| CAN Cycling Action Network | |
| Map: | LocationNewZealand.png |
| Msize: | 250px |
| Malt: | CAN is active in NZ |
| Mcaption: | NZ is CAN's area of influence. |
| Type: | NGO |
| Status: | Incorporated Society and Registered Charity |
| Purpose: | Advocacy |
| Headquarters: |  Wellington, NZ |
| Location: | 8a Horner St, Newtown, Wellington |
| Region Served: | New Zealand |
| Membership: | Private Persons & Organisations |
| Language: | En |
| Leader Title: | Chair |
| Leader Name: | Alex Dyer |
| Main Organ: | Board |
| Num Staff: | 3 |
| Num Volunteers: | dozens |
Cycling Action Network (CAN) is a national cycling advocacy group founded in November 1996[1] 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 it was formally changed at the annual general meeting on 20 March 2016.
CAN's goals are:[2]
The group is led an executive committee. Chairpersons of these committees are shown in the table below.
| Start | End | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 17 July 2000 | Sally Stevens[3] | ||||
| 17 July 2000 | 11 October 2003 | Jane Dawson[4] | ||||
| 11 October 2003 | October 2004 | David Laing[5] | ||||
| October 2004 | 4 October 2008 | Robert Ibell[6] | ||||
| 4 October 2008 | 14 November 2009 | Axel Wilke & Glen Koorey | ||||
| 14 November 2009 | March or April 2010 | Bevan Woodward[7] | ||||
| April 2010 | 29 March 2015 | Graeme Lindup[8] | ||||
| 29 March 2015 | 20 March 2016 | Graeme Lindup & Will Andrews[9] | ||||
| 20 March 2016 | July 2018 | Will Andrews | - | Example | Example | Example |
| Example | Example | Example | ||||
| Example | Example | Example --> |
See main article: NZ Cycling Conference.
CAN has made a major contribution to the establishment and ongoing success of the NZ Cycling Conference[10] series (15 October 1997, Hamilton; 14–15 July 2000, Palmerston North; 21–22 September 2001, Christchurch; 10–11 October 2003, North Shore; 14–15 October 2005 Hutt City; 1–2 November 2007, Napier; 12–13 November 2009, New Plymouth). Since 2012, the conference series has been combined with the previous NZ Walking Conference series and rebranded "2WALKandCYCLE" (February 2012, Hastings; October 2014, Nelson; July 2016, Auckland; Jul/Aug 2018, Palmerston North; March 2021, Dunedin).[11] [12]
See main article: 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.[13] The event has since received public recognition, with government representatives attending the award ceremonies.[14]
Chainlinks is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network (CAN), which 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.[15] Published since 1997, until 2015 it was a full-colour paper magazine,[15] whose back issues are available online.[16]
CAN is the parent organisation for some 20 local cycling advocacy groups around the country,[17] 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,[18] but continues to work with BikeNZ on advocacy issues.[19]
CAN works closely with Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy group.