In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of Prague. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can’t go past it.
The central “Old Town” of Prague is particularly noted …
Category: Cycling routes
Anything to share about cycle routes – good, bad, preferred etc.
Flashback Friday: Taking the bike on the train – completing the Hurunui Heartland Ride
Last week, there was some news that another section of the Whale Trail (a cycling route from Picton to Kaikōura) is set to be completed by the end of the year from Kaikōura to Hāpuku. It is certainly encouraging to …
Flashback Friday: Eastern Vision Proposals for the Rebuild
Following on from the recent news about the proposed cycle route out to the east of Christchurch, let me take you back to this blogpost from Sep 2014 when some potential ideas for developing both the Avon Ōtākaro River …
Promising signs for City to New Brighton cycleway
For quite some time, the Christchurch City Council has mooted a cycle route from the central city out to the east as part of its Major Cycle Routes programme. One of the original proposals was to generally follow the route …
Flashback Friday: The thing about Tuam St…
Tonight is a big event locally, with the opening of the new Jolene Bar in Christchurch on St Asaph St (a somewhat ironic milestone given the passing of country legend Dolly Parton earlier this week…). We’ll be heading to the …
Photo of the Day: Contra-flow cycling in Zürich
Flashback Friday: Discovering Local – Kaiapoi
Some interesting news just reported: New Zealand’s first long-distance cycle/art trail, the W75 Ride, will be officially opened in Kaiapoi this weekend. This 75‑kilometre cycle and walking trail will link existing paths and back‑country roads through Waikuku, Ashley, Mandeville, …
(Slightly late) Flashback Friday: Confessions of a Newbie Cycle Commuter from Jafa-land
Apologies for the slight delay; I had quite the issue yesterday trying (unsuccessfully) to get WordPress to work properly under the hood, but now that’s been sorted. Last week was certainly a mix of the wintry wet/sleety stuff and some …
Oslo – Scandinavia does cycling well
About six weeks ago, I spent a couple of days looking around the Norwegian capital of Oslo. As with many parts of Europe, Oslo has been working hard to turn itself into a better city for cycling, with the …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol – more photos
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Another week on the move around Europe with my partner; in recent days we have been through Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czechia), and now exploring Berlin (Germany). Along the way, I’ve probably been doing a bit of a mix of both …
Flashback Friday: Cycling around Perth
Greetings from Europe! My partner and I have made it halfway around the world… In between getting over the jet lag, we have so far explored the beaches and coastlines of Santorini (Greece) and Dubrovnik (Croatia). A little over a …
Flashback Friday Guest Post – Cycling in Lisbon
It’s coming up to D-Day when my partner and I head off to the other side of the world for a few weeks – more details about that tomorrow… In the meantime, we’re busy putting the finishing touches on our …
Flashback Friday: Winter on the Little River Rail Trail
I was just reading about some good news down south, where a new section of the Central South cycle trail has opened from Fairlie to Rockwood Rd a few kms south along SH8 – another step in the long-term plan …
Bike parking at Te Kaha (One NZ) Stadium
The weekend just gone in Christchurch has been an awesome feast of activity as the new One NZ Stadium (aka Te Kaha) hosted the Super Rugby round for all ten teams. It certainly brought the crowds in; the central city …
Flashback Friday: New cycleways in Wellington are making a difference
With the current surge of interest in cycling, it was encouraging to see the other day local advocacy group Spokes Canterbury urging Chch City Council to fast-track rolling out low-cost cycleways across the city similar in style to the Rolleston …
Flashback Friday: CTV does Cycling
In the past week, I’ve been video interviewed twice, as well as providing comment for The Press, all discussing how the current fuel price spikes are seeing greater demand for active transport and public transport. Expect to see the …
New northern Wellington cycleways coming along
Last week I was up to Wellington for a few days attending a Transportation Conference there (lots of great cycling-related papers there too by the way!). On one of the afternoons we got the opportunity to get out and …
Have your say on changes to Cycling Road Rules
Last year, we foreshadowed the announcement by Transport Minister Chris Bishop of several planned changes to NZ road rules, including several quite relevant to cycling. Last week, the Government launched consultation on these Rule changes, with public submissions due …
Flashback Friday: Have Your Say – Cycleways in New Projects
More cycle-friendly transport projects continue to happen around the city, with the news this week of the start of construction around the Wigram/Hayton intersection. We first heard of consultation for this (and other projects) over two years ago, as reported …
Top end of Nor’West Arc cycleway is making progress
Even while funding for some cycleway projects has stalled, it’s nice to know that work is still ticking along on some of the Major Cycle Routes around the city. One of those is the Nor’West Arc cycleway through Ilam and …