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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 >>
Living Streets Welcomes The Focus On Safety And Accessibility On Our Footpaths
Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 6:38 am | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets welcomes the focus on safety and accessibility on our footpaths in the report back from the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee. The Committee report on the Footpaths 4 Feet petition to have e-scooters and other devices kept ... More >>
Walking Advocacy Group Welcomes Climate Change Commission’s Increased Walking Target, But Says We Can Do Even More
Sunday, 31 January 2021, 7:03 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa, New Zealand’s national walking and pedestrian advocacy organisation, has welcomed the Climate Change Commission’s recommendation of a 25% increase in the share of household journey distance covered by walking by 2030 ... More >>
High Street And Lockdown Bears Win NZ Walking Awards
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 4:17 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa is pleased to announce the winners of the Living Streets NZ Walking Awards. The WSP Golden Foot awards was presented on June 9 7:30 at a formal video conference. The biannual awards this year had 16 finalists and during the ceremony ... More >>
Living Streets Aotearoa Walking Awards
Monday, 1 June 2020, 5:02 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa is pleased to announce the finalists of the Living Streets Walking Awards. The WSP Golden Foot awards will be presented on June 9 7:30 at a formal video conference. The bi-annual awards this year have 16 finalists and during ... More >>
