Christchurch moves up in the @PeopleForBikes City Ratings – and a few more NZ cities show up too…

Another year has passed since the North American based group People For Bikes undertook their last ratings of the bike-friendliness of cities in the US and beyond. As we mentioned last year, Christchurch is in the mix and doing …

Flashback Friday: Munich – Cycling for a Big City

While here in NZ, we are currently enduring some chilly days, and quite a bit of rain to boot, over in Europe at the moment a heatwave is sending temperatures soaring. Germany is not immune; interestingly the first time I

Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles

If you’ve been paying attention lately, you might have seen that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in Los Angeles recently, with President Trump ordering in the National Guard to quell supposed “rioters”. Certainly the USA in general

Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day (Night): Winter Solstice Ride 2016

In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, hopefully you know that the shortest day of the year is coming up tomorrow, Sat 21st June, and that also coincides with our annual Winter Solstice Bike Ride. Please

Flashback Friday: Arnhem and Nijmegen – Twin Cycling Cities

Halfway around the world from us, the latest Velo-City cycling conference is just wrapping up in Gdansk, Poland. The Velo-City series has been an ongoing event since 1980; although mostly based in European cities, it has occasionally graced other

Flashback Friday – Cycling and the Law: Things that can go on or with a Bike

As we head towards the shortest day of the year (reminder: Winter Solstice Ride on Sat 21st June!), the mornings and evenings are getting darker. All the more reason to make sure you have good bike lights for your

Flashback Friday: More Uni-Cycle consultation in Ilam

This past week or so I have been out to the University of Canterbury’s campus three times to teach a few 4th-year guest lectures on traffic engineering. My route to and from town has largely made use of the

Flashback Friday: Ferry Road Streetscape Improvements at Woolston Village

In the past week or so; the topic of car parking has loomed large in Christchurch. Firstly when proposed cycle lanes along Glandovey & Idris Rds were canned due to the expected reduction in on-street parking (never mind that the

Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Avondale Walk/Cycle Bridge

Greetings at the end of a very damp week, when it is even a challenge getting along our waterways at the moment… In that respect, it’s ironic that just a few days ago, news came out about the construction of

Flashback Friday: What if… cycling was (already) safer than driving?

Today is of course Anzac Day, when we come together to honour those who have sadly died in various battles around the world. Closer to home, tragically we have also lost a few people cycling this year including two in