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Te Whau Pathway under way – now let’s keep track of progress!

Stage 1 of Te Whau Pathway was officially opened over the weekend, with Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse in attendance. And the Pathway has a gorgeous new website, giving the history and […]

Boardwalks through time…

…or: Why do dawn blessings have to happen so very early??? Last week, we got a short-notice-invite to the dawn blessing for the construction works on the Eric Armishaw Reserve […]

Slinky, inky, sleek and smooth – the Canada St bridge emerges

The last pieces of the Canada St bridge were slotted into place last night: a complete connection to the old Nelson St offramp, not much over a year since it was first […]

Oct 15, 2015
Ngapipi Road, Tamaki Drive – Russian Roulette with delays!

Another person on a bike has been injured at Auckland’s worst cycling blackspot, Tamaki Drive / Ngapipi Road. Details are sketchy so far, but it seems that despite the crash involving […]

The New Old New Old Mangere Bridge – the saga continues!

The saga of Mangere Bridge reads like a litany of woes. The troubles began with the very first timber version, which opened in 1875 and was soon attacked by shipworms. It was also so narrow […]

Oct 13, 2015
Welcome a new Greenway out west – Sunday 18 October, 1-3

Here’s a sign of great things to come – the official blessing of the first section of the planned Te Whau Pathway. It’s a small section, but every path starts somewhere! […]

Oct 12, 2015
A tiki-tour detour at St Lukes, now through the end of 2015

Hi folks. If you ride the NW cycleway, you will have already encountered the detour to the east of the St Lukes intersection. This will be in place until the […]

Hold the (yellow) line – Auckland Transport moves on cycle lane markings

Great news in one of the more formalistic – but crucial – aspects of Auckland cycleway infrastructure: Auckland Transport have reviewed, and changed, their attititude to no stopping markings in […]

Sep 26, 2015
Of MAMILs and PEOPLE – what the latest AT survey tells us

Auckland Transport’s 2015 annual walking and cycling survey has just been released, and it paints an interesting picture of the present and the potential landscape for cycling. (Notes about the survey: […]

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