I'd like to invite you to cast your mind way back to mid-2009... Spurred on by some concerns from nearby school children about cycling to school, consultation was undertaken on a proposal to add cycle lanes to Harewood Rd from the Bishopdale Roundabout to just before Nunweek Park. As part ...
Flashback Friday: A complete cycling network for 34 cents a year18 Oct 2024Bicycle politics / Cycle infrastructureAbout six weeks ago, the Govt’s National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) came out and currently Councils around the country are grappling with its implications for their funding plans, especially when it comes to road safety and sustainable transport projects – more on that in the near future… Coming from the highs of recent expenditure in … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: A complete cycling network for 34 cents a year” [...]
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2023 Census stats show cycling growth in Christchurch13 Oct 2024Cycle infrastructure / People riding bikesAbout 18 months ago, the 2023 Census was undertaken, asking everyone in NZ various details about their households and work/life habits. I’m not entirely sure why it takes so long to collate the relevant information from what is now largely an electronic data collection exercise, but finally in the past few weeks we have started … Continue reading “2023 Census stats show cycling growth in Christchurch” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Cycling Developments in Selwyn District11 Oct 2024Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesIt’s certainly been a busy few weeks when all I can barely do is get some Flashback posts up… Last night I was chatting at a function to a Selwyn District Councillor – and tomorrow night I will be out in Lincoln getting my best 80s retro action going. So, it seems appropriate to dig … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Cycling Developments in Selwyn District” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Carrying stuff by bike4 Oct 2024Bikes & equipment / General A2B by bikeSome of my work colleagues have been getting new bikes lately (including making use of the clever new WorkRide scheme). Most of these have been e-bikes (which warrants a whole post about that one day…) and some have also been getting ones that can carry quite a bit of extra stuff, thanks to either a … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Carrying stuff by bike” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Biketober 2018 is here!27 Sep 2024EventsAs we get towards the end of September, some of you might be wondering what has happened to the annual Christchurch Biketober festival this year. Unfortunately, the decision was made to pause Biketober for 2024 (although I see that our colleagues up in Auckland are still doing one…). Being a volunteer-driven event puts a lot … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Biketober 2018 is here!” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Cycling Safety and the Media20 Sep 2024Cycle-centric ideas / General A2B by bikeLast Wednesday, I had the fun of giving a presentation on “Cycleways and Safety” to a Nerd Nite Selwyn gathering out in Lincoln. It covered a lot of bases in a short time and elicited lots of good questions too. One thing I highlighted was how people often perceive cycling to be much more dangerous … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Cycling Safety and the Media” [...]
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Photo of the Day – Shopping Mall Bike Parking16 Sep 2024Bikes & equipment / Cycle-centric ideasI had occasion a couple of weeks back to visit Westfield Mall in Riccarton to do a few errands. It was a nice sunny day and, knowing how fun trying to drive and park at shopping malls can be, I took my bike over there (it’s great that the South Express cycleway is only a … Continue reading “Photo of the Day – Shopping Mall Bike Parking” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Enschede – a pioneer for cycling13 Sep 2024Cycle infrastructureIn my work, we’re about to start a really interesting project to hopefully trial some small low-level cycle signals at various cities around NZ. The inspiration for this is from several places in Europe that are already using these to make it easier for riders to know when they can cross an intersection. Nine years … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Enschede – a pioneer for cycling” [...]
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In the spotlight: Anne Scott, Allan Taunt and Fiona Bennetts8 Sep 2024Cyclivism / General A2B by bikeAmong the many people helping to make Christchurch a great place for cycling are those who put a lot of time and effort into making submissions to improve the cycling environment. Three of those people – often fronting up to present submissions to community boards and councils in person – are Anne Scott, Allan Taunt … Continue reading “In the spotlight: Anne Scott, Allan Taunt and Fiona Bennetts” [...]
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Flashback Friday: Where else should we count bike numbers?6 Sep 2024Cycle-centric ideasThere has been an interesting conversation going around Spokes Canterbury lately about the potential for extra cycle counters across Christchurch in new locations. There is of course a cost to installing (and maintaining) any new permanent cycle counters; fortunately there is also a programme of other short-term counts to help build up a picture of … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Where else should we count bike numbers?” [...]
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