Comments on: New cycleways in Wellington are making a difference

By: 2023 Census stats show cycling growth in Christchurch – Cycling in Christchurch

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:54:16 +0000

[…] Wellington City has still seen 5.0% of its commuters choosing bikes; some of their more recent great cycling efforts of late will no doubt be helping those numbers rise further. The national champion continues to be Nelson, […]

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:43:39 +0000

CAN organised a great ride as part of CAN-DO. I liked the dual crossings, they work well. I also liked the road closure at the school entrance (in Newtown?? sorry completely lost by then). Christchurch will need to look at what Wellington has done as there will be a lot less funding for cycling infrastructure in the next three years. The temporary cycleways were narrow and rough in a few places, some work improving the surface in some of the narrowest sections would help with safety perceptions. The storm water grate always seems to be in the narrowest place. It is a great win for cycling and lots of interesting ideas to be shared.

By: Suraya

Suraya — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:11:33 +0000

Great to see pictures of what the infrastructure looks like.

Those “bus stop bypasses” have been studied and are apparently doing well for safety. Pedestrians and bus users do see them as less safe, but in reality more people are using them than before, and collisions are rare to the point that researchers have not been able to observe any despite reviewing weeks of footage at multiple bus stops. Studies here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FvFCqaf5J86sz22DUA_IogkMO4gJyrC5?usp=drive_link

By: Patrick Morgan

Patrick Morgan — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:44:55 +0000

Thanks for the post.
As a cycling advocate, I’m overjoyed at the progress Wellington is making towards a city-wide connected bike network. We have a long way to go, but let’s take a moment to apprecite the wins.
Here’s the network plan https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/current/bikenetwork/the-network/