Time for consultation on another Major Cycle Route, and this one is quite a doozy. The South Express (Puari ki Niho-toto) extends all the way from South Hagley Park to Templeton, passing through various suburbs of Riccarton, Sockburn, …
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Biking Events for Feb 2019
It certainly feels like summer has shown up this week (of course, just as many people are getting back to study and work…). Summer invariably means quite a lot happening on the cycling front, and the coming month is …
Wanted: Your contributions!
You may have noticed that the blog posts have been a little sparse lately; if I can get one a week done I’m doing well at the moment. My apologies to those who like to receive a regular helping of …
Photo of the Day: East Frame Pump Track
There’s a lot going on in town these days; it’s great to see it all coming together. New buildings are popping up; we’re getting nice new spaces like the Oxford Promenade, and fun events like the Bread & Circus…
The Oxford Promenade – a new way through town
I’m slowly appreciating a new route through town as a great place for biking – the Oxford Tce “City Promenade”. Since its opening in late November, this new corridor along the Avon River is providing a relatively traffic-free link …
Cycling in Chch 2018: when bikes were counted and countered
I hope you are all enjoying a nice summer break (or if you’re one of the unlucky ones who has to work, then I hope you get a great break later!). As another year draws to a close, it’s …
Recent cycleways in Auckland
I’ve had a few recent trips to Auckland for work, and they’ve given me the opportunity to have a look at a few new cycleways installed around the city. Granted, the city has also encountered its fair share of “bikelash”…
Can e-scooters and bikes co-exist?
In case you have been living under a rock lately, it’s been two months now since Lime e-scooters turned up on Christchurch (and Auckland) streets. Judging by the volume of alarmist news articles and letters to the editor, you’d think …
The problem with cycleways and turning traffic
The new separated cycleways have given a dramatic transformation to our city cycling network. Lots of people are now enjoying these new connections around town. However, if there was one particular thing that is causing ongoing angst for all parties …
Photo of the Day: New cycleway crossings in town
It’s been a crazy-busy couple of weeks for me lately, hence the trickle of blog posts (lots of half-written draft ones coming one day…). In absence of a full-length post or two, here’s a quick look at one of the …
Biking Events for Dec 2018
After the mad dash of events that filled up Biketober, it’s quite relaxing to settle down to a more “normal” programme of biking events heading towards the Christmas holidays. While it may not be quite as frantic, here are a …
Come and hear the Bruntletts talk about a cycle-friendly city
Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, from Vancouver Canada, sold their car in 2010 and embraced a “car-lite” life of cycling, walking, public transport and car share with their two young children. Since then, they have become two of the city’s leading …
What did you think of Biketober? Fill in the survey!
Biketober is over and now we’re in the month of… Bikevember? Whatever, we hope that you enjoyed the chance to take part in over 80 biking events in Christchurch last month. Maybe you attended heaps of things (and went nuts …
Photo of the Day: Cycle lanes in Wigram Skies
Biketober has finished and we can all breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate a job well done; thanks to all the many people who helped to make it happen! Now back to more “mundane” matters of biking around our …
The last week of Biketober 2018 – and beyond
We’re into the final days now of Biketober Chch for its second incarnation, and it’s been fantastic to see what the month has unearthed in terms of a wide variety of events. So what’s left to take part in? Here …
Biketober 2018 – Week 4
Only ten days to go until the end of Biketober 2018 and yet there are still plenty of things to do! The glorious weather at present is leaving no excuse for getting out on your bike and taking part in …
Biketober 2018 – Week 3
We’re halfway through Biketober and what a lot has already happened! The highlight this week was the just-completed NZ Bike Expo at Wigram Airforce Museum. Thousands of people checked out the many exhibitors on display, tried out lots of bikes, …
Where else should we count bike numbers?
We’re now starting to develop a comprehensive set of automated cycle counters around the city, and you can check out the weekly count data live at SmartView, the City Council’s very useful information website. Of course, these counters don’t …
Biketober 2018 – Week 2
We are only seven days into this year’s Biketober Christchurch festival and already you’ve had the opportunity to take part in thirty different events! This has included some great rides, bike workshops, training sessions, and generally fun activities to do …
Photo(s) of the Day: Heathcote Expressway taking shape
The rollout of Major Cycle Routes continues apace, with construction currently underway of the first section of the Heathcote Expressway. Already there is a fair bit of progress on the section from Ferry Rd through Charleston and Woolston towards …