Английская Википедия:Cycling Action Network
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Cycling Action Network (CAN) is a national cycling advocacy group founded in November 1996[1] in Wellington, New Zealand. They lobby government, local authorities, businesses and the community on behalf of cyclists, for a better cycling environment. It aims to achieve a better cycling environment for cycling as transport. Major initiatives are the annual Cycle Friendly Awards and support for a biennial Cycling Conference. The organisation was originally named Cycling Advocates' Network until 2015.
Goals
CAN's goals are:[2]
- Promote integrated cycle planning
- Promote the benefits of cycling
- Improve safety
- Encourage the creation of a good cycling environment
- Develop cycle advocacy and cycle action
Activities
NZ Cycling Conference
CAN has made a major contribution to the establishment and ongoing success of the NZ Cycling Conference[3] series (15 October 1997, Hamilton; 14–15 July 2000, Palmerston North; 21–22 September 2001, Christchurch; 10–11 October 2003, North Shore; 14–15 October 2005 Hutt City; 1–2 November 2007, Napier; 12–13 November 2009, New Plymouth); February 2012 Hastings.[4][5]
Cycle Friendly Awards
Шаблон:Main Since 2003, CAN has been organising the annual Cycle Friendly Awards, celebrating initiatives to promote cycling and create a cycle-friendly environment at both a national and local level in New Zealand.[6] The event has since received public recognition, with government representatives attending the award ceremonies.[7]
Chainlinks
Chainlinks is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network (CAN), which Шаблон:As of is published three times a year as an electronic newsletter. About a 1000 copies are distributed to members of CAN and a number of supporting organisations such as local government authorities and cycling industry organisations.[8] Published since 1997, until 2015 it was a full-colour paper magazine,[8] whose back issues are available online.[9]
Association with other groups
CAN is the parent organisation for some 20 local cycling advocacy groups around the country,[10] including Cycle Action Auckland and Spokes Canterbury.
CAN was a member of BikeNZ and provided one board member from BikeNZ's inception in July 2003. CAN resigned from BikeNZ in October 2007,[11] but continues to work with BikeNZ on advocacy issues.[12]
CAN works closely with Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy group.
See also
- Bike Auckland
- Spokes Canterbury
- Cycling in Auckland
- Cycling in New Zealand
- Bicycle helmets in New Zealand
- New Zealand Cycle Trail
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Cycling Action Network CAN website
- ↑ http://cyclingconf.org.nz/ Шаблон:Webarchive NZ Cycling Conference
- ↑ http://can.org.nz/nz-cycling-conference-series Conference series on CAN website; accessed 5 January 2010
- ↑ http://cyclingconf.org.nz/ Шаблон:Webarchive Cycling Conference official website, accessed 5 January 2010
- ↑ CAN Awards Шаблон:Webarchive CAN Awards web page
- ↑ Cycling Advocates Network Cycle-Friendly Awards Шаблон:Webarchive (speech by Lianne Dalziel, 7 October 2008) (from the New Zealand Government website, accessed 14 December 2008)
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