| Revised edition February 2025 |
Chapter 7:
Across the Pedestrian Network Guidance there are a number of related guidance manuals, technical notes, design guidance notes and tools to help planners, engineers and designers to create high quality pedestrian networks and infrastructure.
Technical notes incorporate both points of law and current best practice specifications from national (including Austroads) and international sources. They give direction to the user as to how to plan for and design specific and more complex facilities in a New Zealand context and within New Zealand rules.
Design guidance notes summarise the planning and design of specific elements of the pedestrian network such as signs and markings.
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Traffic Control Devices (TCD) Manual
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The TCD manual provides guidance on industry good practice, including, where necessary, practice mandated by law. |
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| Play Street Guidelines |
This document provides guidelines for temporarily restricting general vehicles on local streets for Play Street events. Play Street events enables people to be active, socially connect, and play in their neighbourhood. |
November 2021 |
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This guide sets out the policy context and criteria for the planning, design, and evaluation of streets. It is a practical tool to link high-level spatial and network planning to good outcomes; and connects the concepts of movement function, place function and multimodal networks with urban design processes. |
December 2022 (amended May 2024) |
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Draft Handbook for tactical urbanism in Aotearoa - Guidance: roadway art [PDF, 9.4 MB] |
A supplement to the Handbook for tactical urbanism provides draft guidance on compliant application of using road artwork effectively and safely in New Zealand.
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September 2020 |
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Draft Handbook for tactical urbanism in Aotearoa [PDF, 20 MB] |
The draft Handbook for tactical urbanism has been developed as a tool to help councils and communities deliver tactical urbanism projects to a high standard, using a collaborative best-practice approach. |
August 2020 |
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TAN #21-06 Horizontal geometric design for mobility scooters Horizontal geometric design for mobility scooters - print version [PDF, 1017 KB] |
This technical note sets out the minimum and desirable clear route dimensions (turning paths and clearances) for consideration during the design of paths and crossings to enable accessibility for mobility scooter users. | May 2021 |
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TAN #20-20 |
This is a supplementary publication aimed at roading and utility contractors to provide a simple guide for reinstating tactile pavers affected by their works. |
October 2020 |
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| Considering historic heritage in walking and cycling projects [PDF, 963 KB] | Information sheet providing guidance on historic and cultural heritage considerations in walking and cycling projects. It includes steps to follow during the planning, design, and construction phases of a project. | June 2025 |
| Pedestrian wayfinding signs guidance note [PDF, 2.6 MB] | This guidance note focus on the types of wayfinding signs, their design and uses. The wider information about the need for a signing plan, the need to take a network view and the alternative forms of wayfinding (eg markings and surface treatments) beyond signs is covered in the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Pedestrian Network Guidance section on wayfinding. | May 2024 |
| Coloured surfacing principles [PDF, 2 MB] | Coloured surfacing is generally an additional feature added to the standard features of a design. This guidance note sets out the principles for the use of colour, including what type of colour applies where. It also includes coloured surfacing specifications, materials, maintenance, and installation. | August 2022 |
| The selection and use of non-permanent materials for pilot projects: design guidance note [PDF, 2 MB] | A supplement to the Handbook for tactical urbanism provides draft summary guidance on the temporary materials to ensure a safe road environment consistent with national legislation and best practice. | April 2021 |
| High-use driveway treatment for cycle paths and shared paths [PDF, 1.7 MB] | Provides a treatment solution for commercial and high-use access points on cycle paths and shared paths. | August 2019 |
| Signs and markings to designate paths for pedestrians and cyclists [PDF, 1 MB] | Guidance on where and how to use markings and/or signs that designate paths for pedestrians and/or people cycling. | April 2019 |
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Design guidance for pedestrian and cycle rail crossings [PDF, 8.5 MB] |
This guide provides principles, design considerations and standard designs for level crossings located on footpaths, shared paths or cycle paths. |
July 2017 |
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This is a beta tool to help practitioners apply the Pedestrian Level of Service framework at a street level. The research and development of the framework and tool is outlined in the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Research Report 667. More information can be found in: |
September 2020 |
