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E-Bikes, E-Scooters, And Bikes Don’t Belong On The Footpath
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 4:52 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
If any bikes or e-scooters are allowed on the footpath, they should only be permitted to be ridden at walking speed, with riding forbidden where it would be especially dangerous for pedestrians. More >>
Walking Matters: We Need To Create And Support Walkable Communities
Friday, 7 November 2025, 1:02 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Summit attendees included people from councils and central government, researchers, consultants, and community advocates, in addition to Living Streets Aotearoa members. More >>
Summit To Showcase The Many Benefits Of Walkable Communities
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 8:21 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
The 2025 Living Streets Aotearoa Walking Summit will highlight how we can invest in walkable communities and encourage walking for all its benefits. More >>
A Shared Path Is A Step Backward For Pedestrians And Cyclists In Christchurch
Friday, 15 August 2025, 5:00 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa does not support shared paths as conflict between users can arise due to the different speeds of pedestrians and cyclists, space constraints, and the unpredictable behaviour of some users. More >>
New Government Proposals A Mixed Bag For Pedestrians
Friday, 20 June 2025, 12:24 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa supports safe, separated footpaths for pedestrians and safe, separated cycleways for people using bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters, says Living Streets Aotearoa President Tim Jones. More >>
Welcome To The May 2025 E-Bulletin From Living Streets Aotearoa
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 12:36 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
In our April eBulletin, we announced that the 2025 Living Streets Aotearoa Walking Summit would be held in November 2025 as a one-day virtual event. More >>
Stand Up For Safer Speeds
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 5:37 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa will be encouraging its members and supporters to submit in favour of safer streets and safer communities. More >>
Advocacy Group Adds Its Voice For Allowing Reparking Of E-scooters Remotely
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 8:16 pm | Living Streets Aotearoa
Living Streets Aotearoa is adding its voice to the call for NZTA to allow Ario to continue reparking its e-scooters by remote control. The decision by the New Zealand Transport Agency to make the Ario e-scooter company turn off its remote reparking ... More >>
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 >>
