The 2025 State of the City report is damning. And car-centricity is a big part of the problem.
Just like drivers learning to give space to us on the road, slowing down if they need to, as bike riders we can also make people feel comfortable or tense depending on how we cycle around them.
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.
Fifty-nine ghost bikes in a central Auckland square are a heart-wrenching symbol of the folly of fast streets. Each bike represents a person who has been killed while cycling in Aotearoa New Zealand in the last five years. It’s a fitting tribute for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
The City Centre Loop was a disparate collection of six mismatched projects which weren’t easy to navigate. The work to link them through best practice wayfinding design has resulted in a world class set of design guidelines which will reach well beyond the Tāmaki Makaurau CBD.
A report on the accessibility of 50km of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s pathways.
