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Beauty and the Bike

A few months back, we showed you the Beauty and the Bike trailer. Now the 55-minute documentary is finished. The film follows two groups of young women from Darlington and Bremen as they discover . An 8-minute version of Beauty and the Bike is below and you can read all about the project on the Beauty and the Bike website.

Can you lend an hour or two to help promote cycling in Wellington? CAW (Cycle Aware Wellington) is putting on an Obcycle Course this Saturday 5 December from 11am - 3pm at Odlin's Plaza by St John's bar on the waterfront. We need volunteers to be marshalls/referees at the different stations on the course to time and judge the competitors. It will be a small, low-key, fun event. Also folks to help set up for an hour and/or pack down would be great. Please contact Julian julianboorman-at-yahoo.com 021 0688 951 if you can help.

This summer plan a trip using the Journey Planner to one of our top destinations, tell us what makes that trip special, and win!

Prizes include vouchers, free entry to the participating destinations and more.  How do you enter?

Go to www.journeyplanner.org.nz, design a trip and send it to us using the feedback form.  In your entry, write a couple of sentences about the highlights of your trip.

Make sure you include your name, postal address or email contact details so we can let you know if you have won.

The competition starts on Wednesday 25 November...

Improving road safety for pedestrians and cyclists in Great Britain

Summary

Great Britain is one of the safest countries in the world in terms of road deaths and the
Department for Transport (the Department) is on track to achieve its overall road safety
targets for 2010. It is unacceptable though that, when compared internationally, Great
Britain’s record on pedestrian and, particularly, child pedestrian deaths per head of population is some way behind the best. There is nothing worse than a child’s death and we welcome the Department’s commitment...

Cyclists from Kapiti and the surrounding area joined together in a ride of commemoration for Frank van Kampen, a fellow cyclist who was killed by a drunk motorist in September 2009. We had a good turnout of between 100 - 200 riders despite the drizzly morning. Julie & her crew from Manawatu were there and we got excellent TV coverage especially from TV3. Through donations from the riders taking part we raised a thousand dollars for Frank's family.

Associate Minister of Transport Hon Nathan Guy and shadow Minister Darren Hughes addressed the riders in person before the...

Just discovered Nelson City Council's Fix-a-gram

Just stumbled across this page on the Nelson City Council's website called Fix-a-gram....

http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/fix-a-gram/

They're missing 'glass on roads/pathways' but it's a good start.  If you haven't used this facility already, please try and submit and give us some feedback on it.

If your local or regional authority has a similar link, let us know.

District Plan Change 72; Submission from Cycle Aware Wellington

24.11.2009

Car parking should not be enforced off-street for new, or additions to, dwellings in residential areas;

Decisions on transport & planning are usually not based on proper surveys.  They are too often based on surveys designed to produce the desired result, and the gut reactions of politicians.  Off-street car parking rules are one result of this attitude.  It was thought to be a good idea but we now have evidence it's not;     

Safety.  Off-street parking was initially...

Overall the 2009 CAN Do was a big success, based on feedback from evaluations.

Roughly a quarter of the registered attendees filled in an evaluation form and the following information can be gathered from studying the responses.

There were a number of items which stood out as being particularly entertaining and informative. From Phillip Darnton's reassuring presentation from Cycling UK, Frocks on Bikes with their chic enthusiasm for the simple...

From Leanne Parsons, WCC

It would be wonderful if you could add this information to your next news letter. There are activities for kids, families and adults and they are all FREE!   Kick-start your summer by discovering the fun and freedom of cycling! We have lots of workshops, events and courses to get you and your friends and family on bikes and having a blast. Even if you don't have a bike you can borrow one for some of our events. Sharpen your skills in mountain biking (adults and children) or road riding or learn the art of commuting to work. Learn to keep your ride...