Review of studies that have quantified the economic benefits of interventions to increase walking and
cycling for transport
Dec 2012, from Canterbury DHB
http://www.cph.co.nz/Files/QuantEconBenefitPhysicalActive.pdf
News
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As a form of transport, the bike is hard to beat. It is non-polluting, human powered, takes up little space and is often the quickest form of transport for journeys of less than 5 km, especially around towns and cities.
Beyond simply getting from ‘A' to ‘B', cycling can be a wonderful leisure-time activity and offers excellent health benefits for relatively little cost.
Whether you are into cycling to work or school, for leisure or for fitness, the information below can help make cycling more fun and effective for you and your whānau.
More at http://www.health.govt.nz/...
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This page will store the submissions provided by CAN and other groups or individuals to the National Inquest into Cycling Deaths, presided over by Cr Gordon Matenga between 2011-13
(note that some of these submissions refer only to one/some of the cases being investigated)
Link to final review report by the Coroner (Nov 2013)
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Complete Streets
streets for everyone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_streets
Island Bay - CBD cycle route: briefing to Newtown Residents Assoc
17 June 2013
What's your favourite parts of Wellington?
Harbour, parks, Cuba St, Lambton Quay, Riddiford St during Newtown Festival
Fvourite cities?
Venice, Paris, Las Vegas - make a point about what makes these favourites - easy to walk, lots of people, lively streets
WCC has $2 million + for this project
See it as a win-win-win, with many benefits, such as...
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CAN's Roles and Achievements
May 2013
Leadership (Advocacy)
Lobbying:
NZ Transport Agency dedicated Walking & Cycling Fund.
Getting There, NZ's first Walking & Cycling Strategy
Getting There National Advisory and Working Groups NZ Supplement to Austroads 14 - design guide for NZ cycle facilities.
Bike Wise - helped secure the future and increased funding.
NZ Road Code - Awareness of cycling included.
NZ Cycle Trails
Consideration of health benefits in the...
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May
By Amanda Witherell
The Government's plan to construct Roads of National Significance is a decade too late, according to a talk given by Todd Litman, a transport policy expert visiting Wellington from Victoria, Canada.
As part of the Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Centre's seminar series in May, Litman said car use has peaked.
"It's time to employ a new urban planning model - one that favours accessibility over mobility - in order to meet increased consumer demand for walking, cycling and public transport," he said.
"During the...
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Writing Letters to the Editor
Basic four sentence structure:
1 State the argument that you're responding to
Is it a particular article?
What prompted you to write this?
2 State your position
3 Provide Evidence
4 Provide a Solution - say what should be done
Good to infuse wit and personality into letter -however not a must: most of the letters to the editor in the Dom Post are fairly dry.
Good to start off with a slightly more emotion-based appeal, and then end with a fact-based solution
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If you build it, they will come: Capacity crowd at Wellington's cycling forum
By Amanda Witherell
The capital's first public forum on cycling drew 180 people off their bikes and into Wellington City Council chambers, overflowing capacity. Sporting cycle shorts beneath her mayoral robes, Celia Wade-Brown addressed the crowd. "We compare ourselves to Copenhagen and Portland, but we're not doing really well with cycling. Wellington is now the most dangerous place in New Zealand to ride," she said. "We want to know your priorities. We will act on them. We...
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Many thanks to everyone who provided their thoughts and comments on the CAN Do 2013.
This report provides an overview of feedback from the CAN Do 2013, which was held at the Pioneer Women's Hall in Auckland on the 13-14 April.
CAN Do 2013 was the biggest that we have held, with 68 people registering to attend. We received feedback from 37 attendees, a respectable 54%. Of those of you that responded, 35% attended on just the Saturday and 65% attended both days.
Speakers and Format
Most of you welcomed the range and variety of speakers. Jonathan Daly...
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Want better cycling in Wellington?
Do you love to ride but don't want to mix with busy traffic? Want more bike lanes?
Thanks to everyone who turned out at the WCC Cycling Forum on 1 May.
Last week we got news that Wellington had slipped form third worst to absolute worst for cycling crashes in NZ. What a disgrace. Clearly we need to lift our game, and the current spending of $1.3 million is failing to deliver safer cycling.
Please take 5-10 minutes to make a formal submission to WCC by Thursday 16 May. It's an effective way to...
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* Please note change of DAY - Monday, May 6
Library Bar, 6-7:30pm
Debrief on WCC Cycling ForumMystery guest speakersSubmission time!Submission on Seaview Rd speed limit reductionWCC annual planDo we want to do a Winter Solistice Bike ride, as ChCh are doing?Cycle lights campaign with police - schedule and extra CAW materialAGM Matters - electing new committee, membership, financial and annual reports. Rants and Raves
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WhoWhatReceivedcopyeditpicsProduction?Katy GlenieWorkplace training NO Jena NiquadetBespoke Yes
Stephen WoodTouring after the CAN Do YesYes Yes YesSteven MuirHow many bikesYes Yes Yes Alastair StewartNZ cycle trails yesyes yes yes Brian WolfmanReview of book yesyes yes yesGlen or Axel?Riley kurbs study Alastair SMithCAW update Model comms? Bikewise updateEstelleYes
YEs $69m to Chch? Simon K?bike lights YEsTo come Yes Sridhar Restorative justice PatrickCycling in the media...
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Ash Holwell, Aaron Edwards (WDC Councillor), Robin Rawson (NRC?) and Paul Doherty attended the CAN Do in Auckland last weekend.
AWESOME hospitality thanks to the Cycle Action Auckland friends! I have NEVER eaten so well.
And a room full of people donating their time and energy so willingly to make Aotearoa New Zealand a better place to cycle - kia ora koutou!
There will be a summary to follow - but mainly "CONGRATULATIONS!!!" to Ash from WhareBike who is now on the CAN National committee - bringing light and life! Well done Ash!
Loved the logo from Bike Taupo -...
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Monday 1 April, Easter Monday
Tuesday
Draft news release about bike lights, get comments from CAN people and UK's CTC, finalise and send.
CAN Do:
Invite people to create and upload 30 second video introductionAdd new registrationsCoordinate post CAN Do ridePhone with Barb Insull re CAN Do logistics, speakers, programme, registrationsMeet with CAN volunteer on tidying up CAN Do programmeUpdate CAN achievements list. Insert subheadingsDraft CAN text for Brake's Road Safety Week campaign in May
Update Facebook and...
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Cyclists need to make sure they are well lit as daylight saving ends, say the Cycling Advocates Network.
But those using super-bright LED lights should avoid dazzling other road users.
"Flashing super-bright bike lights can be a distraction, so keep them aimed low," says CAN spokesperson Patrick Morgan.
The end of daylight saving on Sunday 7 April means it's time for cyclists to check their lights and batteries, says Mr Morgan.
"Some may be caught out by earlier evening twilight, so we all need to be extra careful."
"Cycling offers the ultimate trip: it's a...
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Front room upstairs at the LIbrary Bar, 6-7:30pm, Courtenay Place.
1. Introductions
2. Report back from Let's Go model community expo
3. Bus/Bike workshops
4. Frocks proposal for Vienna
5. CAW's submission on local government reform
6. WCC draft annual plan submission - issues to include (another to-do list and an update on the old one?)
7. Assisting WCC with cycle lights campaign
8. Restorative justice meeting
9. Bike On comes to Wellington
10. Plan for AGM next month
11. Rants and raves
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by Jenny Marshall
Cycling blogs are a growing phenomenom that arguably started with the rise of blogs such as Copenhagen Cycle Chic and Copenhagenize.
For those that have not come across blogs before, blogs are a type of website where ‘bloggers' write regular articles or ‘posts' on a particular subject of interest. The strength of blogs is that they enable anybody to: voice their opinions, thoughts, and concerns; start a conversation on any particular topic; and have their posts read and commented on by anyone around the world. Whereas in the past only ‘official' channels and...
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From Aideen Larkin [Aideen.Larkin@nzta.govt.nz] of NZTA:
"NZTA is about to start more improvements at Ngauranga to keep traffic flowing smoothly and safely, particularly during the evening peak.
Works will begin in early February and involve improvements to the State Highway 2 (SH2) northbound on-ramp at Ngauranga to improve traffic flow and safety. This is the merge point where traffic travelling from Ngauranga towards Petone merges with SH2 just north of the Ngauranga Interchange. The work is part of stage 1 of the NZTA's Ngauranga to Aotea Quay project. These works include...
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Better by bike
Life is better by bike, is the message at this year's annual celebration of cycling, Go By Bike Day, 13 February.
"Biking is booming in Wellington," says Cycle Aware Wellington spokesperson Patrick Morgan. "Since 2006 the number of people commuting by bikes has doubled."
He says people are rediscovering the simplicity and convenience of getting about by bike.
"There's a new wave of people riding chic European-styled bikes, fixies, cargo bikes and electric-assist bikes."
He says a special guest at this year's event is a city bus...
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by Liz Mikkelson
Our trip through America (San Francisco and Boston), the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany and Italy lasted three and a half months. We took bikes as an alternative to using buses and taxis to get around at each of our destinations. Being in our seventies, we knew that sightseeing would tire us out in no time if we had to walk everywhere. It quickly became clear that we would need to purchase folding bikes, as ordinary bikes could not always be accommodated on trains and buses.
Facilities for bikes varied across the trains. Commuter trains had dedicated...