Cycling in Wellington newsitems

• • Advance Stop Boxes Fair?

    • 11 Aug 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • A couple of years ago, green paint and bicycle symbols started appearing at intersections all over Wellington. These were Advance Stop Boxes (ASBs). The purpose of ASB’s is to give cyclists a place to wait ahead of the main traffic queue, making them more visible, and giving them a head start on other traffic.
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• • Illuminating night time cycling

    • 6 Aug 2015
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    • Lights and reflectors – do we have what it takes? As winter closes in, we all check our bike lights and reflectors to make sure we’re visible on the commute home, and following the Road Code guidelines for lighting, right? Well, maybe not, according to some research carried out by Rongotai College year 9 student, Leo Griffiths,.
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• • NZTA commits to urban cycling

    • 26 Jul 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • NZTA has recently released its 2015-2019 Statement of Intent, setting out the Agency’s priorities for the next four years.
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• • We have the money – do we have the vision?

    • 26 Jun 2015
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    • Wellington CBD Cycleways – an achievable vision? Following hard on WCC’s approval of the Cycling Framework, and the Island Bay Cycleway, the Government announceed another $296 million to be spent across the country under the Urban Cycleways Programme, bringing the total expenditure, including contributions from the National Land Transport Fund and local government, to $333 million.
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Council approves Cycling Framework, Island Bay Cycleway

    • 24 Jun 2015
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    •   Wednesday’s Council meeting saw three big wins for cycling – approval for the Cycling Framework, and the go-ahead for the Island Bay Cycleway, the first stage of the southern cycle route from Island Bay to the CBD.
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • What can we learn from Ecuador?

    • 19 Jun 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • :Shared space” has a different meaning in the Galapagos When we look overseas for cycling cites to emulate, we’re generally thinking of the separated bike lanes of Copenhagen and Amsterdam, or maybe Lyon with its innovative public bike scheme.
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• • Folding bikes – the video

    • 11 Jun 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Not yet convinced of the awesomeness of folding bikes? Need a little push to adopt origami cycling? This video from Wellington Regional Council will help.
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• • Show your love for bicycles when you vote on New Zealand’s flag!

    • 11 May 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • A great entry for a possible new New Zealand flag – https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/the-nz-flag-your-chance-to-decide/gallery/design/1270 Bicycle of NZ Designed by: James Ringwood from Auckland I believe it accurately represents the NZ people as hard working people from today on into the future.
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• • Memorial Park: a cycling view

    • 4 May 2015
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    • The Memorial Park between Taranaki Street and Basin Reserve is now complete.
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• • Wellington Cycling Framework: progress or procrastination?

    • 28 Apr 2015
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    • On 21 April, a rally of over 350 people who cycle demanded that WCC “get on with it” and start building cycling infrastructure. On 30 April, Council will debate the Wellington Cycling Framework, the “master plan” for developing cycling in Wellington. Is this the start of the progress that the rally demanded, or is it another exercise in procrastination?
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• • eBike user profile: Deborah East

    • 26 Apr 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Deborah navigates the hills of Brooklyn on her eBike. What kind of people ride eBikes, and why? I put these questions to real estate agent and eBike user Deborah East: My e-bike has got me back into cycling after many years of inactivity, and I am slowly getting fitter and healthier because of the bike.
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    Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Over 350 people on bikes say “Get on With It” to WCC

    • 22 Apr 2015
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    • The rally shows how WCC should “lifi it’s act” [Photo: Patrick Morgan] Ron Beernink, Cycle Aware Wellington Committee member, reports: Over 350 hands went up when people at the Get On With It rally were asked, “who has had a near miss?” That same morning another cyclist had an collision on Thorndon Quay.
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    Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Real cycling progress: the Leonie Gill Pathway opens

    • 21 Apr 2015
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    • Celia Wade-Brown cuts the ribbon opening the Pathway Although cycling in Wellington sometimes seems to be mired in “paralysis by analysis”, on Sunday 19 April it was great to join Councillors, local residents, walkers and cyclists for the opening of a real piece of cycling (and walking) infrastructure: the Leonie Gill Pathway in Kilbirnie.
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    Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • “Get on with it” ride to the Council

    • 17 Apr 2015
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    • On Tuesday 21 April, Wellington’s cyclists will be riding from Wellington Railway Station to Civic Square to encourage the Council to “Get on With It” and build the cycle infrastructure needed to establish a cycling transport system in Wellington.
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    Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Last chance to put cycling in Wellington’s future

    • 16 Apr 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Today, 17 April, is the last chance to submit on Wellington City’s 10 year plan.
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• • Commuting by bicycle in Wellington

    • 5 Mar 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • In the past few years the number of people I see on bikes riding from Newtown to town in the morning has literally quadrupled. Unfortunately, many of the people I see stopped at the lights are on seriously terrible bikes. I’m see rusty, too-big or too-small mountain bikes with brakes that barely work and people look unconfident and uncomfortable on their bikes. Riding the wrong bike can actually make cycling seriously not fun. Recently several of my colleagues have gotten bicycles with the intention of cycling to work. I have noticed that they too seem to have missed some items that to me are essential for bike commuting. Namely:
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The Cities we want: toward sustainable urban transport

    • 22 Feb 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • This one-day seminar held on Monday 2 February.
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• • See the person, share the road photo from Go By Bike Day Breakfast

    • 12 Feb 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Check out the fabulous pictures from 11 February’s Go By Bike Day Breakfast –  here’s the link to the album! Thanks to Greater Wellington Regional Council for organising the photoshoot!    
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• • Cycling makes you smarter!

    • 12 Feb 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • If you cycle enough you might even be able to understand this article that found cycling increased “brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)”, one of “a family of neurotrophic factors that participates in neuronal transmission, modulation and plasticity”.
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• • Wellington Go By Bike Day – 11 Feb 2015

    • 1 Feb 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Bike-tastic-ablous Event! Go By Bike Day celebrates everyone who cycles in Wellington – whether you are a year-round ‘rain or shine’ bike commuter, you use your bike for fun and fitness, or you’re just trying it out for the first time.
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• • Cyclists are always running red lights….

    • 13 Dec 2013
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • When the car/bicycle debate emerges, it’s almost certain that at some point there’ll be a question along the lines of  ”why should cyclists be respected, when they’re always running red lights”.  One of my first encounters with the Red Light issue was when submitting on cycling at a Council meeting, and  a  Councillor (no longer […]
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• • Street Events

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • There’s a few events coming up that are worth checking out. Hopefully the weather clears up before tomorrow for the Open Street Sunday. All over the world people are opening up their streets for people to enjoy free of cars. Join the first ever Open Streets event in Wellington CBD on Dixon Street and Lower […]
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• • Bikes on Buses – you can do it now*

    • 11 Aug 2013
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • *If you’ve got a folding bike! Back in 2010 I was lucky enough to spend some time in Vancouver, where all buses are equipped with bike racks, and it’s very easy to combine cycling with public transport. I blogged about this at the time, looking forward to some day being able to do the same thing in Wellington. GWRC and Go Wellington are slowly working towards putting bike racks on buses.
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• • Wellington Railway Station – bike lockers

    • 20 Jul 2013
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Apparently there are some fancy new bike lockers at Wellington Railway Station. If anyone has any more info, please do share! Thanks to Rod Badcock for posting these pictures and details on the CAW facebook page. Platform side; opposite the new St Johns place. Get your key and rack space from GWRC – $20 per year and a one off $50 key deposit.  
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    Wellington, Thorndon Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Love to Roll – 2nd March

    • 28 Feb 2013
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • The annual Love to Roll date ride is here again on the 2nd of March. Join Frocks On Bikes for a fresh, fun and summery cruise to the Fringe Festival in the city (either busking circus show, Campground Chaos outside St Johns, or Wheels of Justice at Bike Barn – must pre-book tickets).
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• • The new Newtown Countdown

    • 5 Dec 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • So the new Countdown opened today in Newtown. Have you been there yet? Looks pretty fancy. It’s the reason cycling through Newtown has been even more like a video game than usual. I thought I’d check it out on my way home, as I needed a loaf of bread anyway. Luckily, I was in my car today, as the new Countdown doesn’t seem to cater for cyclists. I know it’s been discussed amongst many in the neighbourhood and the cycling community, what a nuisance the roadworks have been, how they’ve endangered pedestrians and cyclists, how they don’t seem to have thought much about congestion, etc. etc. I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised once it opened. I was not.
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• • Confidence boosted by new-found cycling skills

    • 29 Nov 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Scoop has a great update on the Pedal Ready courses which Marilyn and her team are taking to schools around the Wellington region.
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• • Cycle Lane Wgtn – South Coast into City – survey

    • 29 Nov 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • There’s some research being done on the Southern Suburbs connection in Wellington.
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• • Last chance to nominate for Roll on Wellington Awards!

    • 29 Nov 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • After their roaring success last year, the ‘Roll on Wellington’ awards return for 2012.
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• • Forget the Hobbit premiere… Critical Mass is the most exciting event of the month!

    • 27 Nov 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Hello friends and fellow people who like to ride bikes.
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