In the past week or so; the topic of car parking has loomed large in Christchurch. Firstly when proposed cycle lanes along Glandovey & Idris Rds were canned due to the expected reduction in on-street parking (never mind that the existing on-street parking is barely currently used...). And there has ...
Flashback Friday: Biking Activities for May 20179 May 2025EventsEarlier in the week I gave you a run-down of the numerous bike-related activities that are coming up in Christchurch over the next month or so. If you thought that was quite the collection of events, let me take you back 8 years when I covered an even wider range of cycle happenings occurring during … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Biking Activities for May 2017” [...]
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Time for some Autumn Cycling Activities7 May 2025Cyclivism / EventsThe days might be getting a little shorter and cooler, but that doesn’t mean the cycling-related activities are dwindling – in fact, quite the opposite! Here’s a summary of what is coming up over the next month or so (remember, you can also check out details on our Cycling Activities Calendar): A regular feature every … Continue reading “Time for some Autumn Cycling Activities” [...]
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Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Avondale Walk/Cycle Bridge2 May 2025Cycle infrastructure / Photo of the DayGreetings at the end of a very damp week, when it is even a challenge getting along our waterways at the moment… In that respect, it’s ironic that just a few days ago, news came out about the construction of the final (fourth) walk/cycle bridge across the Ōtākaro Avon River in Dallington as part of … Continue reading “Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Avondale Walk/Cycle Bridge” [...]
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Review: NZ cycling books for kids30 Apr 2025Benefits of cycling / Cycle-centric ideas / Cycling routesIn my time being involved in cycling advocacy for CAN, I got to know Liz (Solveig Elisabeth) Mikkelsen, who was based on the Kāpiti Coast and provided many years of sterling service for CAN’s Exec Committee (including several years as Treasurer). Liz has now moved to the Wairarapa, although apparently she still isn’t completely retired, … Continue reading “Review: NZ cycling books for kids” [...]
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Flashback Friday: What if… cycling was (already) safer than driving?25 Apr 2025Benefits of cycling / EventsToday is of course Anzac Day, when we come together to honour those who have sadly died in various battles around the world. Closer to home, tragically we have also lost a few people cycling this year including two in Hawkes Bay and Taranaki in recent weeks. At times like this, many people can be … Continue reading “Flashback Friday: What if… cycling was (already) safer than driving?” [...]
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Cycling around Perth23 Apr 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesBack 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 cycling infrastructure while I was there. Perth is a fairly sprawling city of roughly 2 … Continue reading “Cycling around Perth” [...]
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Flashback Friday – Central City Cycling: Something Old, Something New18 Apr 2025Cycle infrastructure / Cycling routesIt’s quite an interesting exercise to look back over the years since the Christchurch earthquakes and subsequent rebuild and just remind yourself of how far we have come as a cycling city. Almost exactly 10 years ago, for example, a couple of cycling connections were being finished up that now rank as some of the … Continue reading “Flashback Friday – Central City Cycling: Something Old, Something New” [...]
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Bikes are back on Buses!17 Apr 2025Bikes & equipmentYou’ll recall how late last year, there was a night-time ban on allowing bikes being carried on public buses, which then turned into an all-time ban. Well, finally after several months of discussions and testing, Metro Christchurch buses are now allowed to take bikes again during day-time hours! As we head into shorter days over … Continue reading “Bikes are back on Buses!” [...]
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Flashback Friday – First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 211 Apr 2025Cycle infrastructureThere’s been a lot of residential development work happening out west in Halswell lately; I’ve noticed quite a bit of it while out there in recent months. This has also led to some pressures on getting safely to local schools out there, so Council is currently consulting on access improvements near Halswell schools (feedback closes … Continue reading “Flashback Friday – First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 2” [...]
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Guest Post: Ninja Valley Bike Valet Parking10 Apr 2025Bikes & equipment / Cycle-centric ideas / EventsSpokes Canterbury secretary George Laxton recently helped with an interesting bike event in Upper Riccarton; in this guest post he recounts the action… A few weeks ago Spokes Canterbury (with the support of Ninja Valley Christchurch and Bush Inn Mall) ran a bike valet parking event in Ōtautahi Christchurch and what a day it was! … Continue reading “Guest Post: Ninja Valley Bike Valet Parking” [...]
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