Auckland

The Footpaths R 4 People project was a direct result of customer complaints to the Royal NZ Foundationn of the Blind and the Auckland city council call centre.

Abstract only - Presentation to NZ Walking Conference, Christchurch, Nov 2006

Crossing central Auckland's main shopping street is a dangerous game at the best of times, but new count-down clocks should allow pedestrians a better chance of escaping harm at one of its busiest intersections.The clocks at the intersection of Queen and Victoria Sts were switched on yesterday for a six-month trial to determine whether the technology should be introduced throughout the country. Pedestrians are given a standard six-second phase in which a green "walking" figure features on the bottom light in each set, before it is replaced by a 20-second count-down clock.

What Panmure wants and what we'll do about it. Includes community views on walking and cycling and what Auckland City Council aims to do about it.

Council News - City Scene The importance of safe, high-quality footpaths to encourage walking for short-distance trips has prompted the council to approve spending an extra $83 million to replace degraded footpaths as part of its 10-year plan.

Council News - from City Scene Auckland City Council aims to address safety issues by building a better pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure in order to encourage more people to choose walking and cycling as safe and sustainable transport options.

Heart Foundation 5km Walk Auckland City sponsors the adidas Auckland Marathon which has been the premier road race in Auckland for the past two decades.

Active Communities Auckland City, SPARC, Sport Auckland and Procare Network Auckland have partnered on the Active Communities, AkActive project with the common purpose of increasing physical activity levels.

Auckland City is sponsoring the Auckland City Volcanoes Challenge 2006, a unique inner city navigation event where competitors run to and up Auckland\'s volcanoes, in any order that they choose.