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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 the spirit of Waka Kotahi’s Innovating Streets for People programme, which includes the aim of crea...

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 it's not very well-thought-out, and the businesses haven't had any part in the consultation.” Project Wave is pa...

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 don't think it's a crisis, but it should be repairable, and it needs to be repaired because it's a new build and deserves a better finish," she said, adding the new surface was being used by cyclists and peo...

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 be stored inside or undercover. In addition to this, dedicated motorcycle parks within the park and r...