Get Across Update- May 2009

Hi All,

A massive thank you to everyone who helped organise and promote the Sunday’s demonstration.    Here’s the plan from here..

– We intend meeting with the NZTA’s CEO to see if they will re-open the walk/cycle way study

– We will ask the PM to consider making the walk/cycle a “Road of National Significance”, which means it is entitled to a share of the recently announced $1 billion of extra funding for State Highway projects.

– We are staging a short protest outside the NZTA’s “Bridges Linking Communities” Conference on Wednesday, 8:30 to 9:30am outside the Sky City, please contact Andy for details:  andysmith@clear.net.nz or  021-474 740. A draft of our media release is attached

– We have lodged a complaint with the Auditor-General’s office over the NZTA’s conduct relating to the walk/cycle way study, see:
http://www.fast.gen.nz/page/walking(and)biking-on-the-bridge/auditor-general-investigation/

Bevan Woodward