Comments on: “Accessible City” Plan – What’s In it for Cycling? https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/10/31/accessible-city-plan-whats-in-it-for-cycling/ Regular people riding bicycles Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: John McD. https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/10/31/accessible-city-plan-whats-in-it-for-cycling/#comment-688 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 22:37:28 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=3998#comment-688 I’m very pleased that the plan takes notice of the Share an Idea suggestions and that feedback seems to have been taken notice of.

good mix of recreation and commute options to be implemented.

I’m concerned a bit that cyclists are seen as mobile speed bumps to limit car speeds, and that safety is coming second to convenience of road design and vehicles. e.g. Will vehicles be actively discouraged from using Victoria St as a commute route, so it is primarily for local access and cycle routes?

]]> By: Cyclomaniac https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/10/31/accessible-city-plan-whats-in-it-for-cycling/#comment-687 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 09:08:51 +0000 http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=3998#comment-687 From a cycling perspective things look very promising. I would have preferred to see the end of one way streets announced and parking facilities restricted to outside the avenues only but I guess the plan is a reasonable enough compromise. I really like the 30k speed limit in the CBD. I do think public transport might be the big loser in the plan however. I really would like to have seen something mentioned about commuter rail or even light rail. It does contain a vague sentence on page 15 about mass transit systems in the future but that is about it. If we want to transform Christchurch into a modern, vibrant and green city, public transport needs to play a vital part I would say.

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