Christchurch now has another piece in the puzzle for a cycle-friendly city, with the launch of the “Spark Bikes” public bikeshare scheme in central Christchurch last Friday. As mentioned previously, five stations have been set up across the central …
Category: Cycle-centric ideas
Bright ideas about cycling
Cycling in Zürich: An uphill challenge
Unterhaching, Munich: Cycling and good planning
While I was in Munich for a week, I made a visit to one of the outlying suburbs of Unterhaching. Technically it is a self-contained town just 10 km away from central Munich (about 20 minutes by train); what …
Cycling in Nantes and #VeloCity2015 Conference
After the highs of a month in the Netherlands, I still had another month to check out some of the “lesser lights” of European cycling (which, compared with New Zealand, invariably still means better than most of us…). …
What can Christchurch learn from The Netherlands?
Having had a month ranging far and wide around The Netherlands (and a month since to reflect), I think I’m starting to see some common trends emerging in terms of what makes the Dutch get on their bikes so much …
Bus-Bike Road User Workshop – Wed 8th July
We’ve mentioned in the past the great initiatives by CAN, the Cycling Advocates Network, to run “Road User Workshops” around the country targeted at bus and truck safety with cycling. Coming up soon is a new Workshop here in Christchurch …
Groningen and Zwolle – the best for cycling?
Münster – Germany does Cycling too
While I was in the Netherlands I was based very close to the border with Germany. So it was an easy train ride to hop over one day and visit the German city of Münster, just 60km away. Why Münster? …
Cycling in Houten – a triumph in Planning
When providing for cycling, it’s easy to get hung up on the various design details in how to build best-practice cycling routes. As I showed you in my previous post about Utrecht, the Dutch certainly have many very good …
Reflections on a Month in the UK
Cycling in Bristol
Well after spending three weeks in Bristol, UK, my time is nearly up. I came to spend time with some colleagues who also do quite a lot of work on sustainable transport issues like cycling, so it’s not surprising that …
Guest Post: Feeling the Love
Here’s another guest post from regular contributor Robert…
As a student in the 1970’s I attended a course at a centralised Technical Institute located in the Hutt Valley along with participants from throughout the country. Inevitably amongst classmates and friends, …
Hidden Treasures: McLeans Forest
If you’re looking for a handy recreational riding getaway that doesn’t involve the climbs of the Port Hills and is do-able with the kids, then I suggest that you look at the McLeans Forest Park behind the airport (Bottle …
Bike To Work Day 11th Feb 7-9:30am
Wednesday 11th February – Bike to Work Day. Come along and check out the new, improved shared pathway in South Hagley Park. Halfway along, on the netball courts 7.00-9.30am, you’ll find all sorts of cycling related fun:
- Try out
Last stop Boston – and Reflections on US Cycling
It’s been a week now since I got back from my trip to the US. My last destination was Boston, Massachusetts, on the NE coast (and I’m so glad I got out of there before this week’s fun…). …
Interesting cycle stuff from New York
My travels to the US have just finished, but let’s go back to where I spent last weekend – in New York. The same magazine that rated Washington DC in the top five best cycle-friendly US cities had (somewhat controversially) …
Pledge your Support – Chch Public Bike-share
I’ve been a bit remiss in getting out an article about this exciting venture. We’ve talked in the past about some of the initiatives to get a public bike-share scheme up and running in Christchurch. Now it’s almost a reality …
Bicycle Jousting a Hit at the Santa Parade
A group of keen cyclists known as the Biking Vikings with support from Frocks on Bikes had a very enjoyable time in the Santa Parade with tinselled bikes, armchair trailers in a 4-carriage bike train, bees and angel costumes. The …
Defensive cycling: Looking left
I’ve been cycling around many different place in New Zealand for quite a few decades now and over time I’ve become aware that there are things that cyclists can do to make themselves safer on the road. So I thought …
Christchurch Home of NZ Cycling Champion
Guest blog by Axel Wilke
The national Cycle Friendly Awards were first held in 2003, and since 2007, the category “Cycling Champion of the Year” has been awarded. In 2014, Dr Glen Koorey of Christchurch …