Last night I was out at New Brighton Mall for a fun (albeit a bit quiet) social event. Nearby on Marine Parade is the southern end of the recent Marine Parade renewal project, which features amongst other things a mixture on on-road bidirectional cycleway and a shared pathway.
About a month ago I was out at the northern end of the route near Bowhill Rd for a safety audit of a proposed cycle route design extending beyond the current built one towards QEII Park. The site visit allowed me to take a couple of photos of the top end of the completed cycleway (at some point I’ll have to head out and give the whole route a test ride…).
As noted below, the plan is to further extend this route further to the northwest as part of the Eastern Outer Orbital cycle route. South of New Brighton Mall, the cycle route will also continue along Marine Parade until it reaches Bridge St (we also safety audited the Bridge St section too). In time, this will create a useful cycle connection for people cycling out east.
Have you ridden on the new Marine Parade cycle route yet?