Mayor signs up for Aotearoa Bike Challenge
Mayor Phil Goff is looking forward to the challenge.
The Auckland Bike Challenge kicks off today and Mayor Phil Goff will be joining more than 2500 Aucklanders who have registered for the free month-long event.
Bigger and better than last year, the Auckland Bike Challenge run by Auckland Transport is now part of the New Zealand Transport Agencies' nationwide Aotearoa Bike Challenge.
Cycling a 'great way to get around'
The Auckland Mayoral office has two electric bikes and Mayor Phil Goff is looking forward to the challenge.
"Living out in Clevedon means cycling to work's a bit tough for me, but I enjoy getting to meetings and events in the city on my bike, and use it when I can," he says.
"Cycling's a great way to get around our city. It's a joy being out of a car in the fresh air, getting fit and reducing our carbon footprint.”
Helping people get out of their cars
The Mayor says Auckland Council is committed to helping more people get out of their cars and on to bikes and are investing in new world class facilities to make cycling safer and more accessible.
"The Quay Street Cycleway, the first stage of the Glen Innes to Tamaki shared path, the Mt Roskill Safe route and the award-winning pink Lightpath on Nelson Street are really popular," says Mayor Phil Goff.
"We will continue to invest in safe cycleways across the city to reduce congestion and pollution and make Auckland an even better place to live.
"The 2017 Bike Challenge is your opportunity to explore our beautiful city and to see it in a new way. I look forward to seeing you out and about and on your bike this summer."
About the challenge
The Auckland Bike Challenge is a fun, free workplace competition that encourages people to give cycling a go during the month of February 2017. More than 270 Auckland organisations will compete against each other as well as those who have signed up throughout the rest of New Zealand.
There’s still time to register online, with plenty of prizes up for grabs.