News: September 2013

Which candidates love bikes?  We worked with the lovecycling campaign to send some bikey questions to the candidates for October's local elections. Here are the questions, and the answers they gave. The answers are in this order:mayoral candidatescandidates for the WCC wardscandidates for the GWRC electorates.Within each section, the candidates are in alphabetical order by name. The different roles have a different link to cycling policy and spending, and you'll see that reflected in their answers. The questions we askedHow much does the Council (City or Regional as applicable) spend on cycling infrastructure per person, per year? How much should it spend? (for comparison, the Netherlands spends NZ$50 per person, per year)Would you remove some roadside parking if it was the only way to add safe cycle infrastructure on a key route?At the end of the next Council term, what new cycling...