Living Streets issues four point plan to get NZ walking
Living Streets issues four point plan to get New Zealand walking again
Pedestrian
advocacy group Living Streets Aotearoa has released a four
point plan to get more New Zealanders walking. The plan has
been produced on the back of New Zealand’s first national
Walking Summit which saw pedestrian advocates, disability
groups, sustainability experts and politicians come together
to propose workable solutions to New Zealand’s walking
crisis.
Living Streets Aotearoa’s four point
plan:
1. Improve safety in urban areas with a 30
km/h speed limit around all schools and shopping centres
2. Properly fund walking and pedestrian infrastructure
by assigning 1% of the National Land Transport Fund budget
to walking
3. Reverse the decline in kids walking to
school with a national safe routes to school
programme
4. Future proof our roading projects by making
the NZ Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide the national
standard for all new roading projects
Ellen
Blake Vice President, Living Streets Aotorea,
said:
“We are delighted that our first Walking
Summit has produced such practical solutions to improve
walking. There are 4.5 million pedestrians in New Zealand
and as the general election approaches we urge politicians
of all stripes to back our proposals to get New Zealand
walking again”.
Living Streets Aotearoa is the New
Zealand organisation for people on foot that promotes
walking-friendly communities and provides a voice for
pedestrians. They are a nationwide organisation with local
branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand to encourage
everyday walking.
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