Living Streets Aotearoa is a New Zealand-based organization dedicated to promoting walking as a primary mode of transport. The page features updates on walking-related policies, community projects, advocacy efforts, and events within New Zealand. Notable topics include pedestrian safety initiatives, urban planning developments to improve walkability, and collaborations with local governments to create safer and more accessible walking environments.
The news articles often highlight the organization's involvement in national and regional campaigns that address issues such as traffic calming, pedestrian infrastructure improvements, and inclusivity in urban design. This section also provides insights into the broader social and environmental benefits of walking, along with discussions on barriers to walking in different communities. Overall, the page serves as a repository for current developments and ongoing work related to pedestrian advocacy in New Zealand.
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Guide for Making Submissions
This short guide will help you learn about consultations and how to make submissions. What is a consultation? Consultations are when local or national government ask for public feedback on projects or policies. Submitting on relevant consultations is a...
How can we prevent footpath parking?
This is Part II of a series about footpath parking, based on the presentation and conference paper by LSA Treasurer Dr Chris Teo-Sherrell and Jeanette Ward, a Technical Director at Abley, for the 2026 Transportation Conference. Chris and Jeanette wrote...
2026 Jane’s Walk in Wellington this Saturday 9 May 2pm
This year, Wellington’s Jane’s Walk, organised by AWE (awesome walking envisaged) in association with the Wellington Branch of Living Streets Aotearoa, is taking place this Saturday 9 May at 2 pm. Jane Jacobs was a well-known New York urban...
Proposals for councils to encourage walking and other non-car travel
Living Streets Aotearoa has developed the following proposals for local authorities to make walking and non-car travel more attractive options in the fuel crisis Introduction New Zealand currently faces a fuel crisis which appears unlikely to ease in t...
Living Streets Aotearoa policy questions to political parties – 2026 Election
Living Streets Aotearoa believes that it is important that New Zealand has national policy that supports walking and pedestrians. As part of this effort, we have sent the following questions to political parties in advance of the 2026 election. We will...
Transport Research Webinar: Making medium density work for people living car-lite
The third and final Transport Research Webinar will take place Wednesday 8 July at 12 pm. These webinars are co-hosted by Living Streets Aotearoa, Transport Research Network (TRN), and Cycle Action Network (CAN). For this webinar, Living Streets Aotear...
Why do people park on the footpath?
This is Part I of a two part series about footpath parking, based on the presentation and conference paper by LSA Treasurer Dr Chris Teo-Sherrell and Jeanette Ward, a Technical Director at Abley, for the 2026 Transportation Conference. Chris and Jeanet...
eBulletin April 2026
In the April 2026 e-Bulletin from Living Streets Aotearoa we cover the fuel crisis and the strategic liability of car dependence, the release of the final videos from the 2025 Walking Summit, and the first Transport Research Network webinar. We want mo...
Apply to be a member of Living Streets Aotearoa’s Executive Council
We are seeking people to join our Executive Council who are passionate about walking and keen to contribute to our vision of “More people choosing to walk more often”. Role Description LSA Executive Council members will demonstrate a commit...
Submission on lane use improvements consultation
The Government’s consultation on lane use improvements is open for submissions until 5 pm on Weds 25 March. Living Streets Aotearoa has prepared an organisational submission below, but we encourage everyone who is concerned about the potential im...
Car dependence: understanding barriers to change through the decades
The first Transport Research Webinar was hosted a couple of weeks ago by Living Streets Aotearoa, Transport Research Network (TRN), and Cycle Action Network (CAN). The webinar speaker was Dr Giulio Mattioli from TU Dortmund University who spoke about “...
I love my walkable neighbourhood. Everyone should get the chance to live in one.
By Molly Magid, Communications and Campaigns Specialist for Living Streets Aotearoa It’s been about a year since my partner and I moved into our new house in the suburb of Richmond in Christchurch. This is the first house we own, and we’ve been really ...
eBulletin March 2026
In the March 2026 e-Bulletin from Living Streets Aotearoa we cover the Lane use improvements consultation, a release of videos from the 2025 Walking Summit, and more. We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or ...
Submission guide for the consultation on lane use improvements
Introduction The Government has just released the Consultation on lane use improvements. While Living Streets Aotearoa broadly supports four out of five of the proposals, we do not support Proposal 1 which would allow children as old as 12 to ride thei...
Investigating commercial influences on the transport system: An interview with Dr Caroline Shaw
Dr Caroline Shaw is an Associate Professor, public health medicine specialist, and epidemiologist at the Otakou Whakaihu Waka, Poneke | University of Otago Wellington. She and her colleagues recently published the paper Commercial Influences on He...
E-bikes, e-scooters, and bikes don’t belong on the footpath
Living Streets Aotearoa, the national organisation that advocates for pedestrians in New Zealand, welcomes four of the five proposals in the Government’s lane use improvements consultation, but is concerned that one proposal poses serious dangers for p...
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