What We Do
We operate across many areas to help people on bikes. From advocating for better facilities to running fun and informative events and making it easy for people to get on a bike and enjoy the freedom.
advocacy
We create conversations with Councillors and staff at Councils to promote the need for better transport choices across our towns and city.
We challenge the status quo and advocate for biking infrastructure that encouarges people to get out on a bike. We believe our towns and city can thrive when people can use public spaces in many different ways.
Creating change takes input from everybody. At Bike Waikato we like to make sure we have a relationship with all the players when it come to transport choices, that includes elected members and professionals, but also includes members of the public and people who love the simplicity, function and freedom of a bike.
submissions
We regularly write submissions on topics opened out for consultation by local and national authorities.
When necessary these submissions are also advertised to the public to generate additional support.
Councils and Waka Kotahi often advertise items for consultation on their websites as well.
Do you want to help promote better transport choices?
join us as a volunteer.
Become a Bike Waikato volunteer.
events
We often host events and rides throughout the year to connect more people with the fun of biking as well as informative presentations and sessions to learn what is happening with projects.
Some of the past events we have run are:
bike valet
What is bike valet?
Bike Valet takes care of your bike and gives you peace of mind.
One of the obstacles to riding to events, markets, concerts, sports games is finding somewhere to securely lock up your bike. Bike Valet is a parking service that keeps your bike safe and secure until you are ready to leave.
ungapthemap
Did the bike lane just STOP and the intersection was full of traffic?
We all want to see safe, direct and connected bike routes for everyone to use. When surveyed, approximately 60% of the community say they would get out on a bike if they felt safe doing so.
Ungapthemap is a programme of work led by Bike Waikato that gathers gaps in bike networks, maintenance issues and great ideas to understand what people on bikes want and to know what improvements to talk to Councils about.
A gap could be a bike lane that stops and starts each side of an intersection, a bike lane that cars always cross into, maintenance issues or a missing link.
If you have identified any gaps where you like to ride we would love to know about it and help get it improved.
You can tell us about your gap on the form below.
Even better, if you want to volunteer to help us increase the Ungapthemap work you could sign up as a volunteer with us.
tell us about a gap in the map
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