Bike activists won’t accept it’s a bridge too far

Waka Kotahi is meeting next week to decide whether or not to take another look at hotly-contested ideas for pedestrian and cyclist access to the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Newsroom reveals. Controversies around the scrapped trial of a dedicated cycling and walking lane on the Auckland Harbour Bridge have come to a head with legal threats from activists to the transport agency. Mayoral candidate Leo Molloy said he would support cyclists and walkers having access to a lane on summer weekends, but didn’t agree with the cycle lobby threatening the transport minister with legal action if it didn’t get a dedicated crossing on weekdays.