Let communities have their say on speed limits: Minister urged to remedy unfair and dangerous speed rule
“As locals we know our neighbourhoods and our streets best.” A group of leading road safety experts and transport advocates are calling on the Minister to allow local discretion on speed limit changes.
Letter from the Principal of Freemans Bay School to the Minister for Transport
Principal Cindy Walsh writes on behalf of the Freemans Bay School community to raise serious concerns regarding the impending blanket reversal of safe speeds.
Letter to Auckland Transport: Speed Limit Reversals 2025
In the ongoing saga that is the ex-Transport Minister’s Speed Rule, it appears that Auckland Transport is offering to raise speeds on roads that they don’t legally have to raise them on. In response, All Aboard, Bike Auckland, Brake, and Living Streets Aotearoa have sent the below letter to Auckland Transport CEO Dean Kimpton.
Put People Ahead of the Road Lobby, Say Transport Advocates
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.
What to do after a cycle crash on the road in Aotearoa New Zealand
There are several hundred crashes involving bicycles each year on New Zealand’s roads. Here’s what to do if it happens.
Ghost bikes in central Auckland remind Government to slow down
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.
Auckland Council showed up for our transport choices!
If you have been following the saga of Central Government underfunding our cycleways and how that’s affected our 10 year plan for transport, you will be pleased to know that option 4c, the option which best protects a pipeline of cycling projects was unanimously endorsed at Auckland Council Governing Body meeting.
Cycling around the news – 10 October 2024
In a bumper fortnight for news, we share a roundup of updates from the community, our own articles and news from other outlets in one handy list.
Auckland Council Opposes Blanket Speed Limit Increases – Prefers Safety
Following presentations by Bike Auckland, Brake, and the Australasian College of Road Safety, we’re very pleased that Auckland Council maintained its commitment to keeping tamariki (children) safe and voted to formally oppose the Speed Rule. The Central Government will still have the final say on how they proceed with the Speed Rule – and it’s important they hear from you by midnight on July 11.
