Category: Cycle infrastructure

Cycle paths, networks, traffic lights, racks etc.

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: Munich – Cycling for a Big City

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 …

Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles

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

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 …

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 …

Flashback Friday – Central City Cycling: Something Old, Something New

It’s quite an interesting exercise to look back over the years since the Christchurch earthquakes and subsequent rebuild and just remind yourself of how far we have come as a cycling city. Almost exactly 10 years ago, for example, a …

Flashback Friday – First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 2

There’s been a lot of residential development work happening out west in Halswell lately; I’ve noticed quite a bit of it while out there in recent months. This has also led to some pressures on getting safely to local schools …

Flashback Friday: A postcard from Melbourne

As this post goes out, I will be winging my way over to Perth for a short holiday. It’s actually my first trip to Western Australia, so I’ll keep an eye out for any interesting cycling facilities while I’m over …

Flashback Friday – Biking to Events: Summer 2023 Progress Report

While some of us are still pottering around on work today, tens of thousands will be descending upon North Hagley for the two-day (Fri-Sat) Electric Avenue music festival. Judging by the information on their website, I fear that (once …