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Report to go to NZTA for the Safer Cycling Programme

Attached is the report as issued to NZTA Thursday 19th July.

The BikeNZ report that has been submitted to NZTA is also attached.

This research, which was conducted from July 2008 to January 2010, investigated what type of cycling infrastructure would encourage 'new cyclists' (i.e. people who either do not currently cycle at all, or people who do not currently cycle for utilitarian trips) to use cycling as their mode of transport for daily activities in New Zealand.

Planning is underway for an intensive public information campaign for changes to two give way rules that will come in on the 25 March 2012.

The campaign will be run in the month leading up to the date of the actual change on 25 March 2012, with national advertising starting ten days before the change. This late February start date is necessary to avoid public confusion and minimise the risk of people starting to use the new rules too early. This thinking is based on best practice when Victoria, Australia changed a similar rule in 1993.

NZTA Safer Cycling Programme
Since early 2011, the Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) and Cycling New Zealand (formerly BikeNZ) have been working with the New Zealand Transport Agency on three projects, aimed at creating a safer environment for cycling.

In mid January 2010 guidance was released to Approved Organisations (AOs) seeking expressions of interest in becoming a walking and cycling model community.  Applying to be a model community is a two stage process and as part of stage one, 22 proposals were received from interested councils.

NZ Transport Agency has $7 million over 2 years for the Model Communities programme. The funding starts 1 July 2010.

Ask your council if they are applying. 

NZ Transport Agency has $7 million over 2 years for the Model Communities programme. The funding starts 1 July 2010.

Claire and I were briefed by NZTA on Basin Reserve plans. Here's our notes.

In February 2010 NZTA will start 6 weeks of formal consultation on options for the Basin Reserve: flyover, etc.
Do nothing is unlikely to be an option.
A preferred option is expected to be announced in May.
Construction is pencilled in for 2012-15.
This is part of a Road of National Significance (Levin to Airport).
Note new GPS, transport priorities etc
Project still depends on getting funding from NLTP. 

October issue of Stepping Forward, the NZ Transport Agency’s newsletter on the implementation of a three-year transport planning, programming and funding cycle in New Zealand.

This edition covers the following topics:

• NLTP: Managing activities to programme and budget

• NLTP: New reporting tool makes it a bit easier

• Links to the national and regional NLTP documents

• Getting value for money through procurement

• Review of efficiency of SuperGold card 

Quarterly report

We're looking for outcomes that demonstrate the Network project's value for money, and how the Project is making a positive difference.
e.g. good outcomes in Cycling Strategies, progress with Getting There objectives.