More roads… or more modes? Our take on the NZ Upgrade Programme
Dear Members and Friends of Bike Auckland, I was invited by the Prime Minister’s office to attend the 29 January 2020 launch of the Government’s big New Zealand Upgrade Programme, […]
Give Me Room: A campaign for a safe passing rule
You never really forget what a close pass feels like. You’re tootling happily along on your bike and then, without warning, a motor vehicle roars past, sometimes close enough to […]
Bikes are fun(ded)! The plan for Auckland as a cycling city
Unless you’ve been totally out of media range, you’ll have heard about ATAP: a short acronym for the biggest change in AKL’s transport planning for decades, the Auckland Transport Alignment Project. The […]
Help set the scene for cycling for the next 10 years!
The GPS (Government Policy Statement) for Land Transport sets the nationwide direction for transport investment for the next decade. The Government wants feedback on its new draft from local government, the transport […]
The new GPS: a push for Skypath – and rebalancing priorities
Media Release: Final push for Skypath welcomed – Bike Auckland applauds Government’s rebalancing of transport priorities 6 April 2018 Bike Auckland is celebrating the government’s new draft land transport policy, which […]
Yes, Ministers! Meet NZ’s new transport team
The ministerial portfolios were announced today – and, in charge of transport for the next term will be Phil Twyford (Labour MP for Te Atatu), Julie Anne Genter (Greens) as […]
We Voted Bike – and won a strong tail wind!
It’s official: the new government will be Labour-led with support from NZ First and backup from the Greens. And the policy overlaps of the coalition promise some big wins for a […]
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 […]
Submit on SkyPath – key issues guide coming in January
Earlier this month the Resource Consent for SkyPath was fully publicly notified – meaning that anyone can make a submission on the project before 23 January. This is a big […]
