The press ride – November
A collection of cycling-related articles in the press – New Zealand and worldwide: Hogging it all – There were some confused looks and anxiously obedient pedestrians (and presumably, also some […]
The best cycle touring book ever!
The Kennett brothers (Simon, Paul and Jonathan) are as close as we get to cycling royalty in NZ, but I hasten to add they would totally reject this description. Let’s […]
Speeding up traffic?
This news article from Hamilton fills CAA with both hope and concern – the proposal to move away from “default” 50 km/h speed limits for urban areas. The article highlights […]
Is marketing “everyday cycling” wrong?
Here’s a somewhat counter-intuitive proposal from a UK transport consultant: concentrating our cycle promotion on “everyday folks” might be less effective in growing and normalising cycling than targeting cycling subcultures! […]
Sharing the road with the AA
One of the messages we use whenever motorists claim that “cyclists really have no idea how to behave around cars” is that the overwhelming majority of cyclists are, in fact, […]
The press ride – October
A collection of cycling-related articles in the press – New Zealand and worldwide: Italians swap cars for bikes – bike sales exceed car sales for the first time in decades […]
The Triumphants – a fundraiser with cycling in the mix!
I’ve been asked to help publicise a great initiative from 2 young actors who are raising money to support The Ride out of the Blue – a bike riding event […]
News from the Americas
Sometimes, Auckland cyclists – especially the more activist among us – take a certain stroppy pride in riding bikes. And promoting bikes. In a city that traditionally has been hostile […]
In Praise of Media People Who Cycle
I have been the media spokesperson for Cycle Action Auckland since October 2009, when I became Chair of Cycle Action Auckland. I frequently marvel at the major shift in media […]
