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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 11h

A reminder from our friends @bikeauckland.bsky.social Grab your vote and drop it off at your local council, library or supermarket.

Your vote powers the pedals for safe separated connected cycling infrastructure everywhere!

Words - Your Vote Powers The Pedals. Your ride, your city, your say - return your ballot by 11 Oct!

Image - a photo of a tandem bike taken from the rear showing the rear wheel, seats and handle bar. The bike is orange / yellow in colour.

Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 11h

Can Cycling Action Network sign on behalf of the millions of cyclists in Aotearoa NZ, of whom a fair many spend time in Europe and would benefit from more safe separated connected cycling infrastructure in Europe?

Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

And Bike Auckland's Vote for a Bikeable Auckland

www.bikeauckland.org.nz/campaigns/bi...

Vote for a Bikeable Auckland - Bike Auckland

Our long-running campaign to encourage voters (with their votes), and candidates (with policy and actions) to fight for a Bikeable Auckland.

www.bikeauckland.org.nz

Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

Bike Waikato's Detailed Responses

bikewaikato.org.nz/detailed-can...

Detailed Candidate Responses – Local Elections 2025 – Bike Waikato

bikewaikato.org.nz

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

Cycle Wellington's Voting Guide

www.cyclewellington.org.nz/voting_guide...

Voting guide 2025 Local Body Elections

www.cyclewellington.org.nz

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

And Spokes Canterbury's 'Your Questions answered'

www.spokes.org.nz/2025/09/loca...

Local Body Elections 2025 Your Questions Answered

www.spokes.org.nz

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

The chutzpah in saying that points to Spokes Dunedin's Candidate Matrix

spokes.nz/matrix

SPOKES Dunedin | Candidate Matrix

spokes.nz

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 1d

With Local Body elections closing on Saturday, we here at CAN know that across the motu a slew of pro-cycling representatives will be elected.

CAN advocates for safe, separated connected cycling infrastructure bc we know that works in giving people who cycle a choice about how they move around.

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 3d

When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. So what can this tale teach us about so-called "bikelash"?🧵

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 2d

Here at CAN, we know that every car trip replaced by bicycle brings benefits to our budget, and to our sense of well-being - it’s all part of the #CyclingMagic. If you experience that Cycling Magic, how about encouraging your work mates? It’s the last week to pop your vote back in the voting box!

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 8d

That #CyclingMagic - jump on the bike, head to the game, and you're warmed up! And it's a great way for kids to head to the soccer, or rugby, or swimming!

With about 7,500 sports clubs across the motu, there's lots of opportunities to #CycleToTheGame !

#VoteForBikes

Wouldn't it be nice to have... more folks cycling to play weekend sports. Vote For Bikes. Cycling Action Network Pae te haere mā Pahikara.

Image shows a netball hoop, a rugby ball, a soccer ball, and cricket stumps. There's a Childs bike and another bike with a 'voting tick' coming out of the front wheel.

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dan @danabra.mov · 12d

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

overreacted.io

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 9d

CAN supports the Department of Conservation's advice to Always Be Naturing! We do that every time we cycle out - to school, shops, coffee with friends!

There will be millions of experiences by cyclists who experience nature - the harbour, the hill, the trees, wind.

Keep Naturing!

#VoteForBikes

Photo shows shadow of a cyclist in front of them (sun is behind them) on a separated cycle path next to a motorway. There are native plants on the side of the cycle path.
The text says Always Be Naturing, and DoC (which stands for Department of Conservation).

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 13d

Daylight saving tomorrow, and weather is getting warmer! Thoughts turn to summer - several months away yet, and those cycle paths look inviting! Our friends at Hauraki Rail Trail have you sorted!

haurakirailtrail.co.nz/blog/spring-...

From all of us at CAN, have a great weekend cycling around!

People cycling on a separated gravel path next to a road, while on their left, a long row of flowering ornamental cherry trees are seen

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 14d

Grabbing a water bottle, she unlocked the bike, and set off down the drive. The clouds scudded across the sky, the wind was fresh, and she noticed the new spring growth. She breathed deeply, and there it was again - that old cycling magic; it never failed to arrive.

#VoteForBikes #CyclingMagic

Words say "Wouldn't it be nice to have... comfortable, safe space to enjoy that cycling magic" with "Vote For Bikes, Cycling Action Network, Pae te haere maa pahikara". and an image of a stylised bike with a voting tick coming out of the front wheel, and a smaller kids bike behind. There is a traffic sign saying 'bike lane'. There is a large faded question mark in the background.

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 15d

Whoops, bit late to the party!

September 19th marks Womens' Suffrage Day in Aotearoa NZ, and the humble bicycle played a big part in achieving the right of women to vote in 1893. The rest is history, and the humble bicycle still powers revolutions.

#CyclingPower #VoteForBikes #WomensRights

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 20d

Chris Bruntlett from Dutch Cycling Embassy notes several factors critical to countering Bikelash. For example; "Build a Broad and Diverse Coalition: By sparking a values-based conversation about our societal aspirations, we can find consensus ..."

See more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/cbrunt...

Woman on e-cargo bike with two children on the back, and a man cycling alongside her on a separated cycle path by the Wellington Harbour.

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Urban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org · 19d

Sometimes, meaningful #change begins not with massive infrastructure, but with a single ride.
Read how a #toolkit of practical #solutions is helping #reshape how cities think about transport and #equity by centering #women’s experiences.

Women Riding Together

A Community Born from Bottom-Up Planning in Mexico

open.substack.com

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 17d

Great weekend in Nga Motu / New Plymouth as the CAN Board visited @NorthTaranakiCyclingAdvocates - the Board inspected the new separated cycle infrastructure on SH3/Devon St West, and had a good korero with members from NTCA.

Pro-tip; you haven't lived til you've cycled the Coastal Walkway.

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 20d

Chris Bruntlett from Dutch Cycling Embassy notes several factors critical to countering Bikelash. For example; "Build a Broad and Diverse Coalition: By sparking a values-based conversation about our societal aspirations, we can find consensus ..."

See more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/cbrunt...

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 22d

At CAN, lower speeds in our local communities is not negotiable. We recognise the benefits it brings to all road users, including cyclists. Safe, connected, separated cycling infrastructure includes lower speeds.

Vote for candidates who supports lower speeds on your local streets.

Text says "Wouldn't it be nice to have... slower traffic speeds keeping everyone safer. Vote For Bikes. Cycling Action Network, Pae te haere maa Pahikara"

Graphics show a bicycle with a dog in the front basket, along with a stylised VOTE tick in the front wheel, a speed limit sign showing 30 Kph, and a large faded question mark in the background.

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 24d

You might be familiar with cycle infrastructure near you; what would you do to improve it? Install concrete separators on top of painted separator lines? Smooth out slopes along cycleways to make it more comfortable for cyclists? How could you encourage Councils to continually improve?

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 28d

After six years we remain amazed by the mindset of constant improvement in The Netherlands.

At Nieuwe Plantage in Delft a slip lane was removed, the road narrowed, safety and priority for pedestrians and cyclists improved, with 60 new trees to be added to help cool in the summer and absorb water.

Before and after of a Dutch intersection with cyclists passing

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 26d

Pop the kettle on and start dreaming of your summer cycling destination - Great Taste Trails in Nelson Bays!

Govt to inject $1.6m in repairs to secure $34m in annual trail spend.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Flood hit Tasman Great Taste Trail bounces back

Floods caused over $2m in damage, but the popular Great Taste Trail is set to be largely restored for summer.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · 29d

It's part of that #CyclingMagic - on your bike you can pop down to a local cafe, to the bookstore, the gym because you can. You don't have to worry about finding a car park, or the traffic, or the sheer stress of driving - all those evaporate when you jump on your bike.

www.can.org.nz/nice

Text says "Wouldn't it be nice to have ... more people coming into shops instead of driving past." and "Vote For Bikes, Cycling Action Network, Pae te haere maa Pahikara", on top of a faded image of a bicycle, with a 'voting tick' in the front wheel, a street sign saying "bikes, bikes, bikes, sale!", and a large question mark.

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Cycling Action Network @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Shared Paths are more common these days. Love 'em? Hate 'em? What do you think?

Have a read of Lennart Nouat's piece and let us know your thoughts!

mobycon.com/updates/we-n...

We Need to Talk About Shared Paths - Mobycon

Mobycon Pacific Director Lennart Nout, discusses shared paths, and the drawbacks to incorporating them into network design.

mobycon.com

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