Build it and they will be counted
Things really are on the way up, when it comes to cycling. Not only are there more people on bikes around town – there are more counters to keep track of them. For a […]
The network effect – boom!
Auckland Transport’s official March 2016 bike count data is up, and it makes a pretty compelling case for the old saying ‘if you build it, they will come.’ And also, ‘the whole […]
Can Auckland go Dutch? A letter from Utrecht
Brian Johnston was lucky enough to live in one of the best biking cities in the world for eight years. He’s been keeping tabs on developments in Auckland from a distance, and […]
By the numbers – long-sought-after cycle counter data now online…
We’ve been waiting literally ages for this: Auckland Transport have finally released the monthly data from ALL their cycle counters, in detail. This is something we, and our friends over […]
‘Drive-and-ride’: California dreaming and some thoughts about Auckland
Last year during a trip to California, my wife and I satisfied a yearning for a bike ride by heading to the beach in a car. We decided to try a […]
Put a Bike On It – Jessica Rose bikes Portland
Portland, Oregon: city of bridges, famous for its hipster attitude, craft beer capital of the States and possibly the world. Specky, beardy and full of artisanal products and people, it […]
We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are: Jessica Rose bikes Los Angeles
Tall poppy syndrome, greener grass syndrome, whatever you like to call it – us kiwis have a habit of immediately thinking ‘they have it better over there’. I’m no different: […]
Bikes vs Cars – a second showing, by popular demand!
Bikes vs Cars: the name itself seemed so confrontational, almost antagonistic. But it’s brought people out in droves. This Sunday’s screening and panel discussion has SOLD OUT, with all 180 seats […]
Free our streets for bikes! Taking inspiration from London’s FreeCycle
Waitemata Local Board Deputy Chair and bike aficionado Pippa Coom recently accompanied her mum Barbara Grace to London, to support Barbara competing in the 10th World Brompton Championship race. While there, she was inspired […]