In the past week, I’ve been video interviewed twice, as well as providing comment for The Press, all discussing how the current fuel price spikes are seeing greater demand for active transport and public transport. Expect to see the …

Hot on the heels of the recent visit through our fair city by John Simmerman from Active Towns, let’s cast our mind back to when other international active mode experts have graced our shores. The list has included Dan …

While I was at the Transportation Conference last week, one of the people I met up with was John Simmerman, an American health professional from Hawaii who runs a non-profit organisation called Active Towns. Over the past decade …

Nearly a week ago, my partner’s father passed away; needless to say it has been a sad and emotional time – rest in peace, Poppa… As all of us get older, sadly we can expect to have more in our …

Among the many people helping to make Christchurch a great place for cycling are those who put a lot of time and effort into making submissions to improve the cycling environment. Three of those people – often fronting up to …

Cycling in Christchurch is all about regular people riding bicycles. But some of the many people who help make Christchurch a great place for cycling are anything but ordinary cyclists. Dave Johnson, RAD Bikes’ mechanics teacher and workshop manager, …

Community bike workshop RAD Bikes has been operating in the central city for over ten years. During that time, the team has helped over 21,300 people, recycled more than 60,500 bikes and bike parts, provided 4,300 hours of education, and …

Many of us take riding a bicycle for granted. Often, it’s a skill we learn as children and provides our first real taste of freedom to get ourselves around – wherever and whenever we like. And even if we later …

I wasn’t sure where to start when I talked with Steven Muir. With his Sunday afternoon cycling church (and the book he wrote about it)? With his role in setting up community initiatives like ICECycles and, more recently, the Aranui …

Don Babe is a busy man. He works as an accountant, helps his wife run their Prebbleton blueberry farm, is long-time chair of Spokes Canterbury, and takes every opportunity to contribute to planning processes to create a better environment …