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Last month, we mentioned that Lime was bringing public …
It’s a few days back now, but I thought I should pop in a wee post to commemorate the fun that was had last Saturday by many taking advantage of the open day on the new Chch Northern Motorway corridor…
With the crazy season upon us once more (or does that just describe the entire year in 2020?!), it seems an appropriate time to remind you of the practical benefits of getting around on bike when traffic is at a …
Another year has nearly passed us by; they certainly seem to go quicker as you get older too… We’re already a fair bit into December but I thought I should remind you of a few coming events that might be …
There are just a few days left to go (submissions closing Mon 7th), so I probably should give this a mention: The final section of the Chch Coastal Pathway, closing the gap through Moncks Bay, is now out for …
Back in Sep 2013, the central city was still slowly recovering from the 2010/11 quakes and only opening up bit by bit. To celebrate a bit more opening up of the centre, the Council held an “Open Streets” cyclovia; this …
After a couple of years without our fix of public share-bikes, there is some excitement with the news that Lime are complementing their e-scooter programme in Chch with a fleet of e-bikes for hire as well. The City Council has …
Recently there was a Facebook post to Chch City Council’s site by someone grumbling about cyclists using traffic lanes in the central city when a cycleway exists on the same road. Not surprisingly, there was quite a bit of animated …
You might recall that a few months ago the Govt announced some additional funding to help get more Christchurch cycleways constructed. That included the Nor’west Arc, stretching from Cashmere to Ilam, and it didn’t take long at all for …
Back in my former life at Canterbury University, I got asked to take part in a regular series of UC public seminars. The focus of my talk was on how we could rebuild the city to be more cycle-friendly, remembering …
It seems like a long time ago that we kicked off this year’s Biketober festival (in my case by enjoying some nice drinks and good company at Bikes, Beer and Banter back on the 1st…). Now November looms near, …
Post-quake Christchurch wasn’t great fun for cycling, with lots of motor traffic suddenly transplanting itself to unexpected places – overnight, some roads got 10 years of traffic growth all at once. While I sympathise with the challenge created by this, …
Ever since the Papanui Parallel cycleway was created, it’s been a really useful way to get to the central city from the northern suburbs. There’s just been one problem: once you are south of Bealey Ave there has been no …
In a relatively short few years, Christchurch went from having no public bike hire scheme, to a very useful pilot one for a few years and now back to nothing (meanwhile e-scooters have taken over the world apparently…). This article, …
I’ve been meaning to post for a couple of weeks about the great new addition to the end of the Little River Link. With the near-completion of the next stage of the Southern Motorway, a new path connection has …
Large vehicles like trucks and buses continue to cause serious problems for people biking, so it’s important to respect them on the road. This article, originally from Aug 2013, gives some advice on how best to interact near heavy …
If you think all of these separated cycleways are relatively new for Christchurch, then you have forgotten that the first one actually popped up nearly 18 years ago. Ultimately destined to form part of the Southern Lights major cycle route, …
September is over, so it must be… Biketober! Yep, once again Christchurch ignores the traditional calendar and celebrates a month (and more) of cycling events for everyone.
If you want to know what is happening, just check out the …
We’re still in September (and with glorious biking weather right now…), but literally just around the corner next week is… Biketober! Yep, for the fourth year running in Christchurch, the month of October will be a non-stop celebration …
A few months back we informed you about an exciting new development for bike parking about to happen in Christchurch – “Locky Docks“. Essentially they are free secure bike/scooter parking stations scattered around the central city that also …
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