Cycling advocates have welcomed new plans to make New Zealand roads safer this summer.
Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today announced a boost in road safety funding. She has signalled a new focus from the Government on introducing safer speed limits.
CAN group Cycle Aware Wellington have serious concerns about the Let's Get Wellington Moving process. CAW have called for a more bike-friendly approach:
'We want an obvious, all-new CBD biking network with a consistently high level of service. A grid of north-south and east-west connections that:
- don’t mix with traffic (sharing with buses can be OK for access but doesn’t give a good level of comfort for key routes)
Yep these are some rough & ugly photos of building, digging and painting, but they are certainly wonderful to see! Thanks Robert, it's not often we see a whole biking network taking shape at once, and it's heartening to think that this reflects what's happening in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton and other towns. Wow New Zealand!
See Robert's graphic photos here-
Event owner Cycling Action Network (CAN) created the event so exhibitors could display the full spectrum of products and services that make up the bicycle world, and to celebrate just how broad the cycling community is. ‘We are absolutely stoked with the response to the Expo.
Bike to the Future Supreme Award recognises Māngere’s walking and cycling transformation
Māngere’s walk and cycle-friendly community transformation, Te Ara Mua Future Streets, has received the top honour at the annual Bike to the Future Awards in Christchurch on Thursday night.
News release: NZTA leadership on safer speed limits required to reduce the road toll.
The quickest fix to reduce our road toll is to adopt safer speed limits. Whilst 100 km/h is appropriate for motorways and wide, straight highways, it is generally unsafe for the remainder of our rural roads.
New Government urged to take action on road safety as support for Vision Zero increases
By Dirk DeLu.
Some time ago a friend made a Facebook post. The topic was lobbying for better cycle infrastructure and it generated a number of civil comments, until an anti-cycling commenter described Christchurch cyclists as fascists.
Recently at a Council presentation on cycle infrastructure I was told that being an advocate for cycling made me a communist.
Both instances illustrate anger, fear and ignorance. Fine, we can safely vilify the opposition; right? No.
By Steve Muir
We’re particularly interested in journeys that are made regularly and may involve load-carrying, like commuting and shopping.