Acheivements of the year

• Successfully advocated for a doubling of the Wellington City Council cycling budget

• Ran stall at Moving Planet Day event

• Retained budget in WCC draft long term plan

• Submissions on: NZTA Basin Reserve plans, Regional and city long term plans, annual plans, Hutt Corridor Plan, Rimutaka Railway proposal, Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding, Pencarrow

• Marshalls for Love to Roll

• Represented at GWRC Active Transport Forum, WCC Sustainable and Active Transport Reference Group, Vulnerable Road User group

• Had positive coverage in the media about the increase of cycling

• Presented WCC with a report of the cycling community’s priorities – succeeded in getting the Island Bay to City route on the agenda.

• Advised WCC on bike signage around Evans Bay

• Ran the inaugural Roll on Wellington awards, and received positive media coverage. 

• Obtained grant for cycle safety videos, narrated by Stephen Fry

• Created Cycle Aware Wellington facebook page, now with over 150 members

• Lobbied city councillors 

• New display poster designed and printed

• 4 CAW delegates attended the 2Walk and Cycling conference in Hastings   

• Organised and ran stall at Go By Bike Day February 1, 2012

For the year ahead:

• Campaign for more bike parking, in particular Wellington’s first bike corral

• Run a community event during the summer months 

• Run the Roll on Wellington awards again in 2012 

• Continue to advocate for an increased budget for cycling, and a dedicated resource within council

• Host Alex MacMillan to present her cycling phD research. 

• Set up and administer a Twitter account

• Investigate running a Cyclovia event

• Better communication between council and CAW meetings.