Cycling Action Network

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.

CAN
Cycling Action Network
Formation1 November 1996 (1996-11-01)
TypeNGO
Legal statusIncorporated Society and Registered Charity
PurposeAdvocacy
HeadquartersNew Zealand Wellington, NZ
Location
  • 8a Horner St, Newtown, Wellington
Region served
New Zealand
Membership
Private Persons & Organisations
Official language
En
Chair
Rex Willaims
Main organ
Board
Staff
3
Volunteers
dozens
Websitecan.org.nz

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
Main article: 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
Main article: Cycle Friendly Awards

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 is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network (CAN), which as of 2017 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

References
  1. "10 Year Anniversary Issue" (PDF). Chainlinks. Cycling Action Network of New Zealand. November 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. Cycling Action Network CAN website
  3. http://cyclingconf.org.nz/ Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine NZ Cycling Conference
  4. http://can.org.nz/nz-cycling-conference-series Conference series on CAN website; accessed 5 January 2010
  5. http://cyclingconf.org.nz/ Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Cycling Conference official website, accessed 5 January 2010
  6. CAN Awards Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine CAN Awards web page
  7. Cycling Advocates Network Cycle-Friendly Awards (speech by Lianne Dalziel, 7 October 2008) (from the New Zealand Government website, accessed 14 December 2008)
  8. "Local Groups - Cycling Action Network NZ". can.org.nz. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  9. "CAN leaves BikeNZ" (PDF). Chainlinks. Cycling Action Network of New Zealand. December 2007. p. 16. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. "Advocacy Toolkit". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
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