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Waka Kotahi is not required to follow it, but the proposal will be passed on to all councillors and local boards. “It’s an idea that’s been not only trialled, but put into permanent effect in a number of other cities,” Gunthorp said. “Bogota, Colombia, is probably the best example, where once a month they’ll open lanes to pedestrians and cyclists, and it seems to be a roaring success.” RICKY WILSON/Stuff The Liberate the Lane protest in May resulted in one arrest, but five day...

The housing crisis, congestion, "weak" infrastructure, and sewage escaping into the harbour listed among reasons the ranking is "meaningless".

The housing crisis, congestion, "weak" infrastructure, and sewage escaping into the harbour listed among reasons the ranking is "meaningless".

I was heading over to the North Shore on Sunday morning - in the never ending search for the perfect inter-generational home - and thought how lovely to se

About 100 protesters are calling for a three-month cycle lane trial on the bridge.

The protesters stormed a police barricade as they called for a three-month cycle lane trial on the bridge.

Chris McKeen/Stuff Bike Auckland is calling for a trial to let cyclists use a lane of the Auckland Harbour Bridge for three months over summer. (File photo) “Waka Kotahi [has] the money to build something, but [doesn’t] seem to be able to announce to the public what [it] will build.” Bike Auckland is planning a rally near the bridge on May 30, calling for a lane to be reallocated to cyclists as a three-month trial over summer, when traffic is at its quietest. The trial would be within t...

Ching shot to fame after starring in the music video for David Bowie’s 1983 hit single China Girl. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Her concerns about the cycleway also include how popular it will be. LAWRENCE SMITH Ching is currently the operations manager at Soul Bar. She rose to fame after starring in a David Bowie music video in 1983. “I live in the area and often go for morning runs, you’ll only ever see about three cyclists in this area,” she said. “It feels like its not very we...

New $14m Tamaki Drive cycleway giving cyclists a bumpy ride 24 Jan, 2021 09:00 PM 4 minutes to read Auckland cyclists are experiencing a bumpy ride on a new $14.4 million cycleway along Tamaki Drive. After being deluged with complaints, Bike Auckland chairwoman Barb Cuthbert rode the new cycleway on her e-bike at a decent speed today and felt it had an uneven surface. "I dont think its a crisis, but it should be repairable, and it needs to be repaired because its a new build a...

Friday, 15 January 2021, 2:32 pm Four stations across the city now have better cycling facilities thanks to an ongoing improvement programme being rolled out by Auckland Transport (AT). Akoranga, Smales Farm and Constellation bus stations, along with Panmure train station, have all benefitted from the improvements and now have more bike parking facilities available, with an additional 80 parks added across the four sites. New bike shelters have also been installed, allowing for more bikes to b...