With the new Major Cycleways coming to Christchurch, a major trade-off in many locations will be the removal of on-street car-parking (either on one side or both) to provide enough space for separated bikeways. Already we are seeing some concerns …
Category: Benefits of cycling
economics, health, fitness etc.
Do the economics of Chch’s cycleways stack up?
Earlier this year, we brought you information about the economic assessment done of the Major Cycleway Programme by external consultant transport modellers QTP. Although many conservative assumptions were made, the total benefits were still considerably higher than than the $160m …
Guest Post: Cycling and making sense of life
Another guest post by Robyn M Speed
Sometimes life is like biking into a never-ending headwind. Sometimes life is happening so fast and out of control that it’s like flying downhill, both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.
The …
The sanity of cycling
Phew, what a week… 16 lectures to prepare and deliver, a bunch of student research meetings, preparing for a conference this coming week, and the usual emails and admin to deal with. It meant a lot of late nights followed …
Guest Post: As Easy As Riding a Bike
Here’s a guest post from Jack Jiang, kindly reprinted from his original AECOM blog post:
Improving urban wellbeing: as easy as riding a bike
The landscape of post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand is changing rapidly. When there is change, there …
Show me the money – The Economics of Cycleways
Spending any significant sum of money by the City Council tends to attract the scrutiny of some ratepayers, especially if they’re dubious about the benefits to be gleaned from the investment. We’ve seen some of that with the planned expenditure …
Accessibility – transport at its best
I was visiting a friend’s in Christchurch and we needed to go to the supermarket. This short trip provided the opportunity for a walk for us and for the dogs. We set off across a park, onto an informal track …
CTV does Cycling
If you’re a regular viewer of CTV (Canterbury Television) you may have seen the News team recently do a series on transport options around Christchurch. CTV reporters followed various City Councillors on their commutes around the city using different modes, …
Guest Post Part 2 – Cycling in York
Our roving guest blogger Robert continues his journey with a missive from one of my favourite towns – York, UK:
The proprietor of Cycle Heaven bike shop situated outside of the York Railway Station hired us a couple of bikes …
Thoughts from Velo-City Global 2014 Adelaide #vcg14
Well it’s been a while since my last post, but that’s mainly because I’ve been in Australia this past week. Most of my time was spent in Adelaide for the Velo-City Global 2014 cycling conference, the first time this international …
Biking – Easier on the Body
I’ve had a few significant aches and pains lately (mostly self inflicted – don’t play football against your son’s team…) and have been feeling less mobile than normal. This was then exacerbated when I moved into my new house last …
Cycling and Health
This is a wee collection of articles that look at the health effects of getting on your bike!
From looking at the effects of exercise on general health to understanding how having fewer people in motor vehicles has a downward …
The Cycle Path to Happiness
An article by Simon Usborne, published in The Independent
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Scientists are confirming what most cyclists instinctively know – that riding a bike has extraordinary effects on our brain chemistry
Discover how the latest research is revealing
Undrivers licence
Here’s an interesting idea – undrivers.org in Seattle issue people with Undriver licences at festivals to encourage people to reduce their car use – an extract below from an interview with founder Julia Field…
“Undriving started in 2007. I was …
Book Review: Everyday Cycling in Aotearoa New Zealand
by Alastair Smith (185pp., Awa Press, Wellington, RRP $35)
Here’s something that might be handy as a Xmas stocking-filler!
Over the years I have collected a variety of books on cycling for transport and urban cycle commuting. Invariably they …
Giving kids some freedom
My last post was about how cycling can benefit older folks. This one is dedicated to my nephew who is 3. We need spaces and facilities that allow children to move around and play safely. This great blog post on …
Cargo bikes
I recently came across this article about how Europe was using more and more cargo bikes to replace delivery trucks …
…“A growing number of businesses are using cargo cycles, a move towards sustainable and free-flowing city traffic that is
I Like / I Don’t Like…
Well this idea seemed to garner a bit of comment on our sister blog Cycling In Auckland, so I thought I’d try it here:
I LIKE the fact that I could go and take a whole bunch of photos …
What do Cyclists want?
What do Cyclists want?
It depends on who you ask. People have differing opinions on what they want, in part dependent upon their own skills and experience.
While it is not at all clear just what improvements in cycling infrastructure …
What if… cycling was (already) safer than driving? Wed 12th Sep
The University of Canterbury has been running a series of “What If Wednesdays” public lectures, showcasing a number of thought-provoking and topical issues that its academics have been working on. As part of its Eco-Week for 2012, Prof Simon Kingham…