Media Releases

Each year there's a global get-together for those interested in the promotion of cycling

Transportation experts, mayors, town councillors, advocates for liveable cities, roading engineers, documentary film-makers and of course cycling enthusiasts are among the delegates.

The European Cycling Federation, the peak body for cycling advocacy in Europe, organises the event, VéloCity, and this year it was held in Nijmegen, Holland, a town heralded as ‘the home of cycling’.

Time for traffic speeds that put New Zealanders’ safety first

NZTA is updating the country’s speed-limit setting rule but is unwilling to put New Zealanders' safety first.

Instead NZTA continues to require that speed limits be a compromise between safety and efficiency¹

This has resulted in New Zealand having the highest traffic speeds and worst rates of road deaths amongst OECD nations.2

Nationally iconic Tamaki Drive faces an Auckland Transport re-design which is at once underwhelming and potentially lethal

Bike Auckland have rolled up their sleeves and produced a better option.

Check out BA's blog post with links to how you can help here.

The number one priority? Get kids biking to school.

Kids love biking. But it’s a national shame that only 2% of children do cycle to school. Programmes such as Bike Ready and Pedal Ready show that with encouragement and facilities, this trend can be reversed. The timing is right to roll out a national programme. 

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Priority 1: Get kids biking to school 

Image: Rototuna High School, Feb 2016