The Rise of Cycling in Christchurch
Following on from looking back at what an incredible cycling city Christchurch has been, one issue we haven’t talked about a lot from the latest Census is the continued renaissance of […]
Go all in on cycling – NZ research
I just read an article on some great research on the effect of spending on cycling from a little country you may have heard of. Our very own New Zealand! This […]
The Northcote Safe Cycle Route – final call!
We’ve posted on the Northcote Safe Cycle route a number of times, but Cycle Action needs your help now to let Auckland Transport know there’s strong support for safe cycling routes in […]
Public Transport and cycling: A love story
A new article from Copenhagenize explains an initiative from the EU called BiTiBi (Bike-Train-Bike). For me, the key quote from this article is: It is not realistic to expect […]
Taking the politics out of the Northcote Safe Cycle Route
With consultation on the Northcote Safe Cycle Route under way, in the media spotlight, and drawing comments on social media, you might be forgiven for thinking this is an “us […]
Of Social Media, Politicians, Sacred Cows (and safe cycling)
I recently blogged on AT’s proposal for the Northcote Safe Cycle Route. Apart from a connectivity issue at Onewa Rd which needs to be remedied, Cycle Action is strongly in favour […]
Starting to link up…
For many years, we’ve been repeating the “it needs to be a connected network” and “only as strong as the weakest part” lines in pretty much all our submissions. It’s […]
Cars invading cycle lanes – does it bother/scare you?
Our city has a number of hot spots where motorists pull into cycle lanes to push ahead of vehicles in adjacent traffic lanes. It tends to be more common where […]
Northcote Safe Cycling Route
The Northcote/Birkenhead areas are primarily residential suburbs dominated by arterial roads catering for motorists travelling between home and motorway. There is minimal cycling infrastructure, and cycling numbers are low. But good […]
