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By: Flashback Friday: CTV does Cycling – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday: CTV does Cycling – Cycling in Christchurch — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:42:20 +0000

[…] were also being featured espousing the virtues of cycling in Chch. This blogpost, originally from July 2014, profiles one of […]

By: goosoid

goosoid — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:09:14 +0000

Pity that the Councillor talks so much about the safety aspects of cycling while the advantages like being faster and cheaper (as well as fun) are afterthoughts.

But overall great to see support from local body officials for cycling.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:27:05 +0000

In reply to Cyclomaniac. Yes, I thought the same thing about that little factoid. No doubt NZTA will end up contributing a subsidy for some of the Major Cycleways, but the programme was initially driven solely by City Council who budgeted to pay for the lot if necessary.

By: Cyclomaniac

Cyclomaniac — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:43:01 +0000

Thanks for your sharing Lenny. Not sure about the $ 70 million government contribution towards cycling in the link though. Is CERA spending this amount on cycleways (would love this) or is this a reference to $ 69 million cycleways funded by the council? In any case: Credit where credit is due!

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:33:27 +0000

Here’s another interesting video viewpoint about cycling around Christchurch – https://web.archive.org/web/20150124130636/https://thewireless.co.nz/themes/risk/getting-home-cycling-christchurch-s-dark-streets