Cycling Action Network (CAN) is a national cycling advocacy group founded in November 1996 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 it was formally changed at the annual general meeting on 20 March 2016.
Goals
CAN's goals are:Cycling Action Network CAN website
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
Chairpersons The group is led an executive committee. Chairpersons of these committees are shown in the table below.
+ Chairpersons Start End Name ? 17 July 2000 Sally Stevens 17 July 2000 11 October 2003 Jane Dawson 11 October 2003 October 2004 David Laing October 2004 4 October 2008 Robert Ibell 4 October 2008 14 November 2009 Axel Wilke & Glen Koorey 14 November 2009 March or April 2010 Bevan Woodward April 2010 29 March 2015 Graeme Lindup 29 March 2015 20 March 2016 Graeme Lindup & Will Andrews 20 March 2016 July 2018 Will Andrews
Activities
NZ Cycling Conference
CAN has made a major contribution to the establishment and ongoing success of the NZ Cycling Conference 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). Since 2012, the conference series has been combined with the previous NZ Walking Conference series and rebranded "2WALKandCYCLE" (February 2012, Hastings; October 2014, Nelson; July 2016, Auckland; Jul/Aug 2018, Palmerston North; March 2021, Dunedin).http://can.org.nz/nz-cycling-conference-series Conference series on CAN website; accessed 5 January 2010http://cyclingconf.org.nz/ Cycling Conference official website, accessed 5 January 2010
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.CAN Awards CAN Awards web page The event has since received public recognition, with government representatives attending the award ceremonies.Cycling Advocates Network Cycle-Friendly Awards (speech by Lianne Dalziel, 7 October 2008) (from the New Zealand Government website, accessed 14 December 2008)
Chainlinks Chainlinks is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network (CAN), which 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. Published since 1997, until 2015 it was a full-colour paper magazine, whose back issues are available online.
Association with other groups
CAN is the parent organisation for some 20 local cycling advocacy groups around the country, including Bike 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, but continues to work with BikeNZ on advocacy issues.
CAN works closely with Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy group.
See also Bike Auckland Spokes Canterbury Cycling in Auckland Cycling in Wellington Cycling in New Zealand Bicycle helmets in New Zealand New Zealand Cycle Trail
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