Comments on: Rapanui-Shag Rock Cycleway – Linwood Consultation

By: Malc

Malc — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:02:38 +0000

I wish I still lived in Christchurch. So much cool cycle infrastructure going in. You guys are so lucky!

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:19:59 +0000

In reply to Rich. They probably could be made smaller and set slightly further back to improve riding lines. But the beauty of low-speed/volume greenways is that, if you want, you can just go through the central bit instead - cycle lanes aren't mandatory.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:56:12 +0000

I don’t like the look of the ‘chicanes’ that they are proposing for cyclists on the sides of the speed humps in the first photo. I assume the raised kerbing is to keep parked cars away, but it looks like it would be fairly tricky to manoeuvre around on a bike, especially if/ when the route gets large volumes of cyclists. It looks like they would become a danger and an annoyance to cyclists causing unnecessary reduction in speed and delays and clashes in heavy cycle traffic. If faced with this, I think I would just ride over the speed hump if there were no cars as it would be easier. I’d prefer less vegetation and a straighter path for cyclists.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:34:37 +0000

In reply to Criggie.

I’d suggest putting some low plantings on some of the islands to further highlight them. As for fire engines, that’s a red herring – the grid nature of the network means that there is always an alternative way in not too far away (if any longer at all).

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:21:50 +0000

The traffic islands need to be higher – anything under 300mm and drivers will simply drive over it. But you can’t block off fire-engine access