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Winners Of Golden Foot Walking Awards 2024 Announced

Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:50 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

This year there were 20 finalists with seven category winners. More >>

Golden Foot Walking Awards - Nominations Closing Soon, Winners Announced In Late July 2024

Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:58 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

These awards are really important as they recognise projects and people who are making walking better. More >>

Nominations Are Open For The Golden Foot Walking Awards 2024

Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 7:06 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Every two years Living Streets Aotearoa celebrates achievements for walkers with special Golden Foot Walking Awards. These awards recognise innovative new facilities, highlight national best practice, and reward ongoing commitment to walking and pedestrians. More >>

Raised Pedestrian Crossings Make The Streets Safer For Everyone

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 10:45 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa, the national organisation that represents pedestrians: "Aucklanders want better provision for walking and a safe transport system, as recent surveys have shown. This is no time to drop the ball on pedestrian safety." More >>

Please Submit On The Draft Government Policy Statement On Land Transport - Submissions Close At 12pm On 2 April 2024

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 5:02 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Why it's important to submit As we told you in our March eBulletin, the new Government's Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport (PDF, 2.3MB), known as the draft GPS, is a big disappointment for pedestrians. Newsroom covered some of the key problems: ... More >>

A Backward Step For Everyone Who Walks

Monday, 4 March 2024, 6:50 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa, the national pedestrian advocacy organisation, says the draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport released today by Minister of Transport Simeon Brown represents a backwards step for pedestrians, and for everyone ... More >>

Profit Pushes Pedestrians Aside

Thursday, 28 September 2023, 6:29 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

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) ... More >>

National Party Speed Plans Would Mean More Dead Kids

Sunday, 24 September 2023, 10:30 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy organisation, has strongly criticised the National Party's plan to increase local road speeds to 50km/h and state highway speeds to 100km/h. Living Streets Aotearoa President Tim Jones said ... More >>

Walking Summit Ends With Calls To Action To Make Walking Better, Safer And Easier

Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 6:27 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

The fourth Living Streets Aotearoa Walking Summit, held in Ōtautahi Christchurch on Monday 24 July-Tuesday 25 July, ended with four calls to action - and one of them is already underway. The Summit featured the first public presentation of progress ... More >>

E-Scooters - Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

Monday, 17 July 2023, 10:29 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

    Call to Action NZTA (Waka Kotahi) is consulting on its E-scooter (Declaration not to be Motor Vehicles) Notice 2018 and wants to know your views. This was the Declaration that resulted in e-scooters being allowed to be used on ... More >>

Walking Summit A Step Towards A More Walkable Future

Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 5:02 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

This year’s Walking Summit brings together people from across Aotearoa to discuss how we can make the places we live more walkable, livable, and sustainable. As well as exploring ways to reduce emissions, increase resilience in the face of climate ... More >>

Dropping The Ball On Emissions Reductions Not The Answer To Climate Resilience

Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 3:06 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa, the national pedestrian advocacy organisation, today said that the Government’s plan to reduce spending on transport emissions reductions would only make the situation worse. “When you’re in a hole,” said Living Streets ... More >>

E-scooter Judicial Review Hearing To Start Monday

Monday, 19 September 2022, 5:26 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

Almost 4 years to the day since the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) issued a Gazette Notice[1] declaring e-scooters that met certain criteria were not motor vehicles, a hearing will be held in the High Court[2] in Auckland, starting on Monday (19/9/2022), ... More >>

Walkers Want Better Walking - Vote For Candidates Who’ll Make Walking Better, Safer And Easier

Friday, 16 September 2022, 9:05 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa's survey of Wellington local-body election candidates found that most candidates support better walking facilities for Wellington residents and across the region. Pedestrianisation of the Golden Mile is the biggest improvement ... More >>

Living Streets Aotearoa: Government Trying To Have A Buck Each Way On Transport

Monday, 16 May 2022, 5:29 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy group, has welcomed some good news for pedestrians in the new Emissions Reduction Plan, but called on the Government to act faster and go further to decarbonise transport. Living Streets ... More >>

Legal Case Against E-scooters On Footpaths Launched

Friday, 6 August 2021, 11:22 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa has filed a claim in the High Court in Auckland against the decisions of Auckland Council and the NZTA which resulted in large numbers of e-scooters being used on the city’s footpaths. Living Streets is seeking judicial ... More >>

Support The Cobham Drive Pedestrian Crossing Today

Sunday, 25 July 2021, 4:18 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Kia ora tatou Thanks for all your kind messages received about our dear President Andy Smith, he will be sadly missed. One of his special sayings was that Living Streets Aotearoa would always be here for another day to advocate for walking and more liveable ... More >>

New Zealand Walking Summit - 25 - 25 June 2021

Monday, 14 June 2021, 8:33 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

We are pleased to let you know that the programme for our third New Zealand Walking Summit to be held in Wellington on 24 – 25 June 2021 is online. The Summit will focus on some of the key issues for 2021 and beyond, including the Climate Change ... More >>

Living Streets Aotearoa Applauds The Walking And Cycling Bridge Over The Auckland Harbour

Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 4:30 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa

Living Streets Aotearoa is pleased to hear the Government announce a walking and cycling bridge connecting the Auckland CBD and the Northcote point. We have long been part of the walking and cyclist group advocating for this connection. It is ... More >>

Living Streets Wellington Salutes Jane Jacobs With A Capital Urban Walk

Monday, 3 May 2021, 6:11 am | Living Streets Aotearoa

Around the world, people celebrate Jane Jacobs’ urbanist legacy in early May. Due to Covid-19, only a few walks can happen in real life rather than virtually in 2021. In Wellington, Living Streets Wellington leader Ellen Blake and founder and ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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