As mentioned, a few months back, Locky Docks have been sprouting up all over Christchurch. In the next week or so, the team at Locky Dock want to say thank you to Christchurch bikers by offering free bike tune-ups …
Category: Cycle infrastructure
Cycle paths, networks, traffic lights, racks etc.
Semi-Hidden Treasures: Chch Northern Corridor Pathway
The weather this weekend certainly hasn’t been the flashest here (or in most parts of the country…), but we’re starting to see more nicer spring days returning (next week looks particularly good). So, as the warm months arrive, it’s …
Flashback Friday: Consultations on Antigua / Worcester central city cycleways
The Chch City Council currently has a few speed limit consultations out related to key cycling corridors, namely the Antigua St, Worcester/Hereford/Barbadoes St, and Nor’West Arc cycleway routes. Get your feedback in by the end of October! Over …
Flashback Friday: A Boost for Avon River network
Earlier this week, the Christchurch City Council celebrated the opening of the 4th walk/cycle bridge over the Ōtākaro Avon River corridor near Dallington – another piece in the puzzle creating a lovely recreational riding route from the central city to …
Flashback Friday Guest Post Part 6 – Cycling in Porto
Tracey and I are currently looking at plans for where we might head to in Europe next year. One of my friends is currently touring around Europe and recently visited Porto, the “City of Bridges”, in Portugal. And over a …
Flashback Friday: Council Rates and MCRs 101
No surprises that cycleways are one of the hot topics in this coming election, and will no doubt get some airing at the Mayoral Forum next Thu 4th Sep. A news article last week looked into the supposed extravagance …
Flashback Friday – Unterhaching, Munich: Cycling and good planning
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This week we have hosted a young German at our place, who hails from outside Cologne. Ten years ago, I got to explore a fair bit of Germany, both big and small places. In the southeastern part of Germany, this …
Flashback Friday: Have your Say on the Park Terrace Cycleway
Earlier this week, mayoral re-election hopeful Phil Mauger engaged in a spot of dog-whistling by calling for the Park Terrace pop-up cycleway to be ripped out. For something that has been working successfully for over two years (I often …
Northern Line cycleway railway crossings are now all go
For anyone who has been a regular user of the Northern Line cycleway (previously known as the Railway Cycleway), one of the challenges has often been safely crossing some of the busier roads in Papanui. Certainly the last time …
Flashback Friday: Edgeware Village – Strength to Strength
Last night, I took part in the local Transportation Group Branch’s annual trivia quiz night; lots of fun (and we even came 3rd…). Coming up with amusing team names is part of the fun too (in keeping with the …
Flashback Friday: Munich – Cycling for a Big City
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While here in NZ, we are currently enduring some chilly days, and quite a bit of rain to boot, over in Europe at the moment a heatwave is sending temperatures soaring. Germany is not immune; interestingly the first time I …
Annual Plan 25/26 brings some good cycling news
Last week, the Christchurch City Council finalised and adopted their Annual Plan for the 2025/26 year. This is the annual review of where Council will get their income from (e.g. rates, fees, Govt subsidies, etc) and what they will …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles
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If you’ve been paying attention lately, you might have seen that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in Los Angeles recently, with President Trump ordering in the National Guard to quell supposed “rioters”. Certainly the USA in general …
Photo of the Day: Sockburn Roundabout & Overbridge
A few weeks back, I caught up with a friend at a brewery near the western end of Blenheim Rd. It was a lovely day so I biked over there, managing to avoid “running the gauntlet” for most of the …
Flashback Friday: Arnhem and Nijmegen – Twin Cycling Cities
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Halfway around the world from us, the latest Velo-City cycling conference is just wrapping up in Gdansk, Poland. The Velo-City series has been an ongoing event since 1980; although mostly based in European cities, it has occasionally graced other …
Heads Up: Antigua St Footbridge works
The shared cycle/footbridge by the Antigua Boatsheds is one of the busiest cycling routes in the city (as evidenced by the cycle counter there). All this congestion does have its challenges though, causing some conflicts as different users try to …
Flashback Friday: More Uni-Cycle consultation in Ilam
This past week or so I have been out to the University of Canterbury’s campus three times to teach a few 4th-year guest lectures on traffic engineering. My route to and from town has largely made use of the …
Cycling and the Law: Some Miscellaneous Q & A
Some discussions I’ve had this week about a couple of biking legal issues reminded me that it’s been a while since I last covered a few of these topics in earlier articles on cycling law in NZ. So, I …
Flashback Friday: Ferry Road Streetscape Improvements at Woolston Village
In the past week or so; the topic of car parking has loomed large in Christchurch. Firstly when proposed cycle lanes along Glandovey & Idris Rds were canned due to the expected reduction in on-street parking (never mind that the …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Avondale Walk/Cycle Bridge
Greetings at the end of a very damp week, when it is even a challenge getting along our waterways at the moment… In that respect, it’s ironic that just a few days ago, news came out about the construction of …