National level
NZ Walking Conference
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”.
Consultation on Safer Journeys discussion document closed
Submitted by liz thomas on Fri, 09/10/2009 - 16:59Consultation on Safer Journeys is now finished. Living Streets Aotearoa and several of our local groups made submissions. The Ministry of Transport should have the draft Safer Journeys 2020 document ready by the end of the year.
Living Streets Aotearoa submission on Safer Journeys discussion document
Submitted by liz thomas on Fri, 09/10/2009 - 16:33Why do a Community Street Review?
See the attachment below to find out why you should do a Community Street Review
guide to Living Streets Services
See the link below for information on Living Streets Services
Executive Council Minutes August 2009
Living Streets Aotearoa Inc
Minutes of Executive Council Meeting
held 17 August 2009 at 6.00 p.m.
Meeting held by telephone conference call
Present: Peter Kortegast (Nelson), Liz Thomas, Mike Mellor (Wellington); Rhys Taylor, Carina Duke (Christchurch); Nina Arron (Lawrence); Daphne Bell (Hamilton); Andy Smith; Grant Schofield (Auckland); Gay Richards (North Shore) took the minutes
Carfree day 22 September 2009
Car free day is celebrated worldwide on 22nd September. It’s an opportunity to demonstrate how pleasant life could be if there were fewer vehicles on the roads, and more people feeling safe to walk and cycle. In Amsterdam a couple of years ago on Car Free Day entire streets were closed to traffic, and people dined on long tables down the middle of the street. There are lots of good ideas on the
Carfree Day 22 September
Events are happening around the country on International Carfree day. Check out the information at the top of the home page.
Street Cred 2009
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 16/09/2009 - 14:32About 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.