Cyclists Applaud Massive Investment Programme.
Kiwis keen on cycling have hailed the biggest single investment in cycling in New Zealand’s history, announced today in Rotorua. Advocates for cycling have praised the scheme as ‘forward-thinking, clever groundwork’.
The Urban Cycleways Programme (UCP), managed by the NZTA, facilitates a record $333m million in spending for 54 selected urban cycling...
Kiwis keen on cycling anticipate a boost tomorrow when Transport Minister Simon Bridges will arrive in Rotorua to announce the biggest single investment in cycling in New Zealand’s history.
The Urban Cycleways Programme, managed by the NZTA, budgets a record $100 million for selected projects nationwide. Councils throughout the country have drawn up detailed bids for urban cycleway projects which they hope will attract UCP funds. Rumours have been swirling as to which projects will get the nod from the NZTA’s UCP...
CGI models prompt Council to fix roadway for cycling
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Compelling evidence that concrete 'islands' on Broadway in Wellington made cyclists feel unsafe was created -and used successfully to improve conditions- by an architect and cycling advocate.
Travis Gray, a Registered Architect in Wellington, found that on his regular commute many motorists were passing way too close on the 350m stretch where concrete islands have been installed. Following the 'occupy the lane' advice from the Road Code over a 350m stretch proved too...
Artwork from GWRC promoting the joys of cycling
Good to see a regional Council presenting the bright side in such a creative way!
For more see gw.govt.nz/cycling. Apologies, we can't find the link to the original campaign. Here's a JPG.
GWRC poster: GWRC Poster promoting cycling.
Cyclist Really 'Impeding Traffic'?
Opinion Piece on Cyclists 'Impeding Traffic' by Don Babe, Chair of Spokes Canterbury
Alex Mann made a legitimate choice when he decided to travel by bicycle the day a police officer fined him for impeding traffic.
He obeyed the road code by keeping left but not so far he was in danger of falling in the drain or becoming unstable in the grit and debris often present on road edges.
He was aware that there was at least one vehicle behind him and believes he rode in a fashion that most of us would...
Confused as to what is CAN?
CAN is everything inside the orange box.
The double-headed arrows show the major relationships between the various components of the network and some of their stakeholders.
OECD Report a Recipe for Cycling, say Advocates.
Advocates for better cycling facilities gave an unusual welcome to the recent OECD report, which called for action on two problems New Zealand faces- traffic congestion and obesity.
Release of the report from the international body, primarily concerned with promoting economic growth, was welcomed by national network body, Cycling Advocates’...
CAN's undergoing a communications review
Cycling-mad communications consultancy Upshift, based in Tasman, are helping CAN re-assess our communications and branding.
You may have seen or filled out our survey in late summer, asking how you think we're doing with communicating to local groups, individuals and the public at large.
Upshift were the guys responsible, and are now pulling together all the lessons...
getting a late start on this, currently in Rotorua on Fire sercice course 3-7 June, but trying to do stuff on CL after hours
Who?What?Received
An opinion piece from CAN aired in Stuff last week:
The spectacle on our news-feeds of spats between two angry men- one holding a bicycle, one yelling from a car, is commonplace in this age of GoPro cameras, and media hungry for sensation. Despite resulting in no injury beyond insulted pride -not even a scratched bumper or buckled spoke- a recent row between a cyclist and SUV driver in Roehampton, England has had over 170,000 views on various media.
Makes you wonder how many road-rage incidents between van and car drivers, or truck and motorbike drivers, occurred in the same...
Cycling advocates today welcomed the funding set aside for cycling projects, while bemoaning its small proportion relative to overall transport funding.
Land Transport Plan projects, Roads of National Significance and increased rail spending attracted the lion’s share of today’s Transport appropriations, totalling $6.379 billion, but spending on cycling is growing: the first $45 million of a $100 million total has been set aside for the Government’s Urban Cycleway Programme.
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Cycling advocates are today criticising the Government's response to the recent spate of traffic deaths. Umbrella group Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) expressed regret that expert advice on speed limits is being brushed aside by a Government uninterested in providing a fit-for-purpose transport system.
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Some facts and figures in support of investment in cycling-
The Urban Cycleway Programme offers a 2 to 1 deal for Councils. Roughly speaking, for every dollar you raise, the Land Transport Fund can provide a dollar, and the UCP another.There's a huge pent-up demand to swap short car trips for cycling. Parts of Wellington have experienced almost 90% increases in cycle commuting in recent years (Statistics NZ). New cycling facilities rapidly attract new users (Monsere et al, 2014, NITC)After the quakes, Christchurch's Share an Idea survey gathered overwhelming support for a cycling and...
Cyclists urged to light up now Matariki is upon us
Cyclists need to make sure they are well lit through the winter months, says the Cycling Advocates' Network.
"The onset of the wintry weather and shorter days means it's time for cyclists to check their lights and...
A PDF is attached of Professor Simon Kingham's keynote address, 28 March 2015
2015 CAN AGM: Chairman's Report
1. What CAN does
Broadly speaking:
All of these activities aim to "get more people on bikes, more often".
2. Three...
caption: Wellington Ciclovia 2015
Key responsibilities
Work undertaken
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Co-deliver along with designated CAN Committee members, the political engagement plans with the strategic direction determined in conjunction with the hired consultant.
Refer quarterly Performance Reports. Meeting held with Associate Minister Craig Foss 19/3, and Labour transport spokesman Phil Twyford will be 26/3. Conservation Minister Maggie Barry responded: suggests CAN meets DoC first, maybe meet her later in the...
Join the movement - come to CAN Do
in Christchurch 28-29 March
Are you passionate about more people on bikes, more often? Join us in Christchurch for CAN's National Cycling Summit, the CAN Do.
2015 is a big year for making New Zealand a better place to ride a bike. With $100m of new investment for urban cycling from the Government, ambitious plans from Councils, and flourishing bike culture, we're on our way.
Join us at CAN Do to connect, learn, ride, and play your part.
Dates: 28-29 March, 2015; start Saturday morning &...
Do you love to ride? Share the love.
Love to Ride is a new online platform that makes it fun and easy to encourage your friends and colleagues to ride. From 6 to 31 March, Love to Ride is running a new team-based challenge where people form teams, encourage people to ride and win great prizes.
Love to Ride is an ideal follow-on from February's Bike Wise Month.
Please see below for a little more about Love to Ride. You can also check out the Love to Ride NZ website.
We want to let as many people know about the...
Wellington bike party
Update: a record 1400 people were at Wellington's Go By Bike Day. Great weather and booming popularity were the reasons.
Life is better by bike, is the message at this year's annual bike party on Go By Bike Day, 11 February.
"Biking is booming in Wellington," says Cycle Aware Wellington chairman James Burgess. "Since 2006 the number of people commuting by bikes has doubled. New figures from WCC show that for the first time in decades bikes are 10 percent of traffic in some suburbs."
He says people are rediscovering the...