Motorway traffic in Auckland is declining, public transport use is at a 25-year high and growing, and oil production is expected to peak within 10 years. So we're building more motorways. Simon Wilson asks why.
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Auckland Networker
Living Streets Aotearoa is looking for an experienced community development networker to replace our staff member in Auckland who will be away for five months. We are looking for someone with the ability to support and develop our groups in Auckland City, North Shore, Waitakere, and Manukau, to motivate and enthuse volunteers, and to establish and maintain effective networks and relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the Auckland region.
This is a half-time (20 hours/week) fixed term contract position from 5th October 2009 to 19th February 2010...
Portland’s new (and first-ever) cycle track has been installed on SW Broadway near Portland State University.
(Photos © J. Maus)
Making good on a promise to install a “high-profile” cycle track, Mayor Sam Adams will join Portland State University President Wim Wiewel, BTA executive director Scott Bricker and City of Portland staff to formally introduce a new kind of bikeway today.
The cycle track runs from SW Clay to SW Jackson and the project cost the City around $80,000. People riding bikes on that stretch will now be separated from moving motor vehicle traffic by...
Image credit: ibuyeco Parking Day
Parking Day has been going since 2005, and TreeHugger has always been excited about this way to temporarily reclaim space from cars and use it for the common good. Others were less impressed, calling Parking Day Activists "enviro-nuts", and even describing them as "so punchable". Now we'll see how the Brits take to the practice of paying for parking space, only to use it for recreation - Parking Day is coming to Britain.
Considering the fact that the UK is the birth place of World Naked Bike Ride, the ibuyeco...
Students are coached for the cycling proficiency test known as Bikeability at Queens Mead Primary School, Braunstone, Leicestershire. Photograph: David Sillitoe
Significant numbers of children face active official discouragement and even bans against cycling to and from school, cycle campaigners have warned as a new academic year gets under way.
As state pupils in most of the UK returned for the new term over the past week – those in Scotland went back earlier – most travelled to school in cars, on buses or on foot. Just a tiny minority did so on a...
New Zealand’s cycling market has the potential to more than double the amount of money tourists spend annually – from $320 million to $640 million. That’s according to a new market research report released by the Ministry of Tourism today.
New Cycleway Research Report now availableNew Zealand’s cycling market has the potential to more than double the amount of money tourists spend annually – from $320 million to $640 million.
That’s according to a new market research report released by the Ministry of Tourism...
From Jennie Henton jsgallagher@paradise.net.nz
Hi Cycle Aware
In view of the Copenhagen conference on climate change this December a number of organisations like Oxfam and Avaaz members and are setting up events on Sept 21 to wake up the world leaders.
Avaaz members have registered more than 350 September 21 Climate Wake-Up Call events in 54 countries.
Would you be interested in organising with me a cycle to work event in Wellington on Mon 21 to demonstrate to world leaders that a huge and growing global movement will accept nothing less than a fair,...
Cycling Advocates Network (CAN) is calling on all cyclists to hit the roads on Tuesday 22nd September 2009 as part of a global event where people take a holiday from their cars. CAN calls on people to go by cycle, foot, bus or train instead of driving - starting with just this one day.
Since its earliest incarnations in the 1970s and ‘80s, WORLD CARFREE DAY has grown into a massive global celebration of human-centric communities and people-powered transportation. The day reminds people that cycling is healthy, convenient, quick, cheap, stylish, very social and lots of fun. World ...
Here's some great opportunities for cycling advocates.
We have a new govt with new transport priorities - where does this leave
people who like to get around by bike?
*1. Come to the 7th New Zealand Cycling Conference*
http://can.org.nz/conference/2009 for programme and registration.
*Communities, Connections and the Economy in focus at cycling conference*
Now, more than ever, cycling has the potential to play a key part in the
economic development of New Zealand. The 7th New Zealand Cycling
Conference...
Here's some great opportunities for cycling advocates.
We have a new govt with new transport priorities - where does this leave
people who like to get around by bike?
*1. Come to the 7th New Zealand Cycling Conference*
http://can.org.nz/conference/2009 for programme and registration.
*Communities, Connections and the Economy in focus at cycling conference*
Now, more than ever, cycling has the potential to play a key part in the
economic development of New Zealand. The 7th New Zealand Cycling
Conference...
Here's some great opportunities for cycling advocates.
We have a new govt with new transport priorities - where does this leave
people who like to get around by bike?
*1. Come to the 7th New Zealand Cycling Conference*
http://can.org.nz/conference/2009 for programme and registration.
*Communities, Connections and the Economy in focus at cycling conference*
Now, more than ever, cycling has the potential to play a key part in the
economic development of New Zealand. The 7th New Zealand Cycling
Conference...
Narrowly missed clipping a black Holden, buses bully me into the curb, diesel fumes are the least of my worries.
Do I ride through the deep and widely slatted grate or skirt it and merge into the dual carriageway? Someone honks as I'm forced to cross four lanes on Manukau Rd and become sandwiched between a truck and a courier van... it's not my fault.
I'd just navigated by bicycle Onehunga to work in central Auckland.
It takes between 30 and 45 minutes depending on the lights, road works, weather and chances of near carnage.
At work, still puffing and...
I'd like to thank everone that contributed articles for the "September" issue of Chainlinks.
We wanted a special emphasis on New Plymouth, Taranaki and the events there in November
There were a lot of articles - probably more than Miriam can fit into the 20 pages.
it was a mixture of local group reports, articles that had been planned and discussed, and articles that arrivad out of the blue. Some material may have to get held over untill the following issue
The volume of material actually caused a few workload issues with the chainlinks team and...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/fashion/10bikes.html?_r=4&ref=style
"While some cyclists outside the fashion world expressed mixed feelings about seeing their trusty mode of transportation turned into the next gladiator sandal, others looked on the bright side. Even if new riders buy a bike only because they’re the cool new thing, they’re still buying a bike, wrote Matt Simonds, a cyclist who works at a nonprofit agency, in an e-mail message. In such cases, he wrote, “it’s kind of strange what happens when they got on a bike after a long period away from one — they remember...
The last CAW meeting agreed to nominate Paul Barker of WCC for the Cycling Champion of the Year category in this year's CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards.
I've drafted up the nomination (attached). Any suggested changes?
Would be particularly interested in help with a list of Paul's achievements.
In 2008 we ran free workshops for newbie bike commuters. WCC (Leanne Parsons) has asked if we want to do them again.
I am keen, and need some helpers - any volunteers?
Patrick (385 4967)
Tue 3 November 12-1, and 5-6pm
Tue 1 December 12-1, and 5-6pm
Here's the guff from 2008:
FREE workshops on how to commute
A group of Christchurch women is out to make cycling fashionable.
The women are part of Frocks on Bikes, a national group for female cyclists who like to keep their sense of style.
Christchurch organiser Meg Christie said the group, which started in Wellington and Auckland, wanted to encourage women to use bikes.
"There's a big gap with a lot of women not cycling for utility trips. There are some women who go biking for leisure, but not that many using their bikes to get from A to B," she said.
The group was trying to get rid of the perception that...
Photo: Messe Friedrichshafen, www.messe-friedrichshafen.de
Eurobike closed a successful week in which records were broken for trade visitors, public attendance, and submittals for the esteemed Eurobike awards. For the second year, a Eurobike Green Award was given to a product that "exhibits particularly significant ecological and sustainable value." This year's green award goes to a gadget a lot of people have been waiting for: a universal charger for harvesting pedal power to charge any music player, mobile phone, GPS or other electrical device. More on specs...
Wellington City Council – Employment opportunity
Sustainable Transport Coordinator
Infrastructure
The Transport Unit is responsible for planning an effective, efficient and safe transport network to all road users throughout Wellington. We are looking for a person who can understand and manage the challenging demands on our transport network with a view towards improving sustainability. Someone who can use effective travel demand management tools to effect...
CAW has been asked for comment/support for two nominations for the CAN Cycle Friendly Awards, due 18 Sept.
1. GWRC: "The Greater Wellington Regional Council have negotiated an arrangement for all Met-Link train services to carry bicycles at no charge. This covers all Wellington suburban area trains, and services to the Wairarapa. "
2. NZTA for the improvements to SH2 Ngauranga-Petone: cycle warning signs, marked cycle lanes, etc.
I know that there are reservations about these intiatives. Some people would like to see charges for bikes on trains brought back...