It’s been an interesting few weeks under COVID-19 lockdown, and generally everyone has been pretty good at following the rules and keeping themselves and others safe.
What has been really pleasing to see as well is the number of people …
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Flashback Friday – First Look: Southern Motorway Cycleway (Pt.1)
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As the Southern Motorway extension to Rolleston nears completion (post-lockdown), there will be a little bit of rejoicing too that the cycleway alongside it will also join up to the Little River Trail out towards Prebbleton and Lincoln. Back in …
Flashback Friday – Clever Cycling Stuff: Hook Turn Boxes
If you do get out and about on your bike over this Easter weekend, you might come across a few of these handy green boxes at intersections. Back in Mar 2013 when I originally posted this, hook turns were still …
What to do in Apr 2020 – Ride your Bike!
Well I didn’t think I’d be writing an article like this, but here we are. The start of the month is of course the usual time when we talk about what is happening bike-wise in Christchurch for the coming few …
Flashback Friday: More Cycling in the News
The image of cycling in Christchurch (and New Zealand in general) has slowly changed over the years, from the perception of some strange “hobby” that a few enthusiasts do, to a more everyday activity undertaken by a wide range of …
Biking and COVID-19 in Christchurch
What a difference a week makes… this time last week, we were all discussing how to limit our interactions with others as we got on with our daily lives in a COVID-19 world, then suddenly: lockdown upon us and …
Flashback Friday: The Cycleway Tax that isn’t
When we think of the hundreds of millions that Christchurch (and NZ in general) is now spending on cycleways, it takes a bit to remember that not that long ago the prospect of finding even $70 million for local cycleways …
Flashback Friday – Mythbusting: Cyclists don’t Pay
One thing I have tried to do over time at CiC is to build up a few “go to” blog articles for those situations when you need some ammunition in a debate over cycling. The classic complaint that “cyclists get …
Flashback Friday – Handy Tips: Avoiding Dooring
This subject seems to have suddenly been topical again on social media this week, so here is an old post, originally from Feb 2013, looking at the age-old problem of “dooring”…
There has been a flurry of interest…
Biking Events for Mar 2020
Aotearoa Bike Challenge month is now over – did your organisation participate? I hope you had fun getting out and about with your team. Now, while the weather is still decent, let’s have a look at what’s happening over the …
Where shall we put some more cycle parks?
As mentioned last year, City Council is undertaking a programme of minor cycling improvements around the central city. One of these projects is to improve the provision of portable bike parking where it is needed.
You might recall how additional …
Flashback Friday: Are you a Cyclist or a Person?
It wasn’t that many years ago that we still generally saw the term “cyclist” everywhere in public conversations about biking, leading to all the various negative connotations that can conjure. While it’s still not perfect (mainstream media: I’m looking at …
Vale, Keith Guthrie
For those who have been around the cycling scene in Christchurch for a while, the one retail institution that has outlasted them all is the Cycle Trading Company, currently in Elgin St, Sydenham. And the long-standing institution behind that …
Flashback Friday: Some Bike Ideas from Washington DC
In my previous job at Canterbury University, I was lucky to be able to visit many interesting places overseas, and one of my regular haunts (due to its annual transportation conference) was Washington DC – unfortunately always in the …
Photo of the Day: Coastal Pathway Sumner
The cooler wetter weather right now is a pleasant respite from the hot dry summer we’ve had for the past month. Earlier this week when the mercury was still stupidly high, I finally got the opportunity to check out the …
Feb 2020 – Time for Aotearoa Bike Challenge again!
A new month rolls over, but of course February is no ordinary month in NZ – it’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge time! Yep, it’s that time when workplace organisations and other groups battle it out to see who gets more of …
Flashback Friday – Clever Cycling Stuff: Cycle Detectors
Anyone who uses many of the new Major Cycle Routes will appreciate the way that most of the signalised crossings along the way quickly detect a rider and then provide a crossing phase for riders. Some of the detection technology …
Hidden Treasures: Rapaki Track
I suspect that cycling fans in Christchurch fall into two camps: those who love all the flatness of Christchurch and avoid the hills, and those who like to get a bit of exercise by slogging up their favourite bit of …
Flashback Friday – Handy Tips: Sharing those Pathways
While separated cycleways are certainly nice, often we still have to make use of facilities that are shared with pedestrians and other path users (e-scooters more often than not these days…). Some of the new pathways are definitely much better …
Flashback Friday – 100 Blog Posts: What should the next 100 cover?
Back in Dec 2012, Cycling in Chch had already racked up 100 posts – quite a prolific rate of blogging, as is often the case when you start something and are all enthusiastic. We certainly haven’t managed that rate …