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Click here for the latest notices. July'07: Cycling on Queen St? The good news is that Council is proposing to install bus/bike lanes and a 30 km/h speed limit on Queen St - but this proposal needs your support - it's quick and easy, just click here please!
June'07: Bike
Station - We're now on a steering group with
Auckland City Council and ARTA to oversee the market research and
the type of business model to support a Bike Station in the CBD. April'07: 'Al Gore' of the bike industry? Have a look at this YouTube video for Trek CEO John Burk's view on the importance of cycle advocacy. |
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January '07: Bike Station for the Auckland CBD - read the feasibility report here (258 kB PDF) and give us your feedback (email chair@caa.org.nz). Report author Phil Hurdle has now been commissioned by Heart of the City to continue with Stage II, being primarily to gain feedback, and work on finalising the location and funding. January '07: NW Cycleway signage- Auckland City Council has commissioned us to audit the signage on the NW Cycleway, please contact chair@caa.org.nz if you'd like to be involved with this work. December'06: Cycleway over the Auckland Harbour Bridge: Transit have done an initial feasibility study and are now proceeding to the design stage which is due by March'07. They expect the cost of the cycleway to be $15 to 20 million. If this goes ahead then the goal would be to have it done by 2009. December'06: Mt Albert Rd cycle lanes: Success! The Mt Albert Rd cycle lanes project got the go ahead. December'06: CAA has an office: A power base for Cycle Action Auckland! We now have an office, at the Freemans Bay Community Centre, 52 Hepburn St. Please contact us if you are able to help with volunteer time in the office or can donate financially with office expenses. Petition on North Shore cycle lanes Download the petition here. Cycle Action Auckland (CAA) needs your help to reassure North Shore City Council they are doing the right thing – cycle lanes ! You will probably all be aware of the recent media coverage of the proposed cycle lanes that NSCC are trying to implement, and in particular, on both sides of a section of arterial road – being Hurstmere and Kitchener Roads – between Takapuna and Milford. At last week's public meeting on this issue, a small number of residents from this 2 km stretch of road voiced their anger about losing 55% of the street parking. The brief facts are:
Why Are Cycle Lanes Required? NSCC are following the Land Transport Management Act 2003 which directs councils to promote an integrated transport system, including bus lanes and cycle lanes. Benefits of a Cycle Lane: Statistics have shown: Improved safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists as well. Cycle lanes help to organise the surrounding traffic, by creating space between different user groups. The lack of parked cars also means residents have better vision when entering/ exiting their properties. The Petition: Cycle Action Auckland has organised a petition in support of NSCC's cycle lane proposals. You can download it here. Please print it, complete it, seek other signatures from other supporters, or forward by email as you see fit. Signed petition forms, fully complete or not, must be sent in by 15 September, so that we can collate it before the next NSCC meeting. Please post them in to: Cycle Action Auckland, PO Box 91-301, Auckland If you have any questions, or want a petition form posted to you, call or email Graeme Knowles (shiralee@xtra.co.nz, 021.732.442). Action on Auckland Harbour Bridge cycle access When local cyclist Graeme Knowles got serious about wanting a cycle and walk way over Auckland's Harbour Bridge he never thought it would see him called to the Beehive. In March 2003, Northcote MP Ann Hartley announced the beginning of the 'Bike-n'-Hike' campaign and Mr Knowles initiated a 6,000 signature petition which has led to a request for a submission to be made this week to a Parliamentary Select Committee. On 29 July 2004, Mr Knowles and a contingent from Cycle Action Auckland presented their case to Parliament for a feasibility study into a cycle and walk way over Auckland's Harbour Bridge. They were supported by a wide range of Auckland community institutions and councils, including North Shore City Council, Auckland Regional Council and AUT. "We are seeking a feasibility study to be carried out, with collaboration and cooperation between those parties concerned. This shouldn't be a huge ask, but given that it's a vital step we need to make it happen as it hasn't happened yet." With a hint of anticipation, Mr Knowles says, "This is an exciting time and it could open up mode-of-transport opportunities that simply have never existed in Auckland before." When the bridge was first planned in the 1950s a cycle and walk way was included but cost-cutting saw it removed. "Our bridge is so significant yet it lacks public walking and cycling access - what sort of message does that send?" Mr Knowles says "Because cycling and walking are not permitted on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this has effectively turned Auckland into a car dependant region and recent upgrades of the public transport network struggle to deal with the varied destinations sought." Auckland needs to find new alternatives to our reliance on cars, and Aucklanders need to do some exercise as five times as many people die prematurely from inactivity, than from car crashes. Chairperson Sally McAra says Cycle Action Auckland is keen to be involved and to assist with design and access issues. CAA predict a significant rise in cycling numbers should the project proceed, especially if you consider our need to reduce air pollution and get people out exercising. "Future events such as the proposed hosting of the V8 car race will require a huge reduction in car transport, and alternatives provided, so we see this proposal as both logical and timely." FAQs about the proposed Auckland Harbour Bridge cycle/walkway here. For further info contact: Graeme Knowles, Trustee, Cycle Action Auckland, tel 443-0956 (home) , 443-2722 (work) or 021-732 442; email shiralee@xtra.co.nz Update (30 July 2004): government has ordered a feasibility study to be carried out for a cycle/walkway on the bridge- see Herald article. Update (22 June 2005): Transit tries to backpedal on bridge cycleway plans- see Herald article. News articles:
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