Cycle infrastructure – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday: “Accessible City” Plan – What’s In it for Cycling?

LennyBoy — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:41:02 +0000

As we get around our post-quake rebuilt city, it seems a lifetime ago when the original plans for the rebuild (esp. in the central city) were being finalised by Govt after Council’s initial proposals. Not surprisingly the transport aspects of …

Has Cycling increased in Christchurch?

LennyBoy — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:09:33 +0000

“Build it and they will come” – that’s what we’re regularly told about the magic of induced demand, especially for something like transport. It certainly seems to happen when we build additional roading capacity – what about when we …

Flashback Friday – Separated Cycleways: Which Separators are Best?

LennyBoy — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:36:56 +0000

Happy New Year! Another year, same old Flashback Friday. This time, let’s go back to something first posted in Oct 2013 when separated cycleways in Christchurch were quite the rarity. Now we have a considerable selection of separators around the …

Photo of the Day: Old Blenheim Rd cycle path work

LennyBoy — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:03:52 +0000

Seasons greetings! I hope you’re having a nice holiday break and reflecting on an “interesting” year (2020 end-of-year review coming soon…). You might also be getting out and about on your bike around town, and you might notice a …

Final route for Rapanui Stage 3 confirmed

LennyBoy — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:25:00 +0000

Another little bit of cycling good news a week or so back was the confirmation of the route for the final stage of the Rapanui / Shag Rock Major Cycle Route between Dyers Rd and Ferrymead Bridge.

The original route …

Flashback Friday: Cycling in the Netherlands

Cycling in Chch (Guest) — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:22:37 +0000

After a year in which most of us have been unable to do any overseas travel, it is nice to reminisce on opportunities in the past to visit interesting new places. Regular viewer Frank Dohmen (Cyclomaniac) provided a guest post …

Photo of the Day: Northern Motorway Ride

LennyBoy — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:57:00 +0000

It’s a few days back now, but I thought I should pop in a wee post to commemorate the fun that was had last Saturday by many taking advantage of the open day on the new Chch Northern Motorway corridor…

Final Coastal Pathway section out for consultation

LennyBoy — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 08:27:45 +0000

There are just a few days left to go (submissions closing Mon 7th), so I probably should give this a mention: The final section of the Chch Coastal Pathway, closing the gap through Moncks Bay, is now out for …

Flashback Friday: Road Works Around the Rebuild

acycopath — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:39:12 +0000

Seven years ago, Chch was well into rebuild mode after the quakes, making for a lot of road works, closed streets, and other detours. The operational impacts of those works on people trying to bike around town weren’t always great, …

Northern Arterial Extension – Biking Opportunities Part 2

Robert Fleming — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 03:05:30 +0000

The second part of this post focuses on the benefits to those who ride a bike, as part of DEMP – Downstream Effects Management Plan. A plan developed for CCC to facilitate the smooth passage into the city of …