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Alan Preston and Sally Lawson are now friends

Mar 7, 2009

Alan Preston left a comment for Sally Lawson

"Kia ora Sally , Alan Preston here ( http://urbanbicycles.googlepages.com ) What can we do to get more people to take up cycling for their everyday transport ? (It's all on the urbanbicycles web-site) . Make submissions to the likes of…"

Mar 7, 2009

Sally Lawson left a comment for Alan Preston

"Hi Alan I've just joined TT, and noticed your page on urban bicycles! This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Any updates on getting utility bicycles available in NZ? And if not, how can we progress this cause? They look fantastic…"

Mar 7, 2009

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I found out about Transition Towns...: From a friend who told me

In the context of Transition Towns my interests / passions are:: Promoting urban appropriate utility bicycles and utility cycling in New Zealand based on the Western European model and my 10 years experience as a cyclist in the cities of Japan.
See my ( non-commercial) Urban Bicycles web-site listed below.

What are you happy to share about yourself:: Time, energy, knowledge

Where do you live (City or Town):: Middleton, Christchurch

Skype Address (optional, but very helpful for collaboration) Install Skype from http://skype.com/download: alan.preston

Website1:: http://urbanbicycles.googlepages.com/home

Website 2:: http://kyotoinkyoto.blogspot.com/

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At 18:27 on March 7, 2009, Sally Lawson said…: Hi Alan

I've just joined TT, and noticed your page on urban bicycles! This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Any updates on getting utility bicycles available in NZ? And if not, how can we progress this cause? They look fantastic (and Christchurch would be a PERFECT place for them - nice and flat!) ;-)

At 14:31 on December 27, 2008, Grifen said…: Hi Alan, I´d be stoked to hear your thoughts on the role of tertiary education in coming decades as we move into the post industrial paradigms, and a possible gaia university campus in nz. Gracias, Grifen