Walkable catchments

We are interested in hearing your views on the walkable neighbourhoods of Lower Hutt, and how greater housing density (including six-storey buildings) should be enabled in these areas. In particular, we would like to hear your thoughts on:

• What you think is a reasonable distance to walk to a commercial area that provides a wide range of shops, commercial services and community facilities.
• What you think is a reasonable distance to walk to our local train stations.
• Where else you think is suitable for additional housing. This could be areas with good access to recreation opportunities (like our local parks, the Wellington Harbour and the Hutt River), areas with good access to employment and education opportunities, or anything else that you think makes for a great location for people to live.
• What you think would make our neighbourhoods more walkable. This could be things that make the area more enjoyable (like street trees and parks), things that make you feel safer (like good lighting and pedestrian crossings) or anything else you think makes for a high quality, walkable neighbourhood.
• What you like to see in the design of higher density housing like terrace houses and low-level apartments. This could be things like the appearance of new buildings from the street or other public spaces, building materials and landscaping, how stormwater is managed, or anything else you think makes for high quality housing.

The following survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete and is anonymous. The collection of this data is in line with the Privacy Act 2020. For more information about how we manage the data we collect please see our privacy statement