| constant personnel changes in council - prevents consistent communications and loss of history | cultural |
| frustration re Funding shortfalls due to non "urgent" needs | cultural |
| Focus on the link between transport choices and emissions reductions | cultural |
| Telling car drivers the truth, that driving a car is similar choice to smoking | cultural |
| Cyclists being killed by trucks | cultural |
| Climate Emissions :( & that bikes as a solution | cultural |
| Biking IS a safer choice | cultural |
| Biking - not normalised | cultural |
| Annoying - high vis/helmets | cultural |
| Motor vehicle driver attitude - how to change it? | cultural |
| Public perception of cycling/cyclists | cultural |
| Ending car/SUV domination of urban spaces | cultural |
| Increased cycling contribution to climate action | cultural |
| Council push back on removal of car parking & creation of cycle lanes along arterial routes | cultural |
| A connected network for active transport is a long way away in Gisborne - our current '3 year recovery plan' [from Cyclone Gabrielle] replaces the usual 10 year Long Term Plan, so anything aspirational like active travel & mode shift is not supported by Councillors | cultural |
| Tairawhiti Trails focus is on a key riverside pathway to encourage school students to walk/cycle/scoot to school and to afterschool activities. Working on a MOU with Gisborne District Council to allow TT Trust to socialise the concept with the community, grow mana whenua partnerships and progress this key trail. | cultural |
| A network of safe residential streets with lower speed limit would be a big step towards encouraging mode shift, but residents have resisted this suggestion very strongly. Cars rule in Gisborne! | cultural |
| Increase in opposition to multi-modal travel options (20km city consipracy theorists) | cultural |
| Concern over involvement in political discussions / issues by General Public | cultural |
| fast country traffic / no space on road - conflict at edge of cities as they expand outwards | cultural / engineering standards |
| Distracted drivers / road rage / bike lash | cultural / engineering standards |
| Keeping up momentum | cultural / political |
| Simeon Brown lives on my street - would like to engage with him as my local MP, need help getting past my revulsim with him | cultural / political |
| Kerb cut downs - attention to detail makes the difference | engineering standards |
| Inconsistent signs | engineering standards |
| safe routes to schools | engineering standards |
| Disregard for safety | engineering standards |
| Improve cycling to schools & colleges | engineering standards |
| Negative media | media |
| More raised crossings | network design |
| CAN management | organisation |
| CAN website | organisation |
| CAN campaigns | organisation |
| Joint submissions or sharing of submission ideas | organisation |
| Ways of working together with other active transport groups | organisation |
| How do ginger groups in each town/city get together / work together - bike lanes for all | organisation |
| Government direction | political |
| More funding for cycling infra | political |
| Diminishing political will | political |
| The next three years | political |
| Marua Rd connection | political |
| Council fears of making changes due to citixen feedback | political |
| Riverlink!! | political |
| Local MP Chris Bishop!! | political |
| A long term plan for transport that isn't hijacked by political changes | political |
| Disconect between Council's stated aspirations and action | political |
| Focus on recreational trails at the expense of cycling infrastructure for transport | political |
| Make residential streets 30kph by default | political |
| New GPS funding decreases | political |
| Just reallocating road space please! (we're working harder, not smarter) | political |
| Reliance on central government funding for progress | political |
| How we respond to climate change in an equitable way | political |
| A council that talks a lot about cycling but does nothing, and now with our 'water pipes crisis' they certainly can't afford it | political |
| Emissions reductions | political |
| Wgton City Council direction | political |
| Cycleway funding | political |
| Current govt removing funding streams for walking, cycling + safety | political |
| Potential loss of expertise in Waka Kotahi and other organisations | political |
| 30kph for every street with a house on it - graphics to show impact/speed | political |
| No longstanding transport Policy that is supported over longer than three years | political |
| safe speeds in suburbs not just next to schools | political / trafffic |
| No to East-West Link (Govt plan for Auckland) | polititical |
| Top concerns | tag |
| More bike experienced STMS officers around roadworks | technical standards |
| Absence of a national set of guidelines on behaviours / speeds on shared pathways | technical standards |
| Absence of National Standards / requirements on conversion of ancient / aged footpaths to shared pathways along arterial routes | technical standards |
| Deaf people on shared paths need to hear bells when bikes approach from rear (decibel & pitch is better than calling out). Could we have written reminders on the ground (stencils) | technical standards |
| Focus on cars | traffic |
| Traffic | traffic |
| Unhelpful motorists | traffic |
| Poor driver behaviour | traffic |
| lack of enforcement from Police | traffic |
| Roll out of safer speeds - full speed mgmt plan please! | traffic / political |
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