Category: Cycle infrastructure

Cycle paths, networks, traffic lights, racks etc.

Guest Post Part 7 – Cycling in London

Guest blogger Robert wraps up his travels around the world with a look at one of the great cities of the world:

Since London probably needs little introduction, let’s start with a “What if…” question.

What if Boris Johnson had …

Guest Post Part 6 – Cycling in Porto

Roving blogger Robert continues his travels in Portugal with a visit to Porto – “City of the Bridges”:

Like Lisbon, Porto is a river city, spanning the banks of the Duoro River as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The …

Guest Post Part 5 – Cycling in Lisbon

Robert’s journeys around Europe continue with a visit to Portugal’s capital:

It is easy to make a comparison between Lisbon and Christchurch right from the start. In 1755 an earthquake struck the Portuguese city, destroying much of it and killing …

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 …

Guest Post – Cycling in Shanghai

Here is another guest post by intrepid guest blogger Robert. Watch for a few more as he travels around the world…

Biking in other cities – How does Christchurch compare? This is the first of a series of articles that …

Adelaide: Laneways

One really interesting feature of my recent visit to Adelaide was the urban laneways; they are a great example of how providing better for cycling doesn’t always mean building some cycleways.

Rather like Christchurch, Adelaide has many small narrow streets …

A Ride around Town – The Old and the New

With the rain returning today, it’s easy to forget that we just had three glorious day of sunshine. And so it was on Saturday, with my youngest boy at a loose end, that we decided to hop on the bikes …

Feedback wanted: Is “Transport for Chch” useful for you?

One of the outcomes of the quakes has been a greater emphasis on collaboration by the various organisations involved in delivering transport facilities and services around Chch. Partly this has been driven by the significant upheavals in our transport patterns …