Spokes Ōtepoti Dunedin
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The cycling advocacy group of Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa. Making the streets sweet for cyclists!
Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa
Joined November 2012
There will also be bike maintenance as well as some electric bikes to look at.
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It's a waste free event so bring your own cups, bowls and spoons!.
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Bike Breakfast 2024 - Next Wednesday from 7AM at the Dunedin Railway Station!!! As per usual there will be a delicious breakfast and lots of possibilities to exchange ideas on how to improve cycling in our city.
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If you have not already, do join our mailing list on (even if you did give me email address this morning: felt-tip is not always the clearest so I might get some typos!).
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Many thanks all of you that turned up to the bike breakfast this morning- there was a wonderful vibe and the weather was mostly kind! I've started processing the email addresses and the 25 maps - some great suggestions and lots of useful stuff to take forward.
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Bike Breakfast TOMORROW Feb 15th from 7-10am. Free breakfast, fruit salad, coffee etc. Came and have a look at our maps and show your support to making Dunedin a safe city for cyclists!.
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3 Sleeps to the next Dunedin Bike Breakfast! Come down to the Octagon on Wednesday 15th Feb between 7 and 10am for a yummy breakfast with great coffee, all for free! Chat with other cyclists, put down your ideas for better cycling infrastructure on our maps and get fuelled up!.
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Alrighty, the passenger rail inquiry submissions are now online. Here's mine: I've been enjoying looking through the rest—especially as I've seen a few cite my book! You can view the lot here, a whopping 1718 submissions:
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Kia ora koutou,.The Annual Bike breakfast is happening!!.Thursday, the 20th of October from 6.15am to 9am in the Lower Octagon - come for a free breakfast to celebrate this great mode of transport!.See you there!!
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What we need in Dunedin: the planners understand it, it benefits car drivers. but how on earth do we convince the councillors? .
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When the solution is blindingly obvious and the people who have the power to implement the solution appear to be blind. .
Today I met with officials in Helsinki, which has had a ~75% drop in road deaths over the last thirty years (including recent years with no ped/cyclist deaths at all). Me: “How much of a role has IT played in reducing crashes?”. City official: “Zero. We simply slowed down cars.”.
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RT @DavidZipper: Today I met with officials in Helsinki, which has had a ~75% drop in road deaths over the last thirty years (including rec….
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"The report suggests 16.3 deaths or serious injuries would be prevented each year".
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Wellington proving that not every city in New Zealand plans to remain a decade or two behind the rest of the world.
stuff.co.nz
Eighty per cent of the city's roads will likely drop to 30kph after a drastic planned cut voted in by the Wellington City Council.
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Another fun DCC site to drop pins and comment on. Princes Street Connections is not just about buses, but there is room for decent cycle facilities too. Have your say:
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Ever park a bike in Dunedin? This survey is for you: Go on, fill it in and place your desired parking locations all over the centre of town!
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Public consultation on the Albany Street Connections project. Have your say: (You might like to consider if there are better alternatives. Join the discussions on .
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In almost any other situation, this ability to save lives would be grasped and implemented immediately. However, because of the power of the private car lobby, we still find ourselves trying and trying again to get something so obvious implemented.
greaterauckland.org.nz
It’s important to give credit where it’s due. Auckland Transport’s Safer Speeds team deserves credit for a life-saving intervention that’s been flying under the radar, even as news headlines highli...
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