
City/Town: 
North Shore
Topics: 
Design and planning
Safety
Policy
Institution: 
Local government
Free tags: 
pedestrian-friendly
plan
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Transport planners out of step on walking (newspaper opinion piece)

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 23:45
A better deal for pedestrians would be a smart way to ease Melbourne's transport woes.
News media item - Transport planners out of step etc - web page
Opinion piece re neglect of walking in Melbourne transport planning
Author(s):
D
Country (exc. NZ): 
Australia
Topics: 
Design and planning
Free tags: 
transport planning
media item
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Planning for pedestrians (Victoria DOI)

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 21:01
Principles and guidelines for improving pedestrain access to destinations and urban spaces. Includes a link to Rodney Tolley's Providing for Pedestrians report.
Planning for pedestrians - web page
The providing for pedestrians report has been produced by Rodney Tolley (of CAST and WALK21), for use by a range of professionals.
Country (exc. NZ): 
Australia
Topics: 
Design and planning
Free tags: 
policy
transport planning
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National guidelines for crime prevention through environmental design in New Zealand. Part 2: Implem

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 20:49
National Guidelines for crime prevention (2) - Document
Guideline document outlining the implementation of the urban design principles for minimising criminal activity in public areas
Author(s):
New Zealand Ministry of Justice
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Design and planning
Safety
Institution: 
Justice
Free tags: 
crime prevention
strategy implementation
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National guidelines for crime prevention through environmental design in New Zealand. Part 1: seven

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 20:45
National guidelines for crime prevention (1) - Document
Guideline document outlining urban design principles for minimising criminal activity in public areas
Author(s):
New Zealand Ministry of Justice
Publishe
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Design and planning
Safety
Institution: 
Justice
Free tags: 
crime prevention
safety
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Ara Harakeke: a shared path for cyclists and pedestrians (Porirua CC)

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 20:31
Ara Harakeke - Web page
A websitre link to Ara Harakeke (The Flax Pathway) which is an award winning cycleway and walkway linking Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay.
Region (NZ): 
Wellington region
City/Town: 
Porirua
Topics: 
Design and planning
Institution: 
Local government
Free tags: 
shared pathway
rail with trail (rwt)
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Relationship between design and predicted performance of New Zealand pavements

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 01:13

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New Zealand is adopting pavement deterioration modelling based on the World Bank HDM models. This report demonstrates how the modelling of roughness progression can supplement this pavement design.

Topics: 
Design and planning
Institution: 
Land Transport NZ / LTSA
Free tags: 
footpaths
pavement design

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