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Good for business, good for Tāmaki Makaurau

Our campaign Cycling Works for Tāmaki Makaurau has a simple message: protected bike lanes are good for business and good for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Here’s why.

My Bike, My Mobility Aid – Fiáin and their E-bike

How is a bike a mobility aid? Cycling is easy on the joints; it’s not a weight bearing activity, so it is easier than walking for many people. Fiáin shares features of their bike which make it ideal for this purpose.

Celebrating Music, Cycling, and Community at the Henderson Music Trail on February 15th

Join the free Henderson Music Trail! Spanning 2km along the Henderson bike paths, the festival showcases the vibrant local arts and culture.

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.

Getting your bike from Shore to City – a test of bikes in buses

Auckland Transport has proven the viability of carrying bikes in buses. Find out when you can bike and bus across the Harbour Bridge.

Bikes for evacuation and emergency response in LA wildfires

We’ve known for a long time that bikes are invaluable in emergency response. Other vehicles tend to have more problems in emergencies – gridlock during evacuations, roads becoming impassable for cars, petrol shortages, etc. all come into play. So what has been happening in California as the emergency unfolds?

Project Watch: North Shore and an island

Our final Project Watch for 2024! This episode highlights bike infrastructure wins in the North Shore, and also on Waiheke Island.

Meri Kirihimete 2024!

Kirihimete (Christmas) is rapidly approaching! We’ve put together a few ideas to get you relaxed, creative, and feeling the vibes.

Your 2025 travels in Tāmaki Makaurau’s Inner West look better than ever with these new routes

If you live or move through the area of Point Chev to Westmere, 2025 is your year for easier, breezier transport choices. Here are three safe and delightfully scenic ways to get from the Northwestern Shared Path to these brand new local routes. 

Warkworth’s Hill Street fiasco and what it means for community-led transport design

Hill Street is a perfect storm – a complicated and confusing bottleneck with high traffic from the five roads going into it. Now Transport Minister Simeon Brown has withdrawn Government funding for long-awaited improvements – at least in part because they include cycleways.

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