Roger Boulter’s recent book draft (on www.boulter.co.nz) won a 2020 WSP Golden Foot Award. This post outlines some issues covered in the fourth of twelve chapters.
Roger Boulter’s recent book draft (on www.boulter.co.nz) won a 2020 WSP Golden Foot Award. This post, the first of several, outlines a background and introduction.
George Weeks and Elise Copeland from the Auckland Design Office suggested this short (~4 minute) film from John Parkin, Professor of Engineering at the University of the West of England.
The film explains (using objective engineering principles) of why it is sensible to provide dedicated, separated space for foot and cycle traffic.
It makes such good sense.
Click here to see it The Separation of Cyclists and Pedestrians
Dot Dalziell is a Regional Feild Advisor with the NZ Walking Access Commsion. Here is her comments during this lockdown.
What does #WalkingFromHome mean to me?
Has the lockdown reacquainted you with the joy of walking?
Yea and its been such great weather to be heading over to the beach and reconnecting with nature and the sea
What differences have you noticed on your local streets during this time?
Here is an article which may help. Click on the sentence below
Living Streets Aoteoroa and the Footpaths for Feet Coalition(1) is calling on the government to adopt their commendations of the International Transport Forum(2), which released its report(3) on e- scooters and other micro-vehicles last week.
The three most significant recommendations in the current context of rapidly growing micro- mobility options were that:
Thank you very much for your email to our new Mayor of Lower Hutt, Campbell Barry. This email has been passed on to me as the Healthy Families Hutt Valley Manager. Healthy Families Hutt Valley is part of a national initiative called Healthy Families NZ with the goal of all New Zealanders enjoying health promoting social and physical environments that enable healthy food and physical activity choices, being smokefree, drinking alcohol only in moderation and increasing mental health resilience and wellbeing.
Celia went to Rotterdam for a conference. read about it below
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.
