Comments on: First Look: Northern Line – northern section

By: Northern Line cycleway railway crossings are now all go – Cycling in Christchurch

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 01:46:27 +0000

[…] been safely crossing some of the busier roads in Papanui. Certainly the last time I checked out the newly completed northernmost section through Casebrook, it was a bit tricky getting across some of these roads along the […]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 02:08:18 +0000

It’s definitely a great upgrade from the previous desire trail along the railway and I expect it will be well used. The road crossings at Tuckers Rd deals like more of a maze to get through all the fences on the south side. (not as tricky as where the south express crosses the railway) does anyone know if this a KiwiRail requirement or for another reason?

By: Robert Fleming

Robert Fleming — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:27:32 +0000

This is a great improvement; and not before time. Thanks to those from the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board for their patient support throughout and for keeping the pedal down when it comes to making the area safer and easier to get around. We need more community board representatives to have the vision of (most of ) this Community Board.

If Harewood Road and Langdon’s Road crossings are proving a barrier for many, it is worth noting ( when heading south, with a plan to ride in the Papanui Road region) that it is possible to turn left from the path into Langdons and head east to cross Main North Road onto Mary Street. Langdons Road has slow moving traffic these days alongside Northlands. The wait time to cross Main North Road here into Mary Street can be much shorter than at Grassmere Street on the Papanui Parallel Cycleway. Mary Street area has traffic calming and from there, there are several quiet streets from it that will take you to Papanui Road quite enjoyably.

By: Jono

Jono — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:32:33 +0000

New line marking for the bollard by Tuckers Rd doesn’t follow the current standard (more warning of the approaching bollard). And the bollard in Barnes Reserve photo has no reflectors. Chch cycleways are very hit or miss in this area.

Are the give way signs legal road signs for this path or more like suggestions?