Gah, it feels like all I have managed to do lately on this site is recycle a few posts for Flashback Fridays, even though I have a bunch of other post ideas half-done or fermenting in my mind. Sorry folks, …
Tag: Intersections
Flashback Friday – Hidden Treasures: Tennyson St Cycleway
If you think all of these separated cycleways are relatively new for Christchurch, then you have forgotten that the first one actually popped up nearly 18 years ago. Ultimately destined to form part of the Southern Lights major cycle route, …
Flashback Friday – Handy Tips: Turning Right
Sometimes at Cycling in Chch, rather than discussing the topic of the moment, we just like to give you a bit of helpful advice. This post, originally from April 2013, tackled one of the more vexing problems when biking …
Flashback Friday: Christchurch cycling – Copenhagen style
When we look at some of the intricate Major Cycle Route layouts these days, it’s interesting to recall that it wasn’t that many years back when we had no local guidance for how to design these. National cycleway planning/design guidance…
Flashback Friday: Getting those Traffic Signals to Notice You
Invariably on a bike you have to go through traffic signals somewhere, and if you’re the only one around then you hope they detect that you’re there. Many of the new cycle detectors around town are actually overhead camera ones …
Flashback Friday – Clever Cycling Stuff: Hook Turn Boxes
If you do get out and about on your bike over this Easter weekend, you might come across a few of these handy green boxes at intersections. Back in Mar 2013 when I originally posted this, hook turns were still …
Flashback Friday – Clever Cycling Stuff: Cycle Detectors
Anyone who uses many of the new Major Cycle Routes will appreciate the way that most of the signalised crossings along the way quickly detect a rider and then provide a crossing phase for riders. Some of the detection technology …
First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 2
As mentioned recently, the final section of the Quarryman’s Trail, from Hoon Hay to Halswell (3.5 km), is now completely open. We previously provided an overview of the first stage of the cycleway, so it’s time to provide a …
Flashback Friday: Vancouver Neighbourhood Greenways
Christchurch now has a number of “neighbourhood greenway” cycle routes, but I first encountered them in Oregon (Portland and Eugene) and subsequently Seattle and Vancouver. They’re not like conventional cycleways, where there is some kind of marked lane or separated …
Flashback Friday: Vancouver Separated Bikeways
“Cycling in Chch” has always looked elsewhere for inspiring ideas that could apply here. I’ve been lucky that my work has allowed me to travel to many interesting places around the world (although these days, it’s more likely to be …
What to do about Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection?
Currently out for consultation by the City Council are proposals for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection in the northwest part of the city. Some of you may have heard about this intersection, as it was a major campaign platform for Cr Aaron …
Community Board makes walking and cycling harder
Some may recall that a Council ‘professional traffic planner’ decided the best way to deal with congestion at the corner of Memorial and Greers was to get rid of the cycle lane and narrow the footpath to make more room …
New Directional Cycle Signal Surveys
If you’ve cycled around the central city, you may have seen the new directional cycle signals at the High / Madras / St Asaph and Antigua / St Asaph intersections. These allow different cycling movements to be controlled separately. Even …
Photo of the Day: Heathcote Express through to the Tannery
Construction of the Heathcote Expressway has been ticking along over summer. Already you can ride from Wilsons Rd (near the old stadium) through Charleston and Woolston to The Tannery. Most of the route is a 30km/h neighbourhood greenway treatment, with …
South Express cycleway now out for consultation
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, …
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 …
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 …
First look: Quarrymans Trail
As mentioned recently, the first section of the Quarryman’s Trail, from town to Hoon Hay (4.5km), is now completely open. So it’s time to provide a preview of what to encounter (we’ll look at it heading towards town – …
Do cycle crossings need a bell?
Here’s a bit of an idea I’ve been pondering for a little while: We’re all used to the traditional “chirp” or “buzz” that accompanies the ‘green man’ signal at most pedestrian crossings; in fact, it seems odd when it doesn’t …