sustainable transport

Cycle for Sustainability - the ride to Clyde!

25 keen Students for Environmental Action members will be undertaking a
'Cycle for Sustainability' this Easter!

We're leaving Dunedin on Friday morning, taking the train to Middlemarch,
then covering 150kms on our bikes to arrive in Clyde in time for a Food
and Wine festival on Easter Sunday. We are camping each night, cooking
our mainly local or organic food together and hoping it'll be warm enough
for some river swims.

Along the way we'll be showing support for sustainable transport and giving out
'Be the Change' campaign material


 
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hi guys

I think a great way to reduce NZ's effect on the climate is to try and make our cities more enjoyable to bike, cycle, bus, and train around. If you agree with me then it would really good if you could register your support online at http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/projects/cbdproject/queenstspeedsay.asp for the Auckland City Council's idea to make Queen Street safer/more pedestrian friendly by lowering the speed limit to 30 km/hour.

Originally submitted by Lucy on 02 Mar 2008
 
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I have made four light weight aluminium bike trailers that are designed to carry Christchurch recycle crates. I am hiring them out to Christchurch residents to trial them for a month. My reasons for this is that many people like the sound of a trailer but aren't willing to pay for one when they are not sure what it is like or whether they'll handle it etc. If they try it they're bound to love it and want to get one or make their own. www.cyclingchurch.org.nz for details or email thepope@cyclingchurch.org.nz

Originally submitted by stevenmuir on 26 Feb 2008

Stop Transit's Tunnels - Public Meeting Wednesday 13 February 6-8pm

Venue: St Johns in the City Church, cnr Willis and Dixon Streets, Wellington

Please Attend - This Is Extremely Important

Transit have begun consultation on the Ngauranga to Airport Transport
Strategy - and this could see more tunnels, more roads and more flyovers
being built through the heart of our city. The result will be more CO2,
more dependence on oil, and a worse quality of life for Wellington residents.

But there's still time to change the plan. Already there's a strong push
to make the city more pedestrian and cyclist friendly, and to invest in


 
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Wellington City Council recently made a commitment to carbon neutrality. But the newly-released plan for revamping east-west transport in Wellington - the Ngauranga to Airport Strategic Transport Study - suggests "solving" Wellington's transport problems by spending massive amounts of money on building new roads and road tunnels. To find how you can support sustainable Wellington transport and oppose this 1950s-style transport plan, see http://www.bethechange.org.nz/blogs/timjones/support-sustainable-wellington-transport-campaign

Originally submitted by timjones on 01 Feb 2008

Support the Sustainable Wellington Transport Campaign

Wellington City Council recently made a commitment to carbon neutrality. But the newly-released plan for revamping east-west transport in Wellington - the Ngauranga to Airport Strategic Transport Study - suggests "solving" Wellington's transport problems by spending massive amounts of money on building new roads and road tunnels.


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