To be held on August 22 at the Long Room, Freemans Bay Community Centre from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Agenda:

Welcome by Cycle Action Chair, Bevan Woodward

Guest Speaker: Julian Hull from GoodGear who plans to introduce a convenient rental bicycle service using your cellphone, just like the residents of Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London.

Key achievements for the year - a summary of our accomplishments

Resolutions for voting on (see details below)

1. Life membership
2. Establishing the new position of 'vice chair person'
3. Revision of the membership fees
4. Policy on the question of whether cycling should be allowed footpaths

Presentation of accounts and appointment of an  auditor

Election of committee and officers

Refreshments!

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Details of each resolution

1. Life membership of Cycle Action

For his long period of service to Cycle Action Auckland and being instrumental in bringing about the NW cycle route, we would like to nominate Kurt Brehmer as a life member

2. Establishing the new position of 'vice chair person'

In order to support and deputise for the chair of Cycle Action, the committee recommends that Rule 7.1 be changed to add the new position of Vice Chairperson...  "The officers of Cycle Action shall be a chairperson, a vice chairperson, a treasurer and a secretary"

3. Revision of the membership fees for Cycle Action

Cycle Action's office has improved our organisation's a capacity and effectiveness.  In order to cover the additional costs of the office (approx $2,000 pa), the following changes to Cycle Action's membership fees are proposed:

• Individual $30 (currently $20)
• Family $35 (currently $25)
• Unwaged $15 (unchanged)
• Supporting organisation $75 (currently $50)

4. Policy on the question of whether cycling should be allowed on footpaths

As per the IHT’s 5-step hierarchy of cycle design, Cycle Action recommends that cyclists are kept on the road by treating the any conditions that make it unsafe or unpleasant (eg: traffic speed, volume or specific hazards).

Where safe cycling can not be provided on the road, then properly designed and constructed shared paths should be provided.

However, for cyclists younger than 12 years and accompanying adult guardians, Cycle Action recommends they be given the same status as postal delivery cyclist, which provides for their legal access on the footpath. We recommend that for such footpath cycling:

Ø      cyclists give way to pedestrians

Ø      cyclists maximum speed is 8km/h (being approx jogging pace or twice walking pace)

Ø      the cycles must be equipped with a bell

Ø      cars accessing/departing driveways give way to cyclists and pedestrians (This will require a safety campaign to education motorists - as many don’t seem to even realise that pedestrians have right of way on the footpath)

We do not recommend a blanket change in legal status to allow all cyclists to cycle on all footpaths, for the following reasons:

Ø      Cycling on the footpath means having to give way to all traffic from all directions at each road intersection

Ø      Commuter cyclists on the footpath may be travel at speeds too fast speed to safely avoid cars backing out of driveways

Ø      Such a provision might support the contention held by some that ‘cyclists shouldn’t be on the road’

The above policy is a guideline and we realise there will be exceptions, for example an adult cyclist may need to ride on the footpath to avoid a dangerous section of road.