Walkability

Golden Foot Walking Awards 2022

The New Zealand Golden Foot Walking Awards, held biennially, celebrate and recognise New Zealand achievements for walkers by acknowleding innovative new facilities, highlighting national best practise and rewarding ongoing commitment to walking. Join us for the Award ceremony in August.

Nominate your favourite walking path, place or space now. More here

Henry Hill School Golden Foot Award winners in 2018 [image of children and teachers outside their safer school]

What's that walking path, place or space that you just love? Nominate it for a Golden Foot Walking Award now

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New Living Streets Aotearoa tee shirts available now

We 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)

 

 

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Submission on proposed Orewa College Enrolment Scheme Amendment, July 2018

Submission on Orewa College Proposed Enrolment Scheme Amendment

Living Streets North Shore welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on Orewa College’s proposed enrolment scheme amendment. Living Streets North Shore (LSNS) is the North Shore walking action group focusing on walking issues in Auckland north of the Harbour Bridge.

LSNS makes this submission in support of the families of Red Beach which will be significantly impacted by this proposed amendment.

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Dunedin Pedestrian Action Network

HAS DCC TRANSPORT DECLARED AN OPEN SEASON ON PEDESTRIANS?
Is this a fair question? Come along and share your views at Dunedin’s Pedestrian Action Network (PAN) public meeting on Wednesday 24 January, 1.30 to 3.00pm,
Dunningham Suite, Dunedin Public Library.

Want to be part of the walk movement in Dunedin? This meeting is for you

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Dunedin
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Dunningham Suite, Dunedin Public Library.
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Lynley Hood
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Phone 027 222 9279
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Gil Penalosa talk in Wellington - walkability and ageing

Thanks to the Centre for Sustainable Cities for co-hosting and filming this great talk from Gil Penalosa.

We need to learn how to live well - recreate cities so they work for 8 and 80 year olds.

The general must prevail over the particular - benefit for the most people.

Thanks also to Wellington City Council for bringing Gil to Wellington.

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Walking to a healthier, brighter, more equitable future with Gil Penalosa

Walking toward a healthier, brighter, more equitable future

Great opportunity to hear Gil Penalosa, world renowned expert on getting people active in their cities

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Wellington
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Adam Auditorium, City Art Gallery
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Ellen Blake
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wellington[a]livingstreets.org.nz
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2WalkandCycle Conference 6-8 July 2016

We invite you to attend the premier national conference addressing walking issues. Auckland will host the third 2WalkandCycle Conference.

The theme of the conference is 'moving towards healthy communities'. The conference’s focus is on active, human-powered transport to achieve healthier, smarter and more liveable cities. This can be achieved through balancing our extensive car travel network with better provision for walking and cycling.

Come and talk walking in New Zealand and the world

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Auckland
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Rendezvous Grand Hotel , Auckland
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glenda@hardingconsultants.co.nz
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Walking research from NZTA

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) commissions transport research in New Zeaaland. Walking is one of the areas researched. This is a list of the most relevant reports. The links will take you to the NZTA website where you will be able to read a summary and the full report.

Environmental impact


Detailed observations and validated modelling of the impact of traffic on the air quality of roadside communities
Report 516 (February2013)

 

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Planning for walking PQ196 March 2015

The attached is an article recently published in Planning Quarterly 196 March 2015 (without it's nice photos sorry) on Planning for walking - time to make strides in measuring performance. The article sets out and proposes a new approach to measuring walk performance in local authority plans to enable a more rapid change to walk mode share and improve walkability, by making walking more visible.

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Walk2Work Day 2015 - Walking and public transport

Walk2Work Day was celebrated this week by thousands of New Zealanders getting out on their feet (or in their wheelchair) and enjoying their daily trek to work, school or their daily activity. This special day is the national recognition of the important part walking plays in our lives, our urban fabric and our transport system. This year we highlighted the important, indeed essential, links between walking and public transport - they can not work without each other. Walking and use of public transport is the way to extend the range of your journey and carry those awkward packages.

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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.

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