Put People Ahead of the Road Lobby, Say Transport Advocates
Cycling and walking organisations nationwide are calling on the government to put the health and safety of New Zealanders ahead of vested interests in the road lobby.
Warkworth’s Hill Street fiasco and what it means for community-led transport design
Hill Street is a perfect storm – a complicated and confusing bottleneck with high traffic from the five roads going into it. Now Transport Minister Simeon Brown has withdrawn Government funding for long-awaited improvements – at least in part because they include cycleways.
Protecting Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Transport Future: Letter to Councillors Cheat Sheet
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s transport future is under threat due to the NLTP funding decisions. Your Councillors can’t make these decisions without hearing from you. Help them understand the need for safe cycling infrastructure.
Cycling around the news – 10 October 2024
In a bumper fortnight for news, we share a roundup of updates from the community, our own articles and news from other outlets in one handy list.
The National Land Transport Programme doesn’t make sense
NZTA Waka Kotahi have released the National Land Transport Programme (National Land Transport Programme) 2024–27. It is a bizarrely unbalanced investment plan.
How Cycling Can Fill The Ambition Gap in NZ’s Climate Change Response
Why not dent our emissions by tapping a proven technology? It’s the bicycle, and it’s among the very best climate investments we can make.
Speed Rule Quickfire – what, why and how to have your say
Transport Minister Simeon Brown’s proposed new “Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2024”, often called the Draft Speed Rule, will make streets more dangerous, increase congestion, and increase emissions. Bike Auckland is urging you to voice your opposition to the draft Speed Rule by Thursday, 11 July.
Government to scrap safer speeds
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced that safer speeds, including those around schools, will be reversed.
Have Your Say on the GPS on Land Transport by 2 April 2024
The Government’s draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport (GPS) is open for your feedback until 2 April at midday, 12pm. As we noted when it was first released, it […]
