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Maps - draft Manawatu active transport strategy

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Maps - draft Manawatu active transport strategy - 1.8 Mb Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader

Maps from the appendix section of the Manawatu Active Transport Strategy, showing existing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists and possible new facility locations.

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--1.36 Manawatu & Horowhenua local council

Roading (Kawerau)

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 04/08/2006 - 02:07

Roading (Kawerau) - Web page

Information and statistics on roading, kerbing, footpaths, lighting and related subjects for the Kawerau district.

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Author(s):	Kawerau District Council
Publisher(s):	Kawerau District Council

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Hamilton integrated transport strategy (H.I.T.S.)

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 31/07/2006 - 02:18

HCC-ITS.pdf - Web page

This policy aims to achieve a land use and transport system which maximises the benefits, and minimises the adverse effects of travel and transport, and encourages the use of a variety of transport modes.

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alternative transport options

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--1.32 Waikato local council

Street and directional signage (Hamilton)

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Policy - Street and directional signage (Hamilton) - Web page

This policy aims to provide clear directions to facilities and traffic routes in the city by providing standard signage.

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--1.32 Waikato local council

Cycling and health promotion

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:01

A safer, slower urban road environment is the key

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This is an editorial which talks about building walking and cycling into everyday life.

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Health impacts of transport - convicted drivers

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/06/2006 - 21:08

Convicted drivers

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This article describes the broader effects of transport on health, including respiratory illnesses from air pollution and cardiovascular and mental health benefits of walking and cycling.

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Walking, from policy to practice - the Geneva case

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/06/2006 - 20:51

the Geneva case

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A paper about making cities walking friendly as opposed to the car friendly cities that have developed over the past forty years

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Reducing automobile traffic: an urgent policy for health promotion

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 23:38

An urgent policy for health promotion

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Scientists anticipate that in coming decades the greenhouse effect will produce alterations in climate. Traffic and rural and urban highway infrastructures are already among the principal causes of environmental degradation.

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