Registrations are now open for people wanting to take part in the Summer Steps challenge. This is a trial competition for people in Wellington and Christchurch. So if you are working in one of these areas, go to the summer steps page and register your team.
Living Streets Aotearoa is running the 4th New Zealand Conference on walking and liveable communities on 2/3 August 2010 in Wellington. The focus of this conference is on economic value, with the theme: “Dollars and Sense of Walking; creating liveable communities”.
World Carfree Day is an annual celebration of how community life improves when freed from the noise, stress and pollution of cars. Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets and neighbourhoods to celebrate World Carfree Day and to remind the world that we don't have to accept domination by cars..
People around the world will be enjoying freedom on foot on international carfree day, September 22nd.
“People talk about cars giving people freedom – but what’s free about sitting in queues of cars belching fumes?” asks Liz Thomas, director of pedestrian organization Living Streets Aotearoa.
The winners of the Golden Foot Awards were announced at a presentation ceremony in Wellington on Friday 24th July. There was a buzz of excitement in the air as Louise Schofield described the finalists and announced the winners.
Representatives from all the winning projects were there to accept the unique hand crafted jandal award from Alick Shaw, board member of NZTA.
Registrations have now opened for the Australasian Transport Research Forum Conference being held in Auckland late this year.
The theme of the conference is "Interconnecting transport performance, the economy and the environment".
The website (www.atrf2009.co.nz) has the current programme and there are some good keynote speakers.
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.
