Wellington

May 2007, January 2008

This page lists footways that join streets within Karori, Wellington, and between Karori and neighbouring areas.

If you know of any other paths, you can contact us at fms at livingstreets.org.nz and we can add them to the list.

This page lists footways that join streets within Highbury, Wellington, and between Highbury and neighbouring areas.

Here is a list of footways that join streets in Northland, Wilton and a little bit of Wadestown in Wellington. We have also included access points to Tinakori Hill and Otari-Wilton's bush from these suburbs.

Most of the footways are steep and/or have steps. These are unsuitable for wheelchairs and many would present a challenge for baby-strollers.

Please send corrections, additions and suggestions to rbd [at] livingstreets.org.nz.

A letter to the Wellington City Council’s Infrastructure Committee

I am a pedestrian.  I use footpaths for walking and occasionally for running.  When people park their cars park on the footpath, in such a way as to prevent me from passing, I am forced to walk or run on the road.  If I am on my own, this is an annoying inconvenience and creates a minor risk to my personal safety.  This inconvenience is increased on rubbish collection days when recycling bins, wheelie bins and rubbish bags are also on the footpath.

As part of measuring walkability, Councils and other traffic planners need to assess pedestrian satisfaction with footpath quality.

One way of doing this is by running a Community Street Review. This is a tool developed by Living Streets Aotearoa, and further developed and supported by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), see www.levelofservice.com