We celebrate Rudy – star of New Lynn’s Portage Rd cycle lane
Our 2014 prize for perseverance goes to Rudy from West Auckland. The award is made because of his superb campaign to defend the new Portage Rd cycle lane from cars, […]
Work starting on SH20A @ Kirkbride Rd
The next big roading project to affect cyclists is about to leave the starting blocks. We welcome the first report from Kelli Sullivan, the NZTA’s Senior Engagement and Stakeholder Liaison […]
UPDATED – Obesity and cycling: The NZ disconnect
UPDATED UPDATE: And Chris Boardman in the UK has also named cycling as a great way to combat obesity. UPDATE: I thought this post deserved a bump when I saw […]
Halving our progress
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 km built in one year, […]
Want More Transport Investment? Be Prepared to Pay for It
Aucklanders are being asked to get their minds around a couple of important decisions following the release of the Funding Auckland’s Transport Future report, by the Independent Advisory Board (IAB). […]
Auckland’s Biggest Freight Project – Why should Cyclists Care?
Deadline is this FRIDAY: Please submit on East-West Link, and prevent another of our harbour edges from becoming a motorway. Please consider making the following points: Choose Option A, the […]
Franklin Road proposal: AT must do better
Auckland Transport has now released its plan for Franklin Road (or download the PDF brochure here) which runs from Victoria Park up to Ponsonby Road. It is a steep road […]
Cyclists are dying under trucks! What to do?
A guest post from our own Richard Barter. The recent tragedies involving crashes between cyclists and trucks have created much controversy. There are few who would not struggle with the […]
Community 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 […]
