Benchmarking cycling and walking in six New Zealand cities Pilot study 2015 Published by New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, University of Otago, Wellington PO Box 7343, Wellington 6242, New Zealand www.sustainablecities.org.nz © 2016 New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities and the authors ISBN: 978-0-473-36532-5 Written by Caroline Shaw and Marie Russell. Author contact:
[email protected] Additional research by Kim van Sparrentak, Annabel Merrett and Harry Clegg Peer reviewed by Michael Keall, University of Otago, Alistair Woodward, University of Auckland, Harriette Carr, Ministry of Health, and three reviewers from the Ministry of Transport. Edited by Lisa Early Designed by Judy Robinson Consultancy Ltd Printed by Uniprint Front cover photograph by Michael Roberts Acknowledgments Tis pilot study was undertaken as part of the Resilient Urban Futures programme, funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, and led by Philippa Howden-Chapman, New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, University of Otago, Wellington. We warmly thank city council staf and staf and volunteers of community organisations who responded to the City Survey and Advocacy Groups Survey. We also thank the following people and organisations who provided information for the report: Telma Fisher, Stephen Johnston, Michael Keall, Jenny Ombler, Ed Randal, Statistics New Zealand, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Health, New Zealand Transport Agency and NIWA. Te inside cover photograph and the photograph of intersections with bicycle trafc lights came from New Zealand Transport Agency under Creative Commons Attribution Licence. NZTA also supplied the photograph on page 11. Tanks to University of Otago production staf including Peter Scott, Judy Robinson and Dale Carey.