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It’s submission time of the year!
The results of the 2012 cycling cordon counts are out for Wellington and this year has seen the highest number of people entering the city on bikes in the last…
City Cycling Needs You!
Are you as mad as hell about New Zealand’s car-centric cities and don’t want to put up with it any longer? Do you feel inspired to make a difference? Passionate…
Roger Geller – How and why American Cities are succeeding at bicycle transportation
And here it is: Roger Geller’s presentation from the conference (with a little bit of the Wellington conference used as a filler when I had to switch cards). Again, please feel free…
“On yer bike mate: How kids on bikes might just save the world” – Nigel Latta
For those of you who missed the ’2 Walk & cycle Conference’ up in Hastings last month, here’s a taster. Nigel Latta – 2 Walk & Cycle Conference from Little…
2 Walk and Cycle Conference – quick links
I’m busy compiling notes/video clips from the 2 Walk and Cycle conference, held up in Hastings last week, which I hope to post this week. But in the meantime, the…
BBC London News 220212 – Cyclesafe Parliament Ride
“What would you like MPs to be thinking about?” “I’d like them to be thinking ‘Is it safe for my child to ride to school?’” Share this:…
Helmet Freedom
Looks like we’re not the only ones questioning NZ’s bicycle hat laws. http://helmetfreedom.org/ Share this:…
The Helmet law and the Mary Poppins Effect
The helmet debate has recently been stirred up again, with cycling advocates giving quite contrasting opinions to our two major news outlets. Patrick Morgan, spokesperson for CAN (and CiW writer)…
Survey for Wellington cyclists
Please fill out a quick survey about the six cycling videos Cycle Aware Wellington is putting together with a grant from Wellington City Council. Let us know what to cover…
Patrick Morgan talks cycling on the radio
Patrick Morgan of CAN neatly sidesteps the antagonistic views and makes cycling a bit more ordinary on the National Programme. Starts 11:22. Nice work. Share this:…
Idaho vs New Zealand – Who stops at red?
So red light jumping and bikes are the new golf, according to Chris Wikaira and Tony Doe. This bothers me on several levels… First, describing Wellington’s RLJ bicyclists as color-blind,…
CANCELED: Frocks Ride to the movies!
Dear Frock-fans, The wind didn’t beat us on our weekend Frocknic, gusting madly and creating for a choppy harbour crossing – we prevailed and had our fantastic sunny picnic and…
How the Dutch got their cycle paths
This video has been doing the rounds lately but I’ve only just had the chance to watch it. There are some fairly strong parallels with 1970s Netherlands and 2012 NZ…
Why we need our cycling champions in local government
A good film made even better by Irish accents. 2 minutes 43 is never enough when listening to the Irish. This is a good opportunity to thank the people working…
Vote Bike for Wellington
Unity has had this really good idea for Auckland. I rather think Wellington deserves some too. If the following sounds good to you, click the link and add some weight.…
The rockstars are coming!
Yes, Wellingtonians, it’s true. Russ and Laura from PathLessPedaled are making their way to Wellington for some biking journalism on assignment from Bicycle Times and Adventure Cycling. They’ll be looking…