Hi Squeaky Wheel monthly meeting 5.30pm next Tuesday (3 June) at Community House (27 Strathallan Street) To add agenda items please use the "edit" function or "post a new comment" Agenda Brainstorm a wish list- look at list of Projects TDC has updated recently. See attached. Also comments gathered in process of drafting Squeaky Wheel submission. What projects do Squeaky Wheel see as priorities for the rest of 08? See you there!
News: May 2008
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The Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) says it has never been more urgent for government and business to invest in cycling. As petrol crosses the $2 mark more people are looking for alternatives to driving. Cycling Advocates Network spokesperson Stephen McKernon says the government's "Getting There - on foot, by cycle" strategy is an excellent foundation, but local councils need to shift up a gear. “We urge councils to meet the demand for safe and convenient cycling by developing cycling plans, and investing in cycle lanes, traffic reduction, bike parking, cycle training, driver education, and safety campaigns.” Mr McKernon says business can play a part too. “Some workplaces provide secure bike parking, fleet bikes, and changing facilities for staff. These are great ways of encouraging people who bike.”Councils can also work with business and schools to develop safe routes to work and...
May 27, 2008
Scorcher
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Hi Ron is sorting out the draft Squeaky Wheel submission for posting to here for Timaru Core to read and comment on. The submission is due Monday next week. Ron is away from Friday so there is only a brief opportunity to make changes as Ron will be sending it in on Friday. Ron has also agreed to speak to the submission which is likely to be on June 10. If you click on 11 subscribers to the left of this page you will see who are subscribers to Timaru Core. Looking forward to people's comments once the draft is up for viewing. We need to sort out the best way to get feedback for cycling issues to TDC e.g. the corner that Wally has big issues with (and no doubt other cyclists too). We have quarterly meetings scheduled with TDC to talk about long term projects but we need to discuss with TDC how we feed in the immediate safety issues. Next meeting is 5.30pm June 3 at...
May 14, 2008
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While the provision of additional parking in the CBD can be understood to be encouraging cars into the central city, Timaru is the major centre in a large rural area, so provision needs to be made for those visiting town from the hinterland. However, the mindset of driving right to the door of each address/business visited needs to be discouraged. Suggestions : parking should be handy, but not too handy (e.g. Caroline Bay) with enhanced walking and cycling access to the CBD Provision of a small-scale, regular, (environmentally-friendly) shuttle service between parking facility and CBD Bicycle parking needs to be considered as an integral part of any CBD parking strategy: secure and convenient bicycle parking; encourage the use of bikes without them being a nuisance littering the pavement
May 13, 2008
Jon Harris
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Here are some simple instructions for creating content on this website. General I'll go through the items that you see below the box in which you type text. The 'Body' itself has a simple editor module. It is important that you don't paste text that comes from Microsoft Word straight into the box. Paste from Word Click on the icon, paste the text into it, and go from there (the facility strips all the superfluous markup that comes with Microsoft products, so that the website receives the text only). Disable rich-text You don't need this. Input format Again, you don't need this. Audience It is important that you are aware of this function. By default, these pages are NOT visible to visitors to this website. You will have to be logged in and be a member of Squeaky Wheels (member in the sense of belonging to this group on...
May 10, 2008
maxwel
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Hello, Right, this should be up and running. 9 members of Squeaky Wheel belong to the core group and have thus the ability to create content on this website. Other subscribers are Fiona Whero and Axel Wilke from Christchurch in an administrative role. You can create articles, calendar events, newsletters etc. I have posted some simple instructions for this. Have a snoopy around these pages and enjoy. Kind regards, Axel Wilke
May 10, 2008
maxwel