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<P>This section covers events, organised activities and on-going programmes which promote walking, including:<ul><li>Case studies, reports etc on walking activity </li><li>Promotion of the walking habit by younger people</li><li>Walking School Buses, school access and Safe Routes to School</li><li>Walking and health activities for older people</li><li>Pamphlets and advertisements for programmes and activities</li></ul>
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99% perspiration

Breeding a successful community walking for health initiative
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Established in 1996, Salisbury’s Walking Forum and its Salisbury District Walking for Health project, is one of Britain’s longest running and most successful walking fo
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Footpaths R 4 people

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The Footpaths R 4 People project was a direct result of customer complaints to the Royal NZ Foundationn of the Blind and the Auckland city council call centre.
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Keeping them safe (WSB presentation)

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Safety is a priority when establishing WSBs therefore all routes undergo a safety audit which involves a Road Safety Co-ordinator, an Engineer and in North Shore City we also have Police Education Officer involvement.
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Tauranga working together to walk

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The development and implementation of Tauranga’s City on its Feet project. After two years of project planning and confirming alliances for the project, City on its Feet was formally launched in October 2005.
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Why walking provided our school with a traffic safety solution

Concern expressed by our Board of Trustees, staff and parents about the safety of our pupils when travelling to and from school resulted in the Board commissioning a transportation appraisal.
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Walking initiatives including the WSB

Every morning over 250,000 children travel to Auckland schools and half of these trips are made by car.
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Global Volunteer Network: South Island Hike 2007

connecting people with communities in need The Global Volunteer Network has created a 10 day South Island Adventure in which participants will have the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful and breathtaking places of New Zealand. In addition to this exciting trip, funds raised will allow families with terminally ill or disabled children, single parent families and families that
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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.

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