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Vienna is 'stepping ahead'!

The City of Vienna will host the Walk21 conference with the motto ‘stepping ahead’ from 20 - 23 October 2015. The conference in Vienna City Hall provides space for a comprehensive discussion of strategies for the promotion of walking.

The vibrant and dynamic program will engage side events and thrilling walkshops, promise to create a memorable event and the possibility to gain new insights.

Here is an article from the NZ Medical Journal by Alistair Woodward, Jamie Hosking, Shanthi Ameratunga

is that road users should drive, ride or walk carefully to avoid injury. There are three problems with this approach to road safety. The underlying logical model is circular. Not paying attention, or not being careful, is defined by the consequences.

Read more here

This report is from the Ministry of Transport

http://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Research/Documents/Pedestria...

and last months road crash stats

http://www.transport.govt.nz/research/roadcrashstatistics/monthlyovervie...

Living Streets Aotearoa e-bulletin

 December  2014

Feel like you should be in two different places this Christmas. This photo is a real direction board from Oakley Creek Auckland (don't ask).

Andy Smith will be representing LSA at Walk21 in Sydney on October 21-23.  This annual conference brings together all the walking and urban design people from around the globe.  Brent Toderian is a keynote speaker there and is touring NZ before that conference.

You are invited to participate in a University of Canterbury research project about pedestrian crossing laws in New Zealand by completing the following questionnaire. It will take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to complete. Everybody who completes the survey can go in the draw to win a $50 grocery voucher.
http://canterbury.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_dhaeQXAUKcEps0d

 Auckland Active Modes research report

Key take out points for walking for us were:

·        56% are normally walking and these need to be maintained; 20% are primed for walking so we need to encourage these people; and 24% are not primed for walking and will be harder to encourage.

·        32% of people are walking more often than a year ago and 35% expect to walk more this coming year.

A great collection of Hamilton Walking maps are available on the Hamilton Branch page

See our Maps Page for other areas.

The Trust that fromed from the Getacross movement has launched the Skyath website

It details the progess in getting across the Waitemata.

We wait with baited breath

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10846015