August 2024 Newsletter

Posted by 694sc on August 19, 2024

https://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/august_2024_newsletter

Kia ora koutou -

Calls to action

Support Cycle Wellington to make cycling better

Hi team! Please be our stoker*! Only in tandem can we keep making biking better in Pōneke.

Cycle Wellington depends on donations from our supporters to make progress. The current government is forcefully against making cycling and our streets safer and giving everyone real options to get around. We need to step up our efforts to ensure that politicians understand the importance of getting more people on bikes.

Please consider setting up a recurring donation, to support the work Cycle Wellington does to make biking better in Wellington. 🙏🚲🥰

If you agree it takes two (baby), please head over two our support page two chip in a monthly $2 coin or 2. With our powers combined, we'll be a duo to reckon with. Tu meke! 👨‍🤝‍👨

*Stoker - the rear rider on a tandem bicycle.

Keep our streets safe - Sign the petition

The Green Party of Aotearoa are calling on the Government to:

Keep the speed changes that were consulted on following the 2022 Rule changes.
Continue to allow Councils to set appropriate speed limits on local roads
Keep permanent speed limit changes outside schools
Stop the proposed blanket speed increases

Learn more and sign here!

Survey on empathy and awareness between heavy vehicle drivers and bicycle riders

The Share the Road Campaign aims to reduce fatal and serious collisions between cyclists and heavy vehicles by improving behaviour where road space is shared.

Greater understanding of the behaviours and needs of both bicycle riders and heavy vehicle drivers can help improve safety outcomes. This is needed because there often is not enough safe separation designed into New Zealand streets and roads. Your responses will help us better design programs and interventions that foster mutual respect and understanding.

Upcoming bikeness

Next Cycle Wellington Meeting

6pm Tuesday 3 September 2024

Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, and online.

Project updates

WCC

Construction continues on the Karori and Berhampore to Newtown routes, as well as Balaena Bay. Work can be slowed by the cold weather. Thanks for everyone’s patience.

The programme of future work that council officers can commit to is still waiting on an updated ‘National Land Transport Programme’. Expected to be released at the end of August.