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Did you hear WCC plans to create 166 km of bike lanes in next five years?

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The Wellington City Council has approved a bike network plan that would see separated cycleways on more than 20 per cent of Wellington’s streets.

It will be a huge upgrade from the current 23 kilometres of dedicated bike lanes in Wellington.

The 166km Paneke Pōneke bike network plan for Wellington received the green light from councillors at a meeting on Thursday morning (10 Mar 22) after several months of public consultation.

“This represents a sea change for the future of Wellington’s transport,” cycling advocate Patrick Morgan said. “It’s the single biggest improvement to our transport network this century.”

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