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The Old Ghost Road West Coast (Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust)
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Lake Track (Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Inc)
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Heretaunga Ararua: Land of a Hundred Pathways (Hawke's Bay Regional Council)
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Tongariro River Trail (The Advocates for Tongariro River)
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Short Film: Councillor on a Bike
Jackie Fristacky’s excellent day on wheels. This is the story of the day I spent following ( on a bike) a very inspiring politician around the streets of Yarra city, which is part of Melbourne. Jackie has been part of a push which has seen Yarra city climb to the highest rate of bike commuting of anywhere in Australia. Jackie Fristacky’s story might look like just another movie on YouTube. But actually it’s a very special tool for change, at least potentially.
Short Film: Doctor on a Bike
And here’s a companion...
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Feb
NZ Transport Agency has $7 million over 2 years for the Model Communities programme. The funding starts 1 July 2010.
Ask your council if they are applying.
NZ Transport Agency has $7 million over 2 years for the Model Communities programme. The funding starts 1 July 2010.
"Model communities aim to reduce congestion by providing user-friendly environments for walking and cycling." (http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/national-land-transport-programme/2009-2012/strategic-direction.html)
NZTA has written to all councils to invite them to apply. Your...
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Feb
Feb
Kapiti BikeWise Month
Lots of activities and days out during this month, details are in the attached PDF here (768KB).
Win a Bike – all participants in BikeWise activities or cyclists seen out and about on a bike during BikeWise Month - Feb 2nd to March 5th get a ticket to win $600 bike and or biking gear from On Yer Bike!
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A Kapiti Coast grandmother, whose drunk driving caused the death of a cyclist, showed no emotion when she was jailed for two years and two months today.
Alison Mary Downer, 71, had earlier admitted causing the death of father-of-two Frank van Kampen on State Highway 1 north of Waikanae last September.
In Palmerston North District Court today, Judge Les Atkins also disqualified her from driving for eight years and ordered her to pay reparation of $30,000 to Mr van Kampen's family.
Mr van Kampen's partner, Jude Pauwels, had told the court she did not want...
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Has your local or regional council created an online 'issue notification form'?
Nelson City Council has an excellent example called Fix-a-gram.
Check out your council's website and see what they have and add it to the table below.
We will then set up a map with all the locations and their respective links.
CouncilPage Name
hyperlink
Nelson City Council
Fix-a-gram
http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/fix-a-gram/
Tasman District Council
Fixogram
http://www....
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Skills Active is currently undertaking consultation on the cyclist skills instructor qualification structure
Skills Active is currently undertaking consultation on the cyclist skills instructor qualification structure
They'd like feedback by 14 February
It looks a very basic document, based on standards for outdoor sports instruction.
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Feb
How to build a pump track!
Take 30m3 of clay based silt, 10m3 topsoil and 2 Dingos. Place the
basic shape of the track, shaping the berms 1st. This will enable you
to line up the rollers and plan how many 'pumps' you can fit in between
each berm. HINT! the longer the straights the better because you
eventually build enough speed to 'double' two rollers.
Place the rollers and compact all the soil well. Take special note in
the video footage where the rollers are on the exits of the berms. You
need to use the berm to gain speed up the roller and then pump down...
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Feb
Bicycles and cars on Beijing's Chang'an Avenue during rush hour Photograph: Keren Su/Getty Images/China Span RM
After wrestling for years with Beijing's appalling traffic and pollution problems, city planners have come up with a distinctly old-fashioned solution: bicycles.
Municipal officials want to boost the number of cyclists by 25% during the next five-year plan, state media reported today. Twenty years ago, four out of five residents in the Chinese capital pedalled to work through one of the world's best systems of bicycle lanes. But the modern...
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Problems caused by ASRs [boy racers] plagued the inner city a few years ago but
these had stopped, due to the inner city's 30km speed limit, the
thinning of the roads on Queen St and the increase in pedestrian
crossings, Mr MacDonald said.
Full article here from NZ Herald.
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Feb
After five years of sanctioned experimentation in American cities—large and small--the Federal Highway Administration has officially adopted Shared Use Lane Markings, or “Sharrows,” into the latest version of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
America Codifies Shared Use Lane Markings (Sharrows)
While
the MUTCD is not everyday reading for many livable streets advocates,
its contents largely dictate how America’s roadways are detailed,
signed, and controlled, and therefore controls the widespread
application of sustainable transport innovations...
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Media Statement from Cycling Advocates Network (CAN)
Cycling advocates are calling for a ceasefire in the latest skirmish between some drivers and cyclists.
A Christchurch businessman has today issued a statement, apologising for his online remarks in which he said he wanted to "nail'' cyclists with his Hummer.
Cycling is a great way to get around, and an activity enjoyed by more than a
million New Zealanders says Cycling Advocates’ Network (CAN) Chair, Bevan Woodward.
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Background
Effective advocacy is an important part of efforts to increase population participation in physical activity. Research about effective health advocacy is scarce, however, the health sector can learn from the experiences and knowledge of community advocates and those who are on the receiving end of this advocacy. The aim of this study is to explore advocacy for active transport from the perspectives of community advocates and representatives from New Zealand City councils.
MethodsCycling and walking advocates were identified from the local contact list of Cycling...
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There have been some changes in the team that puts together CAN's "Chainlinks" magazine. The role of main editor has been taken on by Stephen Wood, who up until now has had the role of contributions manager. Claire Pascoe has agreed to take on the role of contributions manager, but as she has a busy month in February on other things, will work up to it slowly.
Miriam Richardson, who has been the Chainlinks editor for a few years, is not leaving the Chainlinks team. She will still do the work to lay out the material and produce final copy to go to the printers. In effect, we've split...
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Cyclists have a number of risk factors that do not affect car drivers. The main risk factors are decreased stability and a much lower level of protection than is given by a car. In addition, a cyclist is less visible to other road users than a car or truck. These factors, combined with the condition of the road environment, give cyclists a high level of risk per time unit travelled, although this risk is significantly lower than the risk carried by motorcyclists.
Download here (PDF 232 KB)
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New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Robert LiMandri today announced the City is prepared to implement the Bicycle Access to Office Buildings Law (Local Law 52), which aims to increase bicycle commuting by helping cyclists gain access to secure parking at their office buildings during the workday.
The future of NYC commuting
The legislation was signed into law by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in
August 2009 and was sponsored by Council Member David Yassky...
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Jan
GW is reviewing bikes on trains.
I hear they are proposing to restrict access to off-peak, and start charging.
CAW will need to campaign hard to retain what we fought for and won.
Are we up for this?
Yes!
Here's why:
1. Bikes on trains are a good idea.
2. Raise CAW's profile and gather support
3. Lose this one and we'll get pushed back again.
4. We want bikes on buses too.
Where to from here?
1. Check the facts
2. Get commitment from CAW
3. Form a campaign team
4. Make a plan: objective,...
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Jan
A Christchurch businessman's online threats to target cyclists in his Hummer has reignited a row between motorists and cyclists.
Sign of the Takahe restaurant co-owner Richard Freeman told an online forum he would "nail" cyclists and challenged "anyone wearing Spandex and shaved legs to get to my front door unharmed".
Freeman, who lives near the narrow, winding Dyers Pass Rd in Cashmere, said he drove "a black H2 Hummer and have put 2 [cyclists] into the curb over the last 6 months".
He later said the comments were tongue-in-cheek.
His comments...