Walk2Work Day - Wednesday 13 March 2024
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Speed Kills Pedestrians. Help Councils To Slow Cars Down.
Submitted by timjones on Tue, 03/10/2023 - 19:45Speed kills, and in particular, speed kills pedestrians. Reducing urban road speeds from 50 to 30 km/h hugely improves pedestrian survival rates in accidents.
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Profit pushes pedestrians aside: e-scooters to stay on footpaths
Living Streets Aotearoa is disgusted that a public agency has put the interests of private companies ahead of the public interest. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has approved the renewal of the E-scooters (Declaration not to be motor vehicles) Gazette Notice for a further 5 years exactly as it has been since 2018.
We wonder why Waka Kotahi (NZTA) bothered to consult when it has apparently ignored:
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Two exciting paid positions available working for walking!
Living Streets Aotearoa is expanding. We are excited to offer two opportunities for paid part-time positions to support and extend the advocacy that Living Streets Aotearoa does. Are you interested in working for us or know someone who is? Please share this information.
It’s been a long time since we have had paid staff and we expect with the creation of these two roles to be able to offer members a better deal and expand our advocacy work to put walking more in the spotlight and on the map.
The two roles are
Admin whizz
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E-scooters - should they go or should they stay?
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Oversize vehicles are a menace to pedestrians. What's the best response?
Submitted by timjones on Fri, 12/05/2023 - 12:37With all the damage oversize vehicles, such as SUVs and double-cab utes, cause, should they be banned altogether? That was the provocative question a journalist asked us recently for her article The case to ban SUVs. And the new End Urban SUVs campaign is also focused on this issue.
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Walking Summit Poster 2023
Walking Summit 2023 poster
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Dropping The Ball On Emissions Reductions Not The Answer To Climate Resilience
Submitted by timjones on Wed, 08/03/2023 - 13:32Here's the statement Living Streets Aotearoa put out yesterday in response to the Prime Minister's announcement that transport emissions reductions would be made a lower priority in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. We believe this approach is short-sighted and self-defeating. We're calling on the Government not to abandon its policies to reduce transport emissions.
Dropping The Ball On Emissions Reductions Not The Answer To Climate Resilience
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New Zealand Walking Summit 2023
Join us at the fourth New Zealand Walking Summit in Christchurch this 24 and 25 July 2023.
Registrations open, provisional programme available!
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Ellen Blake
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Submit to make state highway speeds safer for pedestrians - submissions close Monday 12 December
Do you want traffic speeds near schools, marae, and other community facilities reduced to make the streets safer for pedestrians and for all road users?
Then submit by Monday 12 December on NZTA / Waka Kotahi's Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan (ISMP).
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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.