Living Streets Aotearoa submission on the Government Policy Statement on Transport asks for some significant changes to the Policy that determines the funding for the New Zealand land transport system. The proposed GPS continues years of non-funding for walking and pedestrian activity with a heavy bias towards state highway funding. Our submission recommends the focus for the New Zealand transport system must be people-centred to support a healthy life and sustainable activity for all.
News
Ministry Of Transport Pedestrian Blind Spot Costs Lives
: 6 Jan 2017Ministry Of Transport Pedestrian Blind Spot Costs Lives
Monday, 2 January 2017, 2:47 pm
Dr Lynley Hood MSc LittD
Article: Lynley Hood“Walking is one of the safest modes of travel available.”
NZ Ministry of Transport, Pedestrian Crash Facts, 2016“If any question why we died
Tell them, because our fathers lied.”
Rudyard Kipling, Epitaphs of War, 1922
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Your Christmas present is in the eBulletin
: 22 Dec 2016Click here for a summary of the years work and your present at the end.
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Value of footpaths in New Zealand survey
: 4 Nov 2016Hi all, we are researching the value of footpaths in New Zealand, on behalf of the Road Controlling Authorities' Forum.
This survey is about how people use and value footpaths in New Zealand.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Footpaths
Please circulate the survey as widely as you are able, including to your friends, families, colleagues and any other groups you might be part of.
Tags: Living Streets Aotearoa, Policy
Press Release, Clendon Petition on Footpath Cycling
: 29 Oct 2016Press release, immediate
This week, Parliament’s Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee will hear submissions on Jo Clendons petition asking for children up to 14 and accompanying adults to be allowed to cycle on footpaths.
Tags: Living Streets Aotearoa, Policy
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.