Quaxing on Carlton Gore – bike lanes delivering customers already
I hate shopping so much that I would, if I could, contract out all my purchases to my style queen friends who are constantly refreshing their wardrobes and houses. However, […]
Common cause – we’re all in it together
With increasing improvements for people on bikes, we sometimes hear concerns pedestrians might be getting a raw deal. These often fall into the category of “Cyclists are getting better treatment than […]
Northcote Safe Cycle Route Update – a pragmatic win
It’s a sad fact of life for engineers designing cycling infrastructure that the sacred cow of on-street parking frequently frustrates good design. We see vociferous opposition from residents and businesses […]
Upper Harbour Drive to get walking and cycling upgrade
We’ve had an update from Auckland Transport about walking and cycling improvements in progress on Upper Harbour Drive. There’ll be traffic management in place throughout the works, which are scheduled to be […]
Dutch scenes in a British context – lessons for New Zealand
Take a look at these powerful images from the blog Alternative Department of Transport, created by transposing typical Dutch cyclists into a British street environment… which could just as easily be a New Zealand street […]
Big business swings in behind biking – in London
As part of the growing value that business sees in cycling, last week a bunch of heavyweight firms came out in support of increased cycling infrastructure in the UK, and in particular […]
Bikes love local businesses – time for more vice-versa?
Of all the arguments in favour of encouraging city cycling, perhaps the hardest for some people to swallow is that bikes are good for business. Why? Because many business owners […]
Getting better, the further you go… Carlton Gore Road
One of the more hopeful trends in Auckland’s “three step forwards, two steps back” cycling world is that things do get better. You can often tell the quality of a […]
Post-Sprawl cycling
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 around […]
