Tauranga City Council's cycling representative Bruce Galloway wants more people in the city to bike to work.
He believes the city's 13 kilometre commuter cycle pathway, which he estimates will be built within five to 10 years, will encourage more people to cycle to work.
Ten routes that 'criss-cross” Tauranga will be made up of existing cycling tracks and newly built pathways.
'I would like to think Tauranga would become a cycling mecca,” says Bruce.


Bruce Galloway.

The cycle pathway will be built in increments but many sections have already been constructed.
The network would connect outlying suburbs such as Papamoa East, Matapihi and Pyes Pa with Tauranga's CBD.
James Jacobs, business development coordinator at Tauranga Environment Centre, held a meeting at the centre this week to explore the topic of the cycling pathway.
'We wanted to draw a line in the sand,” says James.
He wants to encourage more people to use a bike to commute to work and says it is a fallacy that cycling is dangerous.
'Tauranga is perfect for cycle commuting – it's flat and the weather is great,” says James.
He is encouraging members of the public to put forward a submission to council about the cycle pathway.