News update from the NW’ern Cycleway
Sept 4 update from the Causeway Alliance Team: (with another of their great aerial photos!) The team are in the process of relocating a section of the northwestern cycleway onto a temporary new...
View ArticleCommunity Information days for NZTA’s airport link plans
This Saturday the NZTA is holding the first of a series of public information days for information and feedback on their proposed new motorway link to Auckland Airport, SH20A (George Bolt Drive), and...
View ArticleHalving our progress
“Frustration” – Copyright: CC-BY-SA-2.0 by Cubmondo on Flickr At the end of the previous financial year (2012/2013), we ran a blog showing how slow bikeway construction in Auckland was going – only ~10...
View ArticleWesthaven interim cycleway from North Wharf
The new Westhaven promenade As well as the exciting news that the Westhaven boardwalk promenade is now open, AT have also announced an interim cycle path to link North Wharf to the new boardwalk. More...
View ArticleSeven Ideas for Auckland’s 175th Birthday – Part 2
This is a guest blog from Jonathan and was originally published on his blog http://jonathanbgood.com/ With so many good ideas, we have split this into two parts – this is part 2. Today is Auckland’s...
View ArticlePost-Sprawl cycling
The protected bike lane on Lamar Street, Houston One of the reasons I love advocating for cycling is that all the real world data and evidence so strongly supports what a great way cycling is to get...
View ArticleMore infrastructure = more cycling = better health
People walking and cycling on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis No great surprises here, but research in the United States has found a link between improved cycle infrastructure and positive health...
View ArticleWe have seen the future and it is…
Well, this is exciting! Stunning plans have been released for a 30km fully separated bike super-highway running west to east across the city. There’ll also be a slightly shorter north-south route –...
View ArticleDutch scenes in a British context – lessons for New Zealand
Dutch children cycling… transposed into a British street Take a look at these powerful images from the blog Alternative Department of Transport, created by transposing typical Dutch cyclists into a...
View ArticleGold: Franklin sense, and more! 3 fresh designs for Franklin Rd
The story of Franklin Rd’s makeover has taken another turn, with three fresh designs from AT for consultation, and urgent feedback requested so that work can begin on schedule. This is a massive step...
View ArticleFranklin Rd epic effort! You’ve knocked our socks off!
‘Fabulous’, ‘stunning’, ‘brilliant’! That’s what I say when someone far exceeds my expectations. So, what to say when139 people wrote superb, articulate responses to our call last weekend for feedback...
View ArticleK Road’s many layers
Karangahape Road – where the Open Streets event will happen on Sunday 1 May, 12-7! – is one of the most interesting streets in Auckland – I think even people who dislike it would agree. It has...
View ArticleWe asked, you answered: a survey about bikeways on Dominion Road
Back when we launched our petition to add bikeways to the light rail project on Dominion Road, we set up a survey to capture your experiences of – and hopes for – this key route through the heart of...
View ArticleGreat North Road, car transporters, and safety
The issue of car-transporters on Great North Road has been in the news recently, in this Metro article and this follow-up piece (including a quote from our chair, Barb Cuthbert. The story drew an...
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