Comments on: Guest Post: Cycleway Progress Update Dec 2017

By: biking mad

biking mad — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:22:57 +0000

In reply to Criggie. Awatea Road bridge is not very good for cyclists as it is a narrow cycle lane often covered in loose gravel, broken glass and rubbish fallen off trailers on their way to the dumping station. The footpath is not labelled as a shared path so riding on that could well get you a ticket by cycle hating cops.

By: Cedric Trounson

Cedric Trounson — Mon, 07 May 2018 01:07:56 +0000

During Easter 2018, I had my bike in Chch and keen to have a look around town and to check out some of the new and improved cycle ways. Yes some are great, but what I did find was that many have no way of knowing where to go, when crossing an intersection. An example of this is Manchester crossing Lichfield, heading north. Something like the blue and white arrows, pointing to the correct side to go with a picture of a bike above would be really useful. I do relise that much is still under constrctuction, but even by knowing the street changes as intimately as I do, once on my bike, it was confusing

By: Lennyboy

Lennyboy — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 06:50:05 +0000

In reply to Criggie. I remember suggesting that in conversations with NZTA when the Southern M'way design was still at concept stage (long before we had Urban Cycleway Fund money sloshing around, mind you). All they could see was that it would add to the cost of the bridge structure...

By: Warwick Marshal

Warwick Marshal — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 03:28:44 +0000

Robert, they are fantastic photos. Wow its all happening down in Christchurch. Wow you guys must be happy. I like the narrow ness of the roading curvature. Nice slow and relaxing for the driver. Fantastic for bicycling.
All the best & Merry Christmas.
Warwick Marshall

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:21:44 +0000

Shame the sites where a bridge was available weren’t used.

IE the Lincoln Road crossing would have been so much nicer had it been a clip-on lane on the side of the bridge, like the ones over the Chch Southern Motorway (ie Awatea Road)

Traffic lights are the opposite of free-flowing traffic.

By: Will Andrews

Will Andrews — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:21:34 +0000

Hi Robert that’s awesome to see!
I’ve linked to this good-news story from CAN’s front page, hope that’s OK with you + Glen!?