Contents
- Walking in New York
- Conferences
- Safer Journeys
- Walk2Work
- Walking to work trends
- New Auckland Networker
Walking in New York
The tenth International Walking conference run by Walk21 has just finished in New York. See some of the action More information about the conference and the conference papers will be available on the website later. In the meantime, have a look at how New York’s streets are being transformed for cyclists - and pedestrians - here
Conferences
For those people who didn’t make it to the Trafinz conference, their newsletter has a very interesting account of what went on there – worth reading The fourth NZ Walking Conference will be held in Wellington on 2/3 August 2010. Put it in your diary now and watch this space for more information.
Safer Journeys
Consultation on the discussion document for the national road safety strategy to 2020 has now finished. The Ministry of Transport received over a thousand submissions, and is collating these for reporting to the Minister. The draft strategy should be out by the end of the year. You can see the Living Streets submissions here
Walk2Work
Walk2Work day will be celebrated next year on 10th March. However, walking to work isn’t about walking one day and reverting to the car the next day! The focus this year will be on involving workplaces and encouraging people to take up the habit of walking to work. Living Streets has just appointed a national coordinator for Walk2Work who starts next week. This year NZTA is not funding the Walking and Cycling Microfund, so groups organising Walk2Work activities will need to look for other sources of funding. Most Councils have grants for activities such as Walk2Work, and now is the time for groups to start planning activities and apply for grants. www.walk2work.org.nz
Walking to work trends
Results from a study reported in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity investigating walking and cycling to work over a fifteen year period 1991-2006 show that walking to work has decreased everywhere in New Zealand except Wellington and Nelson, which have made substantial investments in local infrastructure to promote active transport.
New Auckland Networker
Vincent Dickie is the new Living Streets Auckland Networker, filling in for Kelvin Aris who is away in Brazil for a few months. Vincent has good walking, networking and organisational credentials. He walked 700kms over the Camino Santiago pilgrim route in Spain, and was instrumental in setting up the Grey Lynn Markets in Auckland