Challenging the inequities of ebike access: An investigation of a community-led intervention in a lower-income neighbourhood in Aotearoa – New Zealand

by Ti | Sep 24, 2024 | Academic publications by the Te Ara Mua – Future Streets Research Team, Publications

Summary Citation Ebiking offers positive physical and mental health benefits for riders, however, inequitable access to bike share schemes and purchase cost barriers limit ebike availability and uptake in lower-income communities. Three trials of ebike access were...

Māngere E-Bike Trial Stage 2: Integrating an e-bike in daily life

by Ti | Feb 16, 2024 | Academic publications by the Te Ara Mua – Future Streets Research Team, Publications

Summary Citation Aotearoa New Zealand needs a model for successful e-bike use in lower-income communities. A three-stage trial process has been conceptualised, building success from increasingly ambitious trials. This report focuses on Stage 2 – e-bikes in everyday...

Inter-agency collaboration for active mode shift: Māngere West, Auckland. Interim report prepared for the Ageing Well and Healthier Lives National Science Challenges.

by Ti | Apr 19, 2023 | Academic publications by the Te Ara Mua – Future Streets Research Team, Publications

Summary Citation This research examined the barriers and enablers to inter-agency collaboration in the design and provision of active travel infrastructure through a case-study review of Kāinga Ora’s redevelopment of Māngere West in Auckland. A socio-technical systems...

Walking and cycling cultures in South Auckland. Auckland: Mackie Research.

by Ti | Apr 19, 2023 | Academic publications by the Te Ara Mua – Future Streets Research Team, Publications

Summary Citation Research shows that successful active travel promotions support and build on ‘what works’ in local communities. This study explored what every day walking and cycling looks like in two South Auckland communities using an ‘active mobility cultures...

Culturally healthy urban design among Pacific elders: a literature review

by Ti | Jun 16, 2021 | Academic publications by the Te Ara Mua – Future Streets Research Team, Publications

Summary Citation Literature relevant to Pacific elders’ wellbeing in urban settings in Aotearoa New Zealand is reviewed, drawing on the Fonofale model for Pacific health and a social determinants of health approach. Social connectivity, mobility and physical activity...

Creating the Circuit Breakers: An examination of the sociotechnical system factors which impede and enable the delivery of safe and healthy neighbourhood street design in Aotearoa New Zealand

by lily | May 20, 2021 | Academic publications by the Te Ara Mua – Future Streets Research Team

Summary Citation The barriers and enablers to delivering innovative street design are examined in this book chapter using a ‘socio-technical systems’ approach. Five different innovative street re-design projects were compared, including Te Ara Mua Future Streets....