Advocacy Tool

Have a look at your policies and see if you can make them more walking friendly.  For example:

Getting Started

A good place to start is by looking at all the travel associated with running your business and developing a plan to make your travel smarter and more cost effective. 

The New Zealand Transport Agency has a simple, clear explanation of what Workplace Travel Planning it is and how to do it, with handy templates you can adapt for your workplace - see NZTA Workplace Travel Planning  You can also contact your local Council for assistance. 

The Walk2Work Toolkit is a resource to help businesses encourage their employees to walk to work, thus reducing absenteeism, improving employee health, and increasing productivity.

Walking is the most accessible and easy form of exercise.  It doesn’t cost anything, no special equipment or training is needed, and people of all levels of fitness can walk.   

Making submissions on strategies, plans and proposals is one of the most important ways of shaping your community. 

Decision makers feel more accountable when they realise that people care about what they're doing, and are prepared to tell them what they think.  The more people who support or oppose a plan, the harder it is for Councillors and others to ignore their views.

Here are some resources to help you write and present effective submissions.  Browse through and find which ones will help you.