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News: tagged with "walking"

• Christchurch street change projects get Waka Kotahi funding

  Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, transport, walking, healthy cities
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th September 2022 Two Christchurch City Council projects aimed at making streets safer and more people-friendly have won funding support from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

• Path paved for communities to reshape streets

  Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, safety, Community, submissions, consultation, walking, cycling
  Beehive media release: 9th August 2022 Streets will soon be able to be transformed from unsafe and inaccessible corridors to vibrant places for all transport modes thanks to new legislation proposed today, announced Transport Minister Michael Wood

• Medway Street bridge reinstalled

  Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, repair, recovery, walking, cycling
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd November 2021 The return of foot and cycle access across the Ōtākaro Avon River at Medway Street is another step closer after the new Medway Street Bridge span was successfully lifted into place by crane yesterday

• Coastal Pathway work to get under way

  Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st November 2021 Work to complete the ‘missing link’ in Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway, which will allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel safely off-road all the way from Ferrymead to Scarborough, is abou

• Book a Journey Through Time with Flourish

  Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, Community Groups, learning
  Flourish piloted this award winning time walk from the UK along the Avon-Ōtākaro River in May and people loved it. "I enjoyed thinking about evolution and found the physical distance covered a very good way of taking in the immensity of time

• Help teach Selwyn kids safe road crossing skills

  Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, walking, children, safety
  Selwyn District Council media release: 24th August 2021 The Council is reminding drivers to stop for pedestrians at kea crossings – but only when the stop ‘lollipop’ signs are out

• Take a look at final section of Christchurch’s Coastal Pathway

  Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, cycling, walking
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th June 2021 A new fly-through video is giving the public a glimpse of what the final section of the Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway - around Moncks Bay - will look like

• Courtesy crossing trial in progress

  Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: traffic, walking, safety
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 1st April 2021 You may have noticed that we are trialling some guidance for pedestrians on some of our courtesy crossings in Kaiapoi and Rangiora

• Evenings best time for beach walks with your dog

  Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, pets, beaches
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd November 2020 Dog owners are being reminded that on summer days parts of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula’s popular swimming beaches are off-limits to unleashed dogs

• New guide puts Christchurch walks on map

  Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, resources, physical activity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th July 2020 A handy new guide will help you plan an outing around the city’s coastline and plains if you feel like exploring new territory on foot