The result should also act as a green light to push harder. People are riding because the infrastructure that has been fought for is doing its job. Where the network is connected and safe, riders are showing up.
For Chinese migrants, the move to Aotearoa involves transport culture shock. In China, the Kingdom of Bicycles, cycling has long been a primary mode of transport. For new arrivals, NZ’s car-centric roading design can be intimidating.
More and more Aucklanders are turning to cycling, with record visitor numbers at EcoMatters Bike Hubs across Tāmaki Makaurau.
If cities want to reduce emissions, shift travel behaviour, and build healthier communities, they must work with all kinds of people to design systems that work for everyone.
Don’t let able-bodied campaigners tell you that them being able to drive through crowded cities helps the disabled.
“We need to stop trading off health against transport emissions goals and put in place things that deliver on both of them. We can’t afford not to as a country.”
