On any given day around Christchurch, thousands of people walk to work, school, the shops and for exercise.
Check out the rules and some tips for pedestrian safety below.
Christchurch will continue to develop a safe network of footpaths and walkways as part of its long term plan of creating a world class transport network.
School patrols often find it hard to get a break in the traffic.
A signalised crossing is where there is a pedestrian light (red/green man) at a set of traffic lights.
Some pedestrian crossings are installed with a yellow SmartPad.
Waiting for the bus will be a bit easier this winter at some of the most well-used stops in the city’s east.
5 Jun 2025Plans to make streets surrounding three primary schools safer and easier for tamariki to use are out for public feedback.
27 Mar 2025Two months into a six-month trial, a solar-powered camera mounted outside a Christchurch school is helping to improve driver behaviour, and there are plans for six more across the city.
19 Dec 2024