Image: NYC DOT (pdf)
"Everybody get out there and ride!"
The stats are out
and according to the NYC DOT, bicycling in New York has shot up by 26%
in 2009, which is a lot by any measure, though it is lower than the 35%
increase in 2008. As you can see from the chart above, these increases
are unprecedented. For more on these feel good news, make sure to check
out the great video.
Streetsblog writes:
The new counts bolster the evidence linking safer...Winners for the CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards 2009 have been announced.
Winners for the CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards 2009 have been announced. Out of thirty-three nominations the winners are as follows:
Avanti Award for Best Cycle Facility Project:
Waitakere City Council for Twin Streams Walking & CyclewayNZ Transport Agency Award for Best Cycling Promotion:
Frocks On Bikes...We should discuss CAW involvement with this at 1 Dec CAW meeting
Hi,
My name is Tania; I am event coordinator for the 2nd annual community Mt
Victoria Inner City Festival in Wellington. If I could ask for a couple of
minutes of your time in relation to this festival I’d be grateful.
I would like to invite CAW to be involved in next year's festival. I am
approaching various other groups in Wellington that have a love for
protecting our environment and making our world more sustainable, but
welcome you to suggest others who...
We should discuss CAW involvement with this at 1 Dec CAW meeting
Hi,
My name is Tania; I am event coordinator for the 2nd annual community Mt
Victoria Inner City Festival in Wellington. If I could ask for a couple of
minutes of your time in relation to this festival I’d be grateful.
I would like to invite CAW to be involved in next year's festival. I am
approaching various other groups in Wellington that have a love for
protecting our environment and making our world more sustainable, but
welcome you to suggest others who...
Opportunities for Regional Co-operation
New requirements under recent changes to the Land Transport Management Act is for road controlling authorities and Regional Councils to bid for money from the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) as a region by submitting a Regional Land Transport Programme (RLTP) to the NZ Transport Agency. Previously each local Council put in a separate local bid. This is obviously not such a shift for Unitary Authorities (...
Hot tips for verbal submissions from a pro-walking and cycling City Councillor's perspective
Your presentation to Council is an important part of advocating for walking & cycling.
All Councillors may not have read your written submission – though staff will have done so. Always ask to speak to your submission. This is when you will have Councillors’ attention and can make an impact.
Think long term about submissions. You may not get all of what you want this year – but keep coming and making the same...
Prime Minister John Key has officially launched construction of the first national cycle trail on the banks of the Waikato River today.
The two new sections of Mr Key's plan to build a series of cycle tracks throughout the country run from the Waipapa Dam to Lake Karapiro and from Whakamuru to Mangakino, in the south Waikato.
The Government will spend $3 million of the $50 million set aside for the cycleway project on 41km of track to complete a 100 kilometre track that will follow the Waikato River.
Mr Key said the Waikato cycleway was already well advanced due...
I started this a month or so ago and have only filled in bits on my regular commuting route. It is a public document so please add and edit as you see fit. The street view feature is really useful - you can drag the little orange man to any point and rotate his street level view 360 degrees.
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&moduleurl=http:%2F%2Fmaps.googl...
Stylish bikes and people at the launch of Frocks on Bikes
Christchurch, NZ. Seeking to promote the idea that one CAN ride a bike
in normal attire.
Frocks on Bikes
Link to John Lieswyn's photos from October 24 2009
His team would ban vehicles from the city's "Golden Mile" – Lambton Quay, Courtenay Place, Willis and Manners streets – to create a pedestrian mall complete with free trams and cycle lanes.
"The whole ambience of the place would just boom ..
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/3028363/Prendergast-may-try-for...
SubCycle Group: for women of recreation
Introducing SUB (Sarah Ulmer Brand) Culture
A Subculture is a social group within a national culture. Within the national culture of females being active and healthy, we would like to invite you to be part of our *SUBculture*.
SUB identified that a lot of you want to ride, run or walk with other women of a similar ability, but don’t know how to meet these like minded ladies, or are afraid of rolling up to a bunch ride or group run where the testosterone will overpower any enjoyment you may have had. The...
Today, the cell phone ban while driving comes into force. Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) congratulates the government for this road safety initiative.
CAN has long been asking for such a ban. "We have made submissions to Government for years on this topic, as it's such a no-brainer. If you want to get the road toll down, then this is one of the really simple initiatives", says CAN technical adviser Andrew Macbeth. Our policy on the matter can be found on our website.
CAN co-chair Axel Wilke points out that the changes to the road rules also include cyclists. The Road User...
Highlights this issue:
NZ Cycling Conference, New Plymouth, 2009 CAN Do 2009 Great rides to do in Taranaki, including the Forgotten Highway Interview with Hugh Wilson and much more!
A study of over 2000 NZers on the factors that motivate them to
commute by bike.
See pdf article attachment or follow links at:
http://heapro.oxfordjournals.org/papbyrecent.dtl (22 Oct 2009)
Wellington cycle crashes 2004-08
Where should Wellington City Council spend its cycling budget?
Where are there dangerous drain grates that need replacing with bike-friendly ones?
WCC is meeting CAW members and want our input.
Please post your thoughts by Tue 3 November.
Recently, while checking in on the Craigslist Missed Connections (for
the blog, I swear, for the blog!) I happened upon the following post:
MC with bike partner/mentor - 25 (Williamsburg) [original URL: http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mis/719927591.html]
Reply to: pers-719927591@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-06-14, 4:37PM EDT
Posting here since I don't think people read the platonic section and everyone loves missed connections.
I
am a 25 year old female, just bought my first road bike (!) and it
should be ready to roll...
WCC are calling for submissions on Te Raekaihau Point development. This is an important section of Great Harbour Way on the south coast, and it would be useful if the council included a continuous walking/biking path as part of the plan.
There are some information evening 27 Oct & 1 Nov- anyone want to help with a submission? Submissions are due 20 Nov.
Brumby launches bikes into mainstream
24 March 2009. Commuting to work in Melbourne is
set for major change now that bike infrastructure will have equal
status in the planning and building of Victoria’s transport network.
The era of discrimination, where bike riders were lucky to get a few
left-overs when roads were built, has officially ended with the
government’s announcement of the Victorian Cycling Strategy. (2.2 MB download)
“This is a history-making document,” Bicycle Victoria CEO Harry Barber
said. “For the first time...
WHAT? “Bike!Whangarei”- Public Meeting
WHEN? 6pm Thursday 22 October
WHERE? Brauhaus Frings – 104 Lower Dent St
WHY? Good question!!
A formalstructure is required so Bike!Whangareican champion, coordinate, fundraise and help implement the WDC Walking andCycling Strategy, the Whangarei component of the National Cycleway –...