Happy New Year! I trust that most people are enjoying a nice summer break and the opportunity to get out and try a few new rides – flat or hilly… Six years ago I tested out one of the more …
Tag: Pathways
Cycling in Chch 2025 in Review: Slow and Steady wins the Race…
And just like that, we’ve reached the end of 2025! As we herald the New Year, let’s look at how things have gone in the cycling world over the past 12 months…
While the signs were looking somewhat worrying at …
Belated First Look: Heathcote Expressway
With some nice summer weather about, I figured it was about time to go and have a good look along the Heathcote Expressway Major Cycle Route. Even though the whole route has been open for a while now and I …
Flashback Friday Guest Post: Biking to the Boundary – Waimakariri River Regional Park, Pt.1
Merry Christmas, and I hope you’re enjoying Boxing Day as well! The summer holidays are always a great time to get out and explore a few new places by bike. If you need some suggestions on where to go, guest …
First Look: City to Sea Pathway Stage 1
The lovely (albeit windy) weather over the weekend was the perfect opportunity to finally have a chance to check out the first section completed of the City to Sea Pathway. As the name suggests, this shared pathway follows the …
First Look: South Hagley Park new pathway
As mentioned the other day, a bit of work has been happening through the middle of South Hagley Park to improve the shared pathway there. Yesterday evening, I got the chance to check it out for the first time…
The …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: South Hagley Park perimeter path
I see that there has been a path upgrade through the middle of South Hagley Park – I’ll get out there soon and have a bit more of a close-up look. Five years ago, a similar improvement was being made …
Flashback Friday – Cycling in Singapore: A study in contrasts
Today is gearing up to be a busy one as Tracey and I prepare to head over to Perth tomorrow for a conference next week – still a bit of bag packing and finalising presentations before getting up rather early …
Photo of the Day: City to Sea pathway crossing at Stanmore Rd
Many of you will be monitoring the steady progress of the City to Sea pathway winding its way out to New Brighton from the central city along the Ōtakaro Avon River corridor. I certainly plan to do a bit of …
Semi-Hidden Treasures: Chch Northern Corridor Pathway
The weather this weekend certainly hasn’t been the flashest here (or in most parts of the country…), but we’re starting to see more nicer spring days returning (next week looks particularly good). So, as the warm months arrive, it’s …
Every Breath You Take…
A few years ago I had an email from a reader (and my apologies that it’s taken this long to respond to it!):
I ride my bike every day in my rounds as a support worker visiting people’s homes …
Northern Line cycleway railway crossings are now all go
For anyone who has been a regular user of the Northern Line cycleway (previously known as the Railway Cycleway), one of the challenges has often been safely crossing some of the busier roads in Papanui. Certainly the last time …
Flashback Friday: Have your say on allowing Footpath Cycling
Hot on the heels of the recent Road Rule change announcements, including introducing footpath cycling for children, let me take you back nine years ago when an earlier proposal for this was being campaigned on, as reported in this …
Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling
It’s fair to say that the current Government hasn’t been a big fan of cycling. So it was something of a minor surprise when about a month ago, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced a raft of proposed Land Transport …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles
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If you’ve been paying attention lately, you might have seen that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in Los Angeles recently, with President Trump ordering in the National Guard to quell supposed “rioters”. Certainly the USA in general …
Photo of the Day: Sockburn Roundabout & Overbridge
A few weeks back, I caught up with a friend at a brewery near the western end of Blenheim Rd. It was a lovely day so I biked over there, managing to avoid “running the gauntlet” for most of the …
Heads Up: Antigua St Footbridge works
The shared cycle/footbridge by the Antigua Boatsheds is one of the busiest cycling routes in the city (as evidenced by the cycle counter there). All this congestion does have its challenges though, causing some conflicts as different users try to …
Flashback Friday: More Uni-Cycle consultation in Ilam
This past week or so I have been out to the University of Canterbury’s campus three times to teach a few 4th-year guest lectures on traffic engineering. My route to and from town has largely made use of the …
Cycling around Perth
Back in early March, I headed over to Perth for a long weekend to visit my daughter. It was the first time I’d ever visited this city, so I tried to also to catch a glimpse of some of the …
Flashback Friday – Guest Post: Biking to the Boundary – Waimakariri River Regional Park, Pt.2
Last weekend I told you one way for getting out to McLeans Island Forest. Back in Jan 2018, guest blogger Robert also explored ways to get there during the summer break. In the second part of his adventures, …