Cycle Wellington now has a new website at cyclewellington.org.nz. This site is being kept as an archive of our previous blog posts. You can expect to see much of the other pages move over to the new site over time, so if you can’t find what you’re looking for here, please visit the new site. The new site also provides new capabilities for us to better connect with you, so please join through that. We would be very grateful if you are able to support Cycle Wellington with a recurring donation. Thanks for your ongoing support ..read more

Kia ora koutou It goes without saying that May 2021 has been a huge month for everyday cycling in Wellington and New Zealand. The events of the last few weeks have resulted in a major turnaround of votes for the Long Term Plan at Wellington City Council. In the end the most ambitious plan was voted in, securing $226M to fund a complete cycling network across Wellington in 10 years! We are over the super blood moon about this and are so grateful to all of the people of Wellington who made the effort to let the council know how important this outcome was. We may never know what specific argumen ..read more

We’ve had some wins, but the hard truth is too many people are turned off by how we advocate. It’s not easy to hear that, although well-intentioned, the impact of our advocacy too often comes across as unwelcoming, especially to women and marginalised people. We need to do better – to be inclusive, to be effective, and because it’s the right thing to do. This affects how we moderate the Cycle Wellington Facebook group, when and how we meet, and how we advocate. As an initial step, Cycle Wellington ran a workshop to hear concerns and work towards solutions. Recommendations for the team to cons ..read more

27 May, 2021, to Wellington City Council at the Long Term Plan meeting Thank you for opportunity to speak.  I’m submitting just not for myself but for my family, and my brother Ben. Ben is the big boy in the photo I keep in my son’s room, so he knows that he had an uncle who loved him very much.  Ben can’t be here today because ten years ago he was killed by a careless driver in Karori when he was cycling home to Mount Cook. Ben had just finished cooking my birthday dinner and he said to me ‘don’t worry, I’ve got my lights.’ I know he would have been here today because loved politi ..read more

A lot of Wellingtonians took the time out of their busy schedules over the couple of weeks to come in to the council offices and make a submission on the Long-Term Plan. Individuals have 5 minutes to speak to their submission and answer any questions from councillors. It can feel intimidating the first time, but our Wellington City Councillors are actually a pretty nice bunch of people and want to hear what you have to say. We are however pretty disappointed in the Mayor, who was so absent from the hearings that he ended up missing out on listening to everyone we selected in our top 5. 5. Trud ..read more

On 17 May, Councillors heard from heaps of people who want better biking in Wellington. Here’s Marilyn Northcotte’s presentation. Kia ora Tatou; Ko Marilyn Northcotte ahau. I work as a cycle skills instructor with the local education programme Pedal Ready. My main area of work is in teaching adults though I have spent many years teaching children how to cycle on the road as well. I have been reading the information on the 10-year plan, and one or maybe two statements stood out to me… Cycleways is an area where we have the ambition to seriously lift our game. …. We’re proposing to accelerat ..read more

Thank you to everyone who took the time to make a submission. We sent off a total of 440 quick submissions to Wellington City Council supporting the most ambitious option for cycling funding. Wellington City Council is consulting on its Long-Term Plan (LTP) until May 10th. You can read more in the official consultation at https://www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz/hub-page/long-term-plan. We encourage you to read on to find out about some of the issues we have with what’s in the plan, and go make a submission. There are multiple decisions being consulted on, more than one of which affect people r ..read more

Kia ora koutou It is no secret that Wellington City and it’s Council face some significant challenges justnow. We have pipe problems, transport problems, housing problems, funding problems,environment problems. We could go on. In our view, this is the time to be bold. This is the time for fixing things and adapting our city in ways that deliver the most good for the most people, and for the future. With regards to cycling infrastructure, the Wellington City Council 2021 Long Term Plan (LTP) is not bold. We are concerned by the focus on reduced spending on active transport.The LTP is going out ..read more

The following was presented in person to Wellington City Council during public participation in the Annual Plan/Long-Term Plan Committee Meeting on 18 February 2021. Investing properly in streets for people of all ages and abilities to make active everyday journeys is a critical part of successfully delivering Te Atakura and addressing the Climate Emergency we are in. WCC needs to keep its promises and Get Welly Riding. This is the time for Councillors to stand tall and support what they were elected to do. Please continue lifting the vision for mobility in this city. We love the great facili ..read more

Kia ora koutou Great news! ​Te Ara Tupua ​-Ngā Ūranga to Pito-one path has been consented.​ We are over the moon about the decision. This is a game-changer.After decades of delays, we are overjoyed there will soon be a safe and attractive path between the Hutt and Wellington. There’s no doubt that cycling is booming, as more people discover the convenience and joy of riding a bike.But until Te Ara Tupua opens, CW are still fighting for safety measures on State Highway Two. We’re calling on Waka Kotahi NZTA to take action to make it safer for people on bikes along this corridor immediately. Sp ..read more