Cycling Action Network


Cycling Action Network 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 2015.

Goals

CAN's goals are:

NZ Cycling Conference

CAN has made a major contribution to the establishment and ongoing success of the NZ Cycling Conference series ; February 2012 Hastings.

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. The event has since received public recognition, with government representatives attending the award ceremonies.

''Chainlinks''

Chainlinks is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network, 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. 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 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, but continues to work with BikeNZ on advocacy issues.
CAN works closely with Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy group.