I guess many people right now might be learning to deal with a life without work, socialising, and many other things we take for granted. For Alastair Brown and his family, living without a car has been something they’ve dealt …
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Flashback Friday: Cycling and making sense of life
What a difference a week makes… My week has been fairly busy out of town (hence the lack of posts), but it may well be the last trip away for a while, thanks to a certain virus cancelling things everywhere… …
Guest Photo of the Day: Bikes vs Buses
Our photo this week comes from guest contributor Chris:
“I just snapped a photo on the way home last night; I thought you might be interested in using it (it’s the Lincoln/Barrington/Whiteleigh intersection by the way):
“I thought it was …
Changing Times: Speedy Cycles
Guest contributor Criggie offered up this little historical snapshot for our viewing:
We’ve got this picture as a poster-print on the wall of our bike shed at work:
The photo was originally from the National Archives, and bears this …
Some guest pictures of the day – the not so good…
Well I did ask for more guest contributions and, even before then, Don Robertson was in with some less-than-desirable cycleway etiquette around town:
“Thought you might like some pictures for the picture of the day feature on your site. The …
Flashback Friday: Electric Bikes. Even more reason for good cycling infrastructure
It’s hard to turn anywhere in NZ these days and not see people tootling about on electric (e-)bikes; they have certainly been a growth item (and car-swapping game-changer) for many people over the past few years. Seven years ago, they …
Guest Post: Are Cycleways Really that Controversial?
This post was originally written by Chris on Talking Transport:
There’s a perception in some circles that the Christchurch cycleways are extremely controversial. Many mainstream media articles that mention them end up attracting screeds of negative comments – examples …
Biketober Chch 2019 begins to take shape – can you help?
Springtime is looming, bringing with it daffodils, local body elections, and (most importantly) Biketober 2019! Remember last year?
The volunteer Biketober organising team have been keeping warm during these wintery months by preparing another action-packed October full of all …
More dodgy bike and car parking
Since our recent posts about dodgy bike stands and car parking, I’ve received quite a few other pictures and stories from other readers about similar things observed around town. Thanks to the many contributions received! I thought I would …
Guest Photo of the Day: Theory and Practice of Wheel-Bender Cycle Parking
Jan Jakob Bornheim sent in this interesting photo from his recent travels around town. Jan Jakob says: “I noticed the following when going shopping recently (at the green grocery store at Northlands). Note that there are seven bicycles, but only …
A Regional Cycle Node Network
Guest contributor Jan Jakob Bornheim has been thinking beyond Christchurch…
The Christchurch Major Cycle Ways are a success in moving people riding their bicycles around Christchurch. But in the last few years, it seems there has been another, quieter evolution …
Guest Post: Community Board keen to cut Harewood Road cycleway
Out to the northwest, Simon Britten has noticed a worrying development:
The planned Wheels to Wings cycleway isn’t a priority for the Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board. Speaking to Council last week in support of the Board’s Annual Plan submission, Chairman Sam …
Bike storage lockers in the central city
Gemma Dioni made this interesting discovery at the Good Spot parking lot in the East Frame:
“Came across these this morning. You can use them for free; you just have to bring your own lock and liaise with the guy …
Guest Post: Nobody Rides Bikes in Winter! Right?
Chris Morahan, over at Talking Transport, has been musing about the cycleway count stats for Chch…:
Recently somebody said to me something to the effect of:
“we shouldn’t be building cycleways because even if they’re OK in summer, nobody …
Guest Post: How cycling could reduce the impact of the Christchurch Northern Corridor
Guest writer Jim Pickles has a few thoughts regarding a looming problem:
About ten years ago I wrote in a submission to council on the Urban Development Strategy that the way the council handled cycling on Cranford St would be …
Guest Post: Are the Demographics of Cyclists Changing?
Chris from Talking Transport takes a look at who’s cycling:
Up till quite recently, if you saw someone riding a bike in Christchurch there would have been a pretty good chance they would have been a male, aged 18-45, athletic, …
Guest Post: Telescope bikepacking
David Hawke gives us an interesting challenge for a bike (reminds me of Steve Muir’s fun with building supplies…):
My project over the last week or so has been to figure out how to get a telescope onto a …
Guest Post: Cycle Counts February 2019
This blog post by Chris Morahan first appeared in Talking Transport:
I keep seeing comments in various social media circles that no one in Christchurch cycles. It’s always just anecdotal, but even then I don’t understand it. My own …
Guest Post: Mind those doors!
Cycling in Chch reader Helen Leigh sent me a slightly harrowing story:
“I am an avid cyclist and have cycled for well over 10 years and have traversed much of the city. It was the first week in January this …
Guest Photo of the Day: Dodgy cycleway parking
As I said the other day, we’re always after guest contributions to Cycling in Christchurch, big or small. And here’s an example of a simple addition to the conversation. Blogsite reader Geof Wilson sent in this photo with …