The future is a car free city?
Living in such a car centric city, it can be hard to see how it could operate any other way. Even in a more public transport friendly country like the […]
Obesity and cycling: The NZ disconnect
The NZ Herald has run yet another scary article on the growing obesity epidemic in New Zealand. According to the article, we are now the fourth most obese country in […]
The pope encourages cycling
Pope Francis has recently encouraged nuns and priests to cycle, extolling the virtues of bicycles as a means of transport. He condemned flashy cars as against the humble and non-materialistic […]
Cycling in Norway: Scandinavia but not as we know it
An article on Copenhagenize.com really caught my attention. It is about a new series of ads in Norway on safely sharing the road. This is one of the videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqs4q5iFZjI […]
Update from the NZ Cycling Safety Project
Thanks to Ernst Zollner (NZTA’s leader for the Cycling Safety Project) and the Project’s Expert Panel’s Chair, Richard Leggatt, for their recent progress report. Key points from the report are […]
The Queen of Uptown goes on a Road Diet
A while ago, we introduced you to the new moves of the Queen of Uptown (also known by her slightly more prosaic name, Upper Queen Street Bridge). Now, as part […]
Small steps adding up… do one, get two extra?
Remember a few weeks ago when we were happy to announce that Great North Road will get a feeder cycle lane at Ponsonby Road, eastbound? We weren’t mainly happy to […]
OECD Cycling, Health and Safety report
The OECD/International Transport Forum report on cycling for 2013 has been published (click on the image on the right to access the report). New Zealand is a member of the Forum […]
Cycling while pregnant – What to expect
This is a guest post from reader Lucy JH. We really love publishing guest posts so please email me at goosoid -at- gmail -dot- com with anything you would like […]
