Comments on: First Count Data for New Cycleways

By: Transport news this week – M28 A31

Transport news this week – M28 A31 — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:47:25 +0000

[…] Bay cycleway and along Cobham Drive. Again, the stuff commenters do not seem to understand that when you build cycleways, people will start to cycle! Cycling Christchurch has done a very good reply to […]

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 06:58:12 +0000

In reply to adamlines23. Last I heard it was going to be about April; I suspect the hold-up is more at KiwiRail's end...

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 06:57:14 +0000

In reply to Doug.

You could always use a Spark Bike while riding around town: http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2015/08/12/spark-bikes-bikeshare-now-in-central-christchurch/

By: adamlines23

adamlines23 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 06:51:26 +0000

I have noticed a heap more people biking around town, especially in the CBD. There will be a heap more when the link to the Southern Motorway is finished and the Armagh-Matai pathway is widened.

The North-South pathway in Hagley Park along Deans Ave desperately needs widening, and could link many different crossings together (Matai, Blenheim Rd, Grove Rd…)

Also, I was wondering whether the CCC is still planning on fixing the rail crossing alignment- I wish they’d get on with it!

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 22:55:00 +0000

As somebody who lives overseas and returns each Christmas, the number of people I see cycling in Christchurch has jumped noticeably each time I’ve returned in the last three or four years.

This time my highlights were:
* Seeing the shared paths between Prebbleton and Lincoln etc for the first time. They are basic but do the job. A family with small children was using them—something that would have been impossible before.
* The new cycling provision around the CBD. I think it will be a great asset once more people are working and shopping in the CBD area.

My only problem is that I don’t have a bike in Christchurch to get out and ride! (And the nonsense going on in Sydney: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/21/nsw-cyclists-must-carry-id-and-will-face-same-fines-as-drivers-under-new-laws)