e.Can Email Bulletin

  • 3 Feb 2010 - 08:23

    Contents:
    - February is Bike Wise Month
    - Public invited to put ideas for pathway under Auckland Harbour Bridge
    - 'Aggressive' drivers deter cycling tourists
    - Cyclists getting squeezed off roads: tour operators
    - Cyclists call for ceasefire
    - Risky cycling rarely to blame for bike accidents, study finds
    - School cycling in Wales triples
    - Beijing to revive bikes for smooth traffic, clear sky
    - Weblinks

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    FEBRUARY IS BIKE WISE MONTH

  • 16 Dec 2009 - 10:22

    Contents:
    - Musicians demand cycling on the Auckland Harbour Bridge
    - Toll could pave the way for pedestrians and cyclists
    - Cyclists declare John Key a cycling champion
    - CAN seeks Media & Marketing Co-ordinator
    - Young Kiwis want transport change
    - South Island's canals by bike
    - How to get more bicyclists on the road: find out what women want
    - Cycling facilities do reduce crashes, says report
    - Australian Cycling Conference 2010
    - Experts stress health benefits of cycling
    - Walk (or cycle) and ignore the food miles, British told

  • 2 Nov 2009 - 09:22

    Contents:
    - CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards finalists announced
    - NZ Cycling Conference and CAN Do 2009 - register now!
    - Cycle tourism boom at risk if road safety doesn't improve
    - Cycling advocates call for stop to cyclist-bashing
    - No cell phone use while biking
    - New Zealand Cycleway funding process announced
    - Cycle, walkways at dead end in Hamilton
    - Light will alert drivers to bike riders at Auckland black spot
    - UK to get 10,000 secure bike parking spaces at train stations
    - Cycling plan to blame UK drivers by default for all crashes

  • 14 Sep 2009 - 11:05

    Contents:
    - CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards 2009- get your nominations in!
    - NZ Cycling Conference and CAN Do 2009 - register now!
    - NZ cycling advocates ride on World Carfree Day
    - BikeNZ launches 1.5m to survive challenge
    - Auckland 'Urban rides' excite planners
    - 'I want to ride my bike': overcoming barriers to cycling to intermediate schools
    - Job vacancy at Living Streets
    - Copenhagen to spend $47 million on cycle highways
    - Surge in cycle commuting in USA
    - Cycle lanes encourage motorists to drive closer to bikes, says study
    - Weblinks

  • 21 Aug 2009 - 11:03

    Contents:
    - CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards 2009- get your nominations in!
    - NZ Cycling Conference 2009 - register now!
    - Cycling advocates support first National Cycleway projects
    - New Auckland Harbour Bridge proposal gives room for cyclists
    - Cell phones are out, hook turns are in
    - Electronic signs add to cycle improvements on State Highway 2, Wellington
    - Australian Cycling Conference - call for papers
    - Germans getting on their bikes in ever greater numbers
    - Twitter tackles bike thieves
    - New York law says: let bikes in the lift
    - New cycling laws in the US

  • 21 Jul 2009 - 10:59

    Contents:
    - CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards 2009 nominations called for
    - Cycleway more robust than ever
    - Heaphy track to reopen for bikes?
    - Rental bike scheme an option for World Cup
    - Bike Futures conference, Melbourne, 15-16 October
    - Make our cities like Bogota, says World Cancer Research Fund
    - Safety in numbers hits the UK
    - Obama's transport bill challenged by bike-friendly congressman
    - Fines or jail for cyclist harassment in Columbia (USA)
    - Amsterdam: more trips by bike than by car
    - UK bike shops struggle to keep up with demand

  • 24 Jun 2009 - 10:57

    Contents:
    - NZTA cyclist instructor survey
    - CAN launches new cycling safety vest
    - Auckland: the new Copenhagen?
    - Time for NZTA to take walking & cycling seriously, say bridge riders
    - ANA conference: accessibility planning for walking and cycling
    - Over a million use UK National Cycle Network daily
    - EC commits to 're-cycling cities'
    - London is seeing a 'bicycle boom'
    - Thefts puncture Paris bike scheme
    - Weblinks

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    NZTA CYCLIST INSTRUCTOR SURVEY

  • 26 May 2009 - 10:46

    Contents:
    - Cycling advocates welcome national cycleway
    - Greens join cycleway project
    - NZ Cycling Conference 2009: call for presentations
    - Bridge forbids activists' protest crossing plan
    - Dunedin walking and cycling strategy fast-tracked
    - Road Safety Strategy under revision
    - Road safety innovation and achievement awards
    - UK cuts speed limits to save lives
    - Korean president goes bike to basics
    - CO2 policies need to include cycling, says research
    - Urban design turning kids off being active
    - Colorado drivers to steer clear of cyclists or get fined

  • 17 Apr 2009 - 11:14

    Contents:
    - Cyclists angered by funding cuts
    - Could the 'national cycleway' be paved with gold?
    - It's submissions time
    - Cycle mad centres congratulated
    - Cyclists urged to light up
    - Valuing the health benefits of walking and cycling
    - It pays to invest in bikes, Cycling England tells councils
    - Denmark to spend $16 billion to get people out of cars
    - Austrians pedal a record
    - Weblinks

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    CYCLISTS ANGERED BY FUNDING CUTS

  • 9 Mar 2009 - 10:27

    Contents:
    - National cycleway good economic sense, say cyclists
    - Economic crisis an opportunity to invest in cycling, says US congressman
    - Cash for cycling in U.S. economic stimulus package
    - The wake-up call for drivers that rumbles
    - New resources for bikers, councils and advocates on CAN website
    - Eco-plan unveiled for Melbourne suburb
    - Brisbane gets Paris-style hire bikes
    - And bike rental schemes go to India
    - Weblinks

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    NATIONAL CYCLEWAY GOOD ECONOMIC SENSE, SAY CYCLISTS

  • 4 Feb 2009 - 10:23

    Contents:
    - 2009 is the year to get on your bike
    - February is Bike Wise Month
    - Bus bike-rack trial successful
    - Cyclists angry at 'dead horse' talk on Auckland Harbour Bridge
    - MoT releases 'cycling for transport' fact sheet
    - And more new publications from NZTA
    - 'No guarantee' on transport funds, says Minister
    - Tax breaks for bikers in the US
    - London bikers permitted to ride against the traffic
    - Commuter cycling booming in Adelaide
    - Weblinks

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    2009 IS THE YEAR TO GET ON YOUR BIKE

  • 31 Dec 2008 - 14:21

    Contents:
    - Raising the profile of walking and cycling in New Zealand
    - CAN welcomes RideStrong
    - What works for you?
    - Drivers behaving badly main factor keeping Kiwis off bikes
    - New resources from HEHA
    - Cycling and walking save billions, says new report
    - Bike rage in Brisbane
    - Time for Google to get cycle friendly
    - Weblinks

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    RAISING THE PROFILE OF WALKING AND CYCLING IN NEW ZEALAND

  • 28 Nov 2008 - 09:17

    Contents:
    - Harbour bridge: Transport Agency says 'Kill it', GetAcross says 'Trial it!'
    - Great Harbour Way a step closer
    - UK MPs say slow down for cyclists
    - Bicycle production reaches 130 million units
    - Credit crunch drives Brits to cycle
    - Rethinking transportation safety
    - Car lanes to shrink to make way for cyclists in Korea
    - US cities rack up public artwork with bike racks
    - European support for bicycles promotes sharing of the wheels
    - Weblinks

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  • 5 Nov 2008 - 20:20

    Contents:
    - Gemini Cycle-Friendly Awards Winners Announced
    - Cycle to your polling booth on voting day!
    - Government by National threatens cycling
    - Minister welcomes AA's road safety call
    - Cycle helmet safety regulations questioned
    - Helmets aren't the issue, says BikeNZ
    - Call for papers: Transport Demand Management conference
    - Urban segment fuelling bike sales
    - A virtuous cycle: safety in numbers for riders says research
    - Active Transportation for America
    - Bike test reveals city safety
    - Chile changes to bicycles
    - Weblinks

  • 30 Sep 2008 - 20:49
    Contents:
    - Cycling advocates call for cyclists to vote 'with their wheels'
    - Two steps forward and one back for Auckland Harbour Bridge walkway/cycleway
    - Mixed progress on Auckland Harbour Bridge cycleway
    - CAN cycle safety petition presented to Minister of Transport
    - Gemini Cycle-Friendly Awards finalists announced
    - New CAN website goes live
    - New roadside service for Tasmanian cyclists
    - Provision of cycling rights of way: how to make cycling safe and convenient for everyone
  • 29 Sep 2008 - 09:32
    Contents:
    - Government oil-shock report recommends more space for cyclists
    - Auckland City councillors vote against harbour bridge cycleway
    - Walking and Cycling Micro-Fund provides $1000 grants
    - Cyclist Skills Instructor Workshop, 8 - 10th October 2008, Wellington
    - Cycling in Dunedin- are the councils keeping up?
    - Nelson police keen to get pedalling
    - Go and hear Gil Penalosa
    - New York closes streets to traffic
    - Scots offered free use of bikes in green transport scheme
    - Weblinks
  • 29 Sep 2008 - 09:23
    Contents:
    - Gemini Cycle Friendly Awards- deadline extension
    - Reminder- have you signed the petition supporting CAN's 9-point plan?
    - Job vacancy- CAN Administration Officer
    - Who CAN Do?
    - New Zealand transport strategy takes baby steps
    - Inspirational cycling stories wanted
    - Train charge gone but cyclists no better off
    - Cyclists in greater danger during winter
    - Health Promotion Forum Symposium 2008
    - Sydney's drivers 'worst' for bike rage
    - Trek Announces "Go By Bike Challenge"
  • 12 Aug 2008 - 15:59

    Contents:
    - Cyclists petition government for cycle safety
    - Gemini Cycle Friendly Awards- get your nominations in
    - Need funds for your local cycling advocacy group?
    - U.S. Mayors adopt bike resolution
    - Fuel crunch boosts demand for commuter bikes
    - U.S. cities going green, on two wheels
    - Ghost bikes
    - Roading New Zealand Conference: Sustainability & People
    - Call for conference papers: 'Improving the Road Network'
    - Job vacancy: Living Streets, Auckland
    - Weblinks

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  • 12 Aug 2008 - 15:43

    Contents:
    - Cyclist fatalities show need for better infrastructure and motorist behaviour
    - Did you Getacross yet?
    - Cycling advocates welcome release of third party insurance discussion paper
    - One in four Wellington cyclists dangerously under-lit
    - Road Safety Innovation and Achievement Awards now open
    - Australian cyclists saving Govt $200m in health costs
    - Getting Australia Moving
    - Germany to double bicycle traffic by 2012
    - Cycling in London continues to rise
    - Bristol to be Britain's first cycling city
    - UK may legalise wrong-way cycling

  • 24 Jun 2008 - 11:25

    Contents:
    - Cycling advocates say 'get used to petrol price hikes'
    - Gemini Cycle-Friendly Awards 2008 nominations called for
    - Put it in your diary - the annual CAN Do, 3-5 October
    - Bicycle fee dropped for Wellington rail users
    - Job vacancy: Hamilton City Council walking & cycling projects engineer
    - Cycling and walking key to solving global food crisis
    - Bicycles pedaling into the spotlight
    - Build traffic out of kids' lives, urge experts
    - USA to get cycling strategy
    - Weblinks
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