Bikes want to be free – so why would we want to corral them? Well, when we are dipping into the nearest dairy for a liter of milk, or stopping at a cafe for lunch, of course.
Auckland Transport is trialling their first “bike corral”, replacing car parking with bike parking – and it is going in on 264 Ponsonby Road from June.
Here are a few designs for how it will look. Sing out if you have any comments, as CAA will have a chance to make comments back to AT before it is installed (We won’t give you our own thoughts on tweaking it yet, as we’d like yours to start with).
Another winter cycling event – this one’s a drop-in for the CBD!
Prizes for the best lit-up bikes / cyclists, so glow away!
Also: free coffee and bike mechanic checks for everyone else.
When: 4pm-7pm, 17th May (this Friday)
Where: Queen’s Wharf (just north of Britomart).
Cycle Action is doing an great little pilot project with Auckland Transport to learn what it would take to encourage more people to try cycling to the Northern Busway Stations.
A few people do it now – they’re the ones using the 20 of so bike parks at each of the Stations. But this is nothing compared with the people who use the 1,600 carparks at the Albany Station, 1,200 at the Constellation Drive Station, as well as the feeder buses and drop- off facilities at each of these.
With a new Bus Station coming for Silverdale, AT had the inspiration to team up with Cycle Action to learn how things could be done differently to help make cycling a realistic option. We know that the roads leading to the Busway Stations are no fun to ride, particularly when they are crowded with cars desperate to get on the motorway or racing for one of those coveted carparks at the Bus Stations. The project meshes perfectly with our work with AT to prioritise corridors on the Auckland Cycle Network which upgraded to be safe, pleasant and fit for purpose.
Here’s our survey on cycling to the Bus Stations. It’s not just for people who cycle to the Busway – we’re keen to hear from anyone who uses the Busway now (or may at any time in the future).Â
Please help by filling it in NOW – and send it to everyone you know who lives on the Shore. They just need to be a candidate to use the Busway, now or in the future. Go for it!
From Bevan Woodward, SkyPath Trust
Council supports SkyPath:
Last week Council’s Strategy & Finance Committee voted to support Len Brown’s recommendation for Council staff to advance their work on SkyPath’s funding and delivery arrangements. This will then come back to Council for their consideration which if positive would enable SkyPath to be implemented.
Cost savings identified:
Beca Infrastructure have further analysed the bridge strengthening works required for SkyPath and, through an innovative solution, have significantly reduced the complexity and costs of this work. NZTA will now consider their financial contribution to these strengthening works.
The updated cost estimate (before NZTA’s contribution) is $30.5 million, this includes the landings at each end, special night lighting, security measures, observation decks and a contingency of $4 million.
Updated business case:
Auckland Transport has worked with Ernst & Young to update their business case. The low use/low growth patronage scenario now shows an overall surplus of circa $10 million. We are awaiting their figures for the high use/high growth patronage scenario.
Working with key stakeholders:
We have been in dialogue with the various stakeholder groups as we work on the detail of SkyPath’s landings at each end, see:
http://www.skypath.org.nz/project-status/consultation/
We have reviewed the Northcote Residents Association, St Marys Bay Association and Westhaven Marina Users Association’s submissions to Council which outlined why they are opposed to SkyPath. We believe that each of their concerns are addressed or can be resolved to enable SkyPath to proceed.
“SeaPath” to connect SkyPath to Takapuna:
Northcote Residents Association were keen for us to provide a seamless connection through to Takapuna so that there would be far fewer people using the streets of Northcote Point. Hence we developed “SeaPath” which is now with NZTA and Auckland Transport to develop, see:
http://www.skypath.org.nz/the-seapath/
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or feedback.
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Hi all – the local event of the world-wide Ride of Silence event is happening in Orewa this Wednesday like it has in previous years (maybe one of you would also like to organise a future event somewhere further south in the Super City?).
The event remembers those who have been killed or injured on bikes in the past, and to aims to raise awareness of cyclists.
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Bikes want to be free – so why would we want to corral them? Well, when we are dipping into the nearest dairy for a liter of milk, or stopping at a cafe for lunch, of course.
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