As well as topical info of the day, at Cycling in Chch we also like to provide useful ongoing guidance that will prove useful whenever you will need it. When it comes to cycling, safety and crashes are a big …
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Cycling in Chch 2019: More bikeways, more bikes, more bother…
It’s almost the end of another year so, as we get to enjoy our various festivities, let’s take a gander back over what happened in 2019…
Back at the end of 2018, we were musing about the continuing growth …
Flashback Friday – Hidden Treasures: Westburn Reserve Bike Park
Of all the blog-posts we have published over the years, consistently the most popular is the one I wrote back in Dec 2012 about the Westburn Reserve bike park. Back when my kids were younger (as featured in this article), …
Seasons Greetings for Christmas 2019
It’s almost that time of year when Santa brings bicycles to all the good girls and boys (big and little). From Cycling in Christchurch, we hope that you and your families have a great festive season.
We also hope …
Flashback Friday: The 1000-Day Challenge
When we think about how long it is taking to deliver the much promised convention centre, multi-use arena/stadium, and metro sports centre (to say nothing of inner-city housing), getting things done here in a three-year timeframe seems …
New Census travel stats out for Christchurch – cycling up… or down?
It seems like forever since the 2018 Census was held; thanks to the myriad of issues encountered when an unusually large proportion of people failed to complete it, we have been waiting a long time for any semi-useful information.
As …
Flashback Friday: Maintenance – Who Ya Gonna Call…?
Here at Cycling in Chch, we like to be useful as well as just fun and topical. Which is why I like to create blogposts that try to provide helpful advice for all the little things that can create headaches …
Photo of the Day: Quarrymans Trail completion
Heading to Halswell from the southern suburbs used to be an exercise of nerves, putting up with narrow shoulders on busy roads like Sparks Rd. The first part of the Quarrymans Trail made it easy to access the likes of …
Flashback Friday: Will Christchurch be an Accessible City for Cycling?
If you think about all of the features of the new central city (including the “controversial” ones like St Asaph St and the 30km/h speed limit…), then they had their genesis in a transport plan released seven years ago by …
Biking Activities in Dec 2019
The end of the year is fast approaching; fortunately that also tends to coincide with better weather for biking too. So let’s see what’s coming up this month:
- Revolve Christchurch are a group dedicated to encouraging more women to bike
Flashback Friday: Christmas Shopping
It’s hard to believe it’s less than one month away from Christmas again. And while we might all ponder what presents we want to give each other this year, an interesting ongoing related question is what “gifts” our local and …
Cycling solo – useful “Alone Time”
“I thought of that while riding my bike” is the oft-quoted response from Albert Einstein as to how he came up with the theory of relativity. And while most of may not have a world-changing idea floating around our head, …
Flashback Friday: Are you “Interested but Concerned”?
One of the more useful concepts in modern cycle planning first came to NZ by way of a US cycle planner keynoting a NZ walking/cycling conference. It might seem odd that we would pick up a cycling lesson from car-centric …
Flashback Friday: The AA does Cycling
Historically, the NZAA was never really a champion for all things cycling, which in itself probably wasn’t that surprising. But over the past decade they have been reviewing that relationship, probably partly due to the fact that many of …
Flashback Friday: Is cycling really cared about in this city?
The tragic events of last week on the outskirts of town and the subsequent suggestions of poor cycle-friendly safety practices can make it feel like the world is very much against you when on your bike. It’s a theme that …
Wanted! YOUR Christchurch cycling stories
The name of this website is “Cycling in Christchurch”; as the name implies, it is focused on what is happening cycling-wise in our fair city (or occasionally what we could be inspired by from elsewhere). The name of this site …
Photo of the Day: New Central City Bike Parking
It is a truism the world over that there never is enough bike parking (motorists might argue that there is never enough car parking either, but that’s another discussion…). Whether you’re in Amsterdam or Auckland, Copenhagen or Christchurch any …
Flashback Friday: Googling your Way around Town by Bike
These days, using your smart device for wayfinding seems almost second-nature to many, even when on a bike. But seven years ago, it was pretty cool when the traditionally car-centric Google Maps first provided directions for biking around Christchurch (albeit …
Biketober’s almost over – what’s up in Nov 2019?
It’s been another fantastic Biketober with lots of activities across Christchurch over the past month. If you’re quick, you can still listen in on the “Reclaiming the Streets” seminar at Tūranga this evening (5.30pm) or take part in tonight’s Halloween …
New City Council gets underway
Following the recent local body elections, it hasn’t taken long for the new Christchurch City Council to get stuck into their business. A first Council meeting is happening this Thursday 31st Oct, and already there are some interesting developments …