Waka Kotahi has cancelled its Walk It, Wheel It series of Auckland Harbour Bridge events. Bike Auckland says the cancellation has not been announced publicly but was confirmed in correspondence it received from Waka Kotahi last week.  Walk It, Wheel It was intended to open the bridge to people on foot and on bikes and other wheeled devices over three days in March last year and was then postponed in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. “The programme fell far short of permanently closing a yawning gap in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s cycling network but it would at least have given Aucklanders a t ..read more

Chief Biking Officer Fiain d’Leafy tells us about their adventure with Chair Karen Hormann to Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington! They took their bikes on the train, connected with other awesome advocates from across Aotearoa at Cycling Action Network’s CAN Do, with industry professionals (including Janette Sadik-Khan and Salvador Rueda!) at the 2WALKandCYCLE conference, presented on Bikes for Mobility and Liberate the Lane, and joined a ‘Transport for All’ rally outside the Beehive. The journey altogether inspired a feeling that this movement cannot be stopped – the momentum is too infectious! T ..read more

Key details  Lead our comms strategy! 20 – 30 hrs per week, permanent employee Apply by 17 April Work with a really cool team! Are you passionate about creating a more lovable, sustainable, and people-friendly Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland? Are you a storyteller, ready to inspire and motivate people into action? Can you craft a sentence which sparkles with joy – and then, 10 minutes later, deliver a piece which is piercing and sharp, holding organisations to account? If you are looking for an opportunity to be involved in something meaningful, and to create a positive impact on the wide ..read more

The Government’s draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport (GPS) is open for your feedback until 2 April at midday, 12pm. As we noted when it was first released, it has turned a blind eye to walking and cycling and forgoes the congestion, climate change and public health benefits that come with them. What is a GPS? Isn’t that to do with navigation?  The Government Policy Statement on Land Transport, often shortened to GPS for convenience (but not to be confused with other Government Policy Statements!), is the Central Government’s high-level transport policy and 10 year bu ..read more

Auckland Transport (AT)’s Katoa, Ka Ora road safety plan is the result of two years of consultation, 8,000 submissions, broad support from elected representatives, and compelling evidence of results. So it’s galling that AT’s board last month deferred a decision on approving a big chunk of the plan. That decision is on the agenda for a board meeting next week and we’ve written to board members to ask them to greenlight it. Our letter, which also went to AT CEO Dean Kimpton and to the media, is below:  21 March 2024 Dear Richard Leggat and board members of Auckland Transport Cc: Dean Kimpt ..read more

At the Auckland Transport Board meeting in February 2024 was the finalisation of Katoa, Ka Ora: Auckland’s speed management plan 2024 – 2027. This follows earlier mahi, over 2020 to 2023, which introduced safe and appropriate speed limits to approximately 39 percent of the network. Data collected over a two year period confirmed a reduction in road deaths of 30 percent and serious injuries of 21 percent on roads with safer speeds, compared with a nine percent increase on roads where speed limits were not changed. Katoa Ka Ora was the next step towards creating a safer region, by adjusting spee ..read more

The coalition government’s draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport (GPSoLT), released this week, has turned a blind eye to walking and cycling and forgoes the congestion, climate change and public health benefits that come with them. The GPSoLT almost halves the cycling and walking budget proposed by the previous government, while boosting spending on roads. Bike Auckland chair Karen Hormann says the sharply reduced investment in active modes is a missed opportunity. Bike Auckland chair Karen Hormann “The United Nations recommends allocating 20 percent of national transport budgets ..read more

There’s been a lot of confusion in the media recently, especially surrounding raised pedestrian crossings. Bike Auckland has put together some crucial facts about these projects to help clear things up, and we send our love towards raised crossings for the amazing accessibility and safety they bring to our communities. A vision image for a raised table crossing (Image: Auckland Transport). The Point Chevalier to Westmere Improvements Project Meola road, and the Point Chevalier to Westmere Improvements Project, is a hot topic again! This time with some misinformation about the cost of its rai ..read more

MP Simeon Brown (Minister for Transport and Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) delivered this speech to the Committee for Auckland on Friday 9 February, which included his vision for transport in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He said his focus was to deliver “the infrastructure that Auckland needs, allowing Aucklanders to get to where they want to go, quickly and safely.” Throughout the speech Brown talked about “the core needs of our transport network” and that we should go “back to basics” – And what could be more basic than ensuring people can walk, bike, and wheel safely around their towns and citie ..read more

We work every day to ensure that the voice of all people who ride bikes (or want to) is heard. We use all donations carefully in our efforts to make a better future for people on bikes. Did you know that if you work for a corporation or a big company, you could be using corporate donation matching when you support Bike Auckland? We’re encouraging our supporters who work for corporations to find out if your employer does corporate donation matching so that your donations can go further. Read on to find out more. What is corporate donation matching? Corporate donation matching means that your w ..read more