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HIKOI KI A MĀTAURANGA - WALKING TO SCHOOL

We recommend 24 ways to improve HIKOI KI A MĀTAURANGA - WALKING TO SCHOOL! 

Seven walking advocates, activists, practitioners, planners and academics have been working together on the important issue of how New Zealand can reverse the national decline in walking to school. We’ve come up with 24 recommendations that we’ve sent to the Associate Minister of Transport, Ms Julie Anne Genter. We’ve also copied in Ministers of related portfolios such as health, education, sport and recreation.

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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Policy

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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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Design and planning
Economics
Environment
Public Transport
Safety
Transport
Walkability
Institution: 
NZTA
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research

Road stopping - a Wellington submission example and Environment Court decision

Submitted by ellen.blake on Mon, 30/03/2015 - 23:55

We have become concerned at the number of legal but unformed roads that have been stopped and sold. This limits the future choices and potential uses for the land. Unformed legal road is often used by pedestrians for accessways or potentially could be used as such.

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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
Wellington region
Topics: 
Case Studies
Institution: 
Living Streets Aotearoa
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Wellington City
Environment Court decision
road stopping
Forres St

Media Release - Living Streets Aotearoa welcomes the final report of the Cycling Safety Panel

Media Release 18 December 2014

Living Streets Aotearoa welcomes the final report of the Cycling Safety Panel, with a Government commitment to fund $100 million of improvements for cyclists and a focus on safe speeds.

We are keen to see better cyclist facilities on-road to keep the footpaths safe for pedestrians. There were 41 pedestrian deaths on New Zealand roads to November this year and we look forward to the government urgently addressing the human toll of these shocking statistics.

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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Safety
Institution: 
Living Streets Aotearoa

Golden Foot Walking Awards - from 2009 to present

Our Golden Foot Walking Awards celebrate and recognise New Zealand achievements for walkers by acknowledging innovative new facilities, highlighting national best practice and rewarding ongoing commitment to walking. 

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The NZ Walking Awards 

The Golden Foot Walking Awards celebrate and recognise New Zealand achievements for walkers by acknowledging innovative new facilities, highlighting national best practise and rewarding ongoing commitment to walking.  The awards are for private companies and public organisations, not-for-profit groups, and community organisations.

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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Walkability
Institution: 
Living Streets Aotearoa
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Golden Foot walking awards

Walkability workshop 6 April - Community Street Review report

Submitted by ellen.blake on Thu, 16/05/2013 - 14:58

Living Streets Aotearoa ran a Walkability workshop on 6 April 2013 to train participants in the use of Community Street Reviews. The short route selected was close to the meeting venue and traversed a residential and commercial area. This group of pedestrian advocates quickly assessed the route and came up with a range of improvements that could be made to create a more walkable environment. Read the Community Street Review report here.

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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
Wellington region
City/Town: 
Wellington
Topics: 
Walkability
Institution: 
Living Streets Aotearoa
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training
community street reviews
Wellington City
Greater Wellington
Walkability workshop
Living Streets meeting

Global Road Safety Partnership has new Pedestrian safety manual

Each year, more than 270 000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world’s roads. Many leave their homes as they would on any given day never to return. Globally, pedestrians constitute 22% of all road traffic fatalities...

Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners (2013)

 

 

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Advocacy Tool
Country (exc. NZ): 
International (multi-country)
Topics: 
Safety

Vegetation fliers - for Overhanging or on the Footpath, Trees and Shrubs

We have a green flyer that you can place in people's letterboxes asking them to cut back vegetation that is a footpath obstacle.

You can order Vegetation Fliers by email to: accounts [at] livingstreets.org.nz. 

Councils and other organisations can order print runs with their logo included. Or find a sponsor and we can get them printed for you with your sponsor's name.

Vegetation Flyers are available free to members and individuals at local meetings or we can send small numbers to members direct. Larger numbers by arrangement.

Document Type: 
Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Safety
Institution: 
Living Streets Aotearoa

Dunedin questionnaire for local body candidates

Living Streets Dunedin and Spokes Dunedin sent out a questionnaire to candidates in the Local Body elections.Check out the Results of the Survey - the questions they asked and the responses from the candidates .  You might be able to fire some of the same questions at your local candidates!

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Advocacy Tool
Region (NZ): 
Otago
City/Town: 
Dunedin
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council elections

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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