This page hosts material for the Canterbury Active Transport (CAT) Forum – a multi-party forum for those within the region who have an interest in the development and promotion of active transport. Agendas, minutes and presentations from each CAT forum can be found here, as can the Terms of Reference for the forum.
The Canterbury Active Transport (CAT) forum was set up to encourage information sharing and cross-sector action in Canterbury between agencies with an interest in Active Transport, including representatives from such sectors as education, environment, health and disability, recreation, sport, tourism, transport and local and national government.
The CAT forum aims to work in collaboration with the Canterbury Regional Active & Passenger Transport Working Group (APTWG) which was established under the auspices of the Regional Transport Committee (RTC).
For further information about the forum, please contact customer services.
Overview
The CAT Forum meets on a quarterly basis. Topics for discussion / presentation come from the forum members, with Environment Canterbury responsible for hosting and facilitating the forum meetings.
Terms of Reference
The CAT Forum terms of reference were developed to complement the role of the Active & Passenger Transport Working Group – specifically to allow a wider range of participation in active transport matters amongst stakeholders within the region.
Terms of Reference (pdf 186 kB)
Forums
Eighteenth CAT Forum – 13th May 2013
The 18th CAT Forum was part of an Active Design Symposium with Key Note speaker Todd Litman, founding director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, in Canada.
Todd was in Christchurch for just one day, and provided 3 free sessions covering the economic and social benefits of transportation options for the public and private sectors, with experiences and evidence of best practice examples from New Zealand and overseas.
The agenda for the day was as follows:
7:00am – 8:30am Breakfast of Champions (556 kB)
Invite only breakfast event focused on the economic benefits to landowners of various transportation options within the 4 avenues.
10:00am – 5:00pm Active Design Symposium (272 kB)
Todd Litman led a panel of local speakers on various transport issues and provided examples of active and universal design concepts in NZ and overseas.
Following lunch, a suburban field trip provided an opportunity for transport practitioners to enact real change. The afternoon session consolidated the concepts discussed in the morning, and identified where standards can be raised to make improvements to our built environment.
12noon – 1.30pm Canterbury Active Transport (CAT) Forum (317 kB)
A concentrated version of the full day Active Design Symposium provides an opportunity for those who were not able to take part in the symposium to hear from Todd Litman – with a focus on Universal Design. See presentation (4 MB).
Seventeenth CAT Forum – 14th February 2013
Sixteenth CAT Forum – 26th November 2012
Fifteenth CAT Forum – 1st June 2012
Fourteenth CAT Forum – 2 November 2011
Christchurch Benchmarking Workshop – 16th August 2010
Thirteenth CAT Forum – 15th June 2010
The material related to the CCC Jan Gehl Public Life study that was discussed at the forum can be found on the following web link (13.43 MB file download):
http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/JanGehlSummaryDocument_web.pdf (pdf 13.43 MB)
Twelfth CAT Forum – 9th March 2010
Eleventh CAT Forum – 15th September 2009
Tenth CAT Forum – 16th June 2009
Ninth CAT Forum – 17th March 2009
Eighth CAT Forum – 2nd December 2008
Seventh CAT Forum – 7th August 2008
Sixth CAT Forum – 7th May 2008
Fifth CAT Forum – 19th February 2008
Fourth CAT Forum – End of year special
Third CAT Forum – 23rd August 2007
Second CAT Forum – 15th May 2007
First CAT Forum – 15th February 2007