Improve your road riding experience
We hope you enjoyed the freedom of being on a bike during Alert Levels 2, 3, and 4 of the lockdown. Now we are in Alert Level 1, there are certainly more cars on the road but this shouldn’t stop you from getting out and about by bike.
If you’re driving, keep an eye out for people on bikes - just like you, they are trying to get somewhere. Give people on bikes space if you’re passing and check for bikes before turning and before opening your car door.
If you’re on a bike, use the simple ‘look, signal, look, move’ mantra. Look, to see what’s around you, signal, to indicate where you are going, check over your shoulder again, and, if it’s safe, move. For more tips, check out the video below.
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What unique self-guided walks can I do?
Running the Show: Entrepreneurial Women in Auckland City is a self-guided walk with a fashion history twist - it chronicles the contribution of female entrepreneurs who founded fashion businesses in Auckland's central city. The walk, curated by the New Zealand Fashion Museum, uncovers eighteen cultural landmarks in the city centre inspired by the likes of Doris DePoint and Trelise Cooper.
Another self-guided audio walk is Travel to Interconnecticus which takes you on an imaginary plane ride to a city where everything is interconnected. During a 20-minute interactive music and storytelling programme, created and produced by Papaya Stories, you’ll be inspired to see Auckland’s natural features, under a new light.
You can also use the free ‘Walk Auckland’ mobile app to find other walking tours in Auckland.
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Have you been out and about on your bike during Alert Level 4, 3 or 2? We’re here to support you to keep riding. Keen to learn some new skills, improve your confidence, or learn to fix a puncture? Check out our range of FREE adult bike skills courses. #AKLBikeLife.
All our courses currently have restricted attendance numbers and appropriate COVID-19 health measures in place. Registration is essential and one of our team will be in touch to confirm your attendance.
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Bike Maintenance Pit StopsKeep your ride running smoothly
Keep your bike in tip-top condition and make sure you’re moving safely and smoothly. We’re bringing to the streets a mobile bike mechanic and some of our favourite things to help keep you biking safely – our reflective backpack covers are a crowd favourite and a morning coffee might be just the thing to warm you up.
Come and see us at:
- Devonport Wharf – 19 June, 7am-9am; 25 June 4pm-6pm
- Quay Street (at Plumer Street) – 19 June 4pm-6pm; 25 June 7am-9am
- And Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath (Nelson Street end) - 24 June 4pm-6pm; 26 June 7am-9am
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Thanks for your feedback and ideas
There were some great ideas and common themes – closing streets and parks to cars, more cycleways, keeping or trialling pop up lanes, creating slower speed zones, and improving safety for vulnerable users like children, pedestrians, and people on bikes.
There is exciting new cycling infrastructure currently underway, creating more of our region’s future connected cycle network. To keep up to date on what projects are being proposed or constructed, head to our website.
One of our readers commented, “All the changes in the last 4 years have been phenomenal and have got me off the couch and onto my bike, so just keep nudging away at it!” We aim to keep Auckland moving in the direction of a Vision Zero city that prioritises the safety of human beings and to keep you updated on our progress.
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In feedback from our Cycling and Walking newsletter readers last month, there were several comments on the need to reduce speeds to protect vulnerable people.
You will be excited to know that to make our roads safer, a new Speed Limits Bylaw will come into force from 30 June 2020. The bylaw allows Auckland Transport to set safe speeds on roughly 700km of Auckland roads. We will be rolling out a 30 km/h speed limit in parts of the city centre, and in some town centres and residential zones.
These areas will allow people to walk and cycle without high-speed traffic close by which is great for health and wellbeing. Plus, research from Portland, USA shows people walking and cycling can bring more business to local areas.
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