CAN Cycling in New Zealand - Facts and Figures
Cycling is popular, safe, economical, responsible and healthy. These key facts and figures show why this is true in New Zealand. You can download the page below, giving the more detailed facts and figures.
o There are many cyclists. There are 1.3 million cyclists in New Zealand today (30% of the population), and of these, 750,000 are adults of voting age (26% of adults).
...Film review: Veer - the movie
Directed by Greg Fredette
98 minutes, hdv, colour
Want to borrow this movie from CAN?
When Greg Fredette started making Veer, a new feature-length documentary about bike culture in Portland, Oregon, he had less faith in his community. But as he followed the tributaries of the cycling scene, he found an increasing sense of hope.
“I feel like I’m far less cynical than I used to be,” he says, speaking from Portland a week before Veer premiered in February. “I noticed a change in...
URGENT - please contribute to a stocktake of of all regionally significant recreational / tourism cycle routes (off and on road) throughout the country. Submit your routes before 23 March 09 (Monday).
To support the background work / feasibility study being undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism for the National Cycleway, the working party of key stakeholders urgently need to undertake a stocktake of all regionally significant recreational / tourism cycle routes (off and on road) throughout the country.
We need input from people who have a good knowledge of cycle routes within...
Cycle Aware Wellington news release ** draft **
18 March 2009
Cyclists welcome Wellington's first cycling stop boxes
Adelaide Rd stop boxes
Green rectangles painted on the road have appeared near traffic lights in Newtown. But these aren't street art, they are Wellington's first advanced stop boxes, designed to help cyclists get a smooth start at traffic lights.
...Submissions are due 18 March on the Wellington Waterfront project - is someone preparing a CAW submission?
Quarterly Report for CAN Networking project, January - March 2009
To: Gerry Dance, New Zealand Transport Agency
From: CAN
31 March 2009
Actions
Outcomes
1a) Develop governance and organisational structure of CAN to ensure it can support its activities
CAN Exec and Staff planning meeting held, Palmerston North, 28 Feb-1 Mar.
Handbook...
2 recent posts from thethinktank@bikecollectives.org - a list serve for bikecollectives (and like minded folks) that can be accessed at: http://www.bikecollectives.org/
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from:thethinktank-bounces@bikecollectives.org on behalf of jamesbleds0e@yahoo.com
subject: carbon bike credits
Grey,
Thanks for your response, I too have attempted to contact various cap and trade outfits with no response from any of them. You have had more luck. I do not trust the big boys to ever or in time for us to make faster or more...
Presenting Submissions in Person Submissions may be to a Council meeting, special hearing panel, Community Board, or other agency Board meeting Where the opportunity is available, always request in a written submission the opportunity to present your submission in person. You can always withdraw later if it is not critical Don't assume your audience have read or can recall your written submission
Reasons for submitting in person
A number of strategic opportunities:
A lot simpler than a "technical"/detailed submission May be a simple email or reply post form with "I support/Don't Support" Can be viewed with some importance by Politicians trying to gauge level of support (sometimes too much importance...) Can be useful to encourage lots of members to submit simple submissions like this (provide them with email address, website, and feedback forms) Staff reporting on numbers and comments varies around the place "Numbers Game" Submissions
General Comments
A lot simpler than a "technical"/detailed submission May be a simple email...Technical or Detailed Submissions
General Comments
Detailed submissions:
Benefits of technical submissions
Provide useful local knowledge pertinent to a project Correct factual errors or identify specific problems in the proposal Suggest...A general guide for Cyclists on submissions
Creating Effective Submissions Submissions are an important part of getting cycling needs heard You don't have to be technical expert or brilliant word smith to be effective (but it helps for some specialist consultations) It is more important to follow a few common rules and add your personal touchTypes of submissions
1 Written "Numbers Game" Submissions
-adding additional votes of support/dissent to assist decision-makers deliberate
2 Written Technical/Detailed submissions
- help agencies...
Calendar of dates for submissions LTCCP 2009-2019 Wellington City Council LTCCP 2009-2019
16 April - 18 May 2009 - written submissions
25 May 2009 - oral submissions start
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/plans/annualplan/ltccp/ltccpengagement.html
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/plans/annualplan/ltccp/discussion.html
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/publicinput/ltccp/2009ltccp.html
By ROBERT SULLIVAN
Published: March 6, 2009
"SOMETIMES, when I am biking, I remember the ’80s, and I shudder. I remember, in other words, when biking was an extreme sport, when, if you were a biker, you had a lot of locks and a lot more nerve."
On bike etiquette: being bike ambassadors, giving way to walkers, obeying traffic signals etc
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/nyregion/thecity/08bike.html?pagewante...
Bicycle pannier bags for cycle touring are very expensive. For general commuting cycling something cheaper may be sufficient. A simple way to re-use something that you may find kicking around your office is to convert old conference bags to panniers.
almost free panniers
Instructions here.
From Sustrans (UK):
The National Cycle Network offers 10,000 miles of cycle routes, running right through urban centres and reaching all parts of the UK.
It is designed to encourage people to start cycling again and to be a safe and attractive resource for families, novices and experienced cyclists.
One third of the National Cycle Network will be on traffic-free paths providing a major new amenity for walkers and people with disabilities.
Learn all the techniques you need for the care and maintenance of your
bike. This course starts with the very basics of bike maintenance and then
works towards developing a broad range of mechanical skills to keep your
bike in perfect condition. The 4-week course for adults is run as part of
Rongotai College's Community Education programme. It starts on 5 March and
runs for 4 consecutive Thursdays between 7 pm and 9 pm. The cost is just
$65.
To enrol, or for more information please phone the coordinator on 939 3056
or email comed@...
Listen to Rod Oram's interview on the National Cycleway. The item was on National Radio on 3rd March 2009.
Updated with links to reports as they come to hand.
Listen to Rod Oram's interview on the National Cycleway (MP3 attached below). The item was on National Radio on 3rd March 2009.
His points:
it need to be a network, not just an end-to-end route; CAN working on Freeway Zero; needs more than $50 million; benefits would be huge for locals and tourists; could include Auckland Harbour Bridge.How the cycleway became the PM's pet project, Sunday Star...
Wrap-up of Go by Bike Day Breakfast.
Well done. Good publicity, thanks Bethany and Timaru Herald. Thanks Liz for the yummy food and all the organisation. Good support from SW members. Many thanks to Verna for pulling punters in off the street in town. Jane your good work setting it all up was great.
Ideas for 2010. More and better signage at the sites and posters at key worksites, especially in Washdyke.