Living Streets Aotearoa
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Living Streets Aotearoa Inc. (LSA) is an organisation in New Zealand
that promotes the concept of living streets
, the use of roads for functions other than vehicle access. It is the national walking advocacy group with a vision to have "more people choosing to walk more often."
The organisation was founded to ensure that the voice of people on foot was heard. Cr Celia Wade-Brown
, the inaugural President from 2002 to 2009, noticed that drivers, cyclists and government agencies met to discuss road safety, modal shift and funding but that pedestrians and hikers were not part of the discussion.
Living Streets Aotearoa works closely with Cycling Advocates' Network
, the national cycling advocacy group. Their joint advocacy was pivotal in creating the New Zealand Walking and Cycling Strategy in 2005 and its subsequent (although at present only partial) implementation.
There are now more than a dozen local advocacy groups. Several councils have adopted the Walking Charter and agreed Walking Policies or plans.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
that promotes the concept of living streets
Living Streets
Living Streets is an organisation which advocates for the rights and interests of pedestrians and aims to 'create safe, attractive and enjoyable streets, where people want to walk'...
, the use of roads for functions other than vehicle access. It is the national walking advocacy group with a vision to have "more people choosing to walk more often."
The organisation was founded to ensure that the voice of people on foot was heard. Cr Celia Wade-Brown
Celia Wade-Brown
Celia Wade-Brown is the 34th and current Mayor of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. She is the third woman to fill that role, replacing centre-right Kerry Prendergast. She is the second Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand mayor of a major New Zealand city, after Dunedin's Sukhi Turner...
, the inaugural President from 2002 to 2009, noticed that drivers, cyclists and government agencies met to discuss road safety, modal shift and funding but that pedestrians and hikers were not part of the discussion.
Living Streets Aotearoa works closely with Cycling Advocates' Network
Cycling Advocates' Network
Cycling Advocates' Network is a national cycling advocacy group founded in November 1996 in Wellington, New Zealand. It aims to achieve a better cycling environment for cycling as transport and tourism...
, the national cycling advocacy group. Their joint advocacy was pivotal in creating the New Zealand Walking and Cycling Strategy in 2005 and its subsequent (although at present only partial) implementation.
There are now more than a dozen local advocacy groups. Several councils have adopted the Walking Charter and agreed Walking Policies or plans.