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, in the hope that it would make carriage of bikes less of a lottery; the SH2 improvements are a long way short of what is really required to provide safe effective cycling on this stretch. But my feeling is that nominating the projects for Cycle Friendly Awards is a good way to recognise attempts to improve conditions for cyclists, and will help to keep up the momentum for continued change and innovation.
Any comments, or strong disagreement with CAW supporting these nominations?
Comments
I support these nominations
I support these nominations going forward, as I agree with Alastair's coment that it recognises that progress has been made, even if they aren't necessarily ideal.
As agreed at the last CAW meeting, I'll be nominating Paul Barker of WCC for the Cycling Champion of the Year award on behalf of CAW.
Robert Ibell
robert@can.org.nz
04-972 2552
Thanks Robert. Little
Thanks Robert. Little technical issue: I think Robert posted this comment while logged on to the CAN website. consequently the comment doesn't appear if you log on to the CAW website.
Until this behaviour is sorted out, it's probably best to log on to the CAW site (http://caw.org.nz/) before adding content that is CAW specific.
---- Alastair