Two weeks ago I was in Tauranga attending the annual NZ Transportation Conference (which partly explains the relative dearth of posts lately…). It was my first visit back to the Bay City in over 4 years, and over 6 …
Category: Cycle infrastructure
Cycle paths, networks, traffic lights, racks etc.
Flashback Friday – The $69 million question: Sign the Petition for cycleways
Many of you may know that the Christchurch City Council’s Annual Plan is currently out for consultation. Submissions close this Monday 10th April, so make sure that you have your say! As is often the case, some cycleways …
Flashback Friday: Where should we have lower speed limits?
Despite some recent disappointing Prime Ministerial pronouncements regarding highway speed limits, many local councils are continuing to crack on with their own local speed management programmes. Christchurch has been one of the most enthusiastic proponents of lower speed limits …
Flashback Friday: Where could we easily add cycle lanes?
It’s coming up nearly 7 years since I changed jobs, and with it my daily cycle commute route. My home location shifted more recently, but the final run into work still traverses Waltham Rd and Fitzgerald Ave, with all the …
Flashback Friday: New National Cycle Network Planning / Design Guidance
Phew, it has definitely been difficult lately to find the time to whip up some blog posts! The social life has been pretty busy and the work side of things seems to get busier and busier… One of those work …
Flashback Friday: What are your current Chch cycle safety concerns?
This week I’m helping to teach a road safety course at Canterbury University. Road safety was also one of the considerations by City Council when determining this week which local transport projects might get the chop as a result of …
Cycle underpasses: the good and the bad
My new home of the past year means that I have some slightly different ways that I can get to work now. The most direct route takes me in a straight line via the railway underpass in Waltham between Thackeray …
Flashback Friday: Cycling Postcards from Australia
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A colleague of mine is about to go on a short holiday over to Byron Bay in Australia; another is planning a trip to Gold Coast in May. I’m also eyeing up a return across the Tasman later in the …
Biking to Events: Summer 2023 Progress Report
It’s been a fun last few weeks around Ōtautahi Christchurch, with plenty of great events to attend and enjoy. As much as possible, I like to bike to things if I can – usually the whole drama of travelling to/from …
Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day: Matai Cycleway Rail Crossing
Someone asked the question the other day about what is happening to the South Express railway crossing near Old Blenheim Rd, which is currently still a tight maze layout. As with a number of crossing upgrades in Christchurch (e.g. the …
Hidden Treasures: The South Frame
We hear a lot about the various Major Cycle Routes around the city, and also the nice central city corridors like the Oxford Promenade and the East Frame. But another cool little route has been slowly making its way across …
Chch Cycle Counter update 2022: Lockdown jitters
It’s time again to have a look at the cycle counts around Christchurch to see what’s been happening to cycling numbers lately. You will recall that we first did this exercise at the start of 2021, and then a …
Flashback Friday – Not-so-hidden Treasures: Hagley Park
We’re seeing some lovely summer weather around Christchurch at the moment, which is a great opportunity to explore some more parts of the city by bike. So why not make some time to visit (or revisit) the lovely splendour of …
Flashback Friday Photo: More new Cycle Lane Separators
The Major Cycleway programme continues apace and that includes heaps of separated cycleways, off-road pathways and quiet neighbourhood greenways. But that shouldn’t overlook the role of the humble painted cycle lane to fill in some of the gaps cost-effectively. And …
Touring Chch Cycleways: the Good, the Bad, the Interesting
Happy New Year! One of the fun things I like to do in my spare time is to hop on my bike and go and explore some part of the city that I haven’t visited lately. Inevitably there are some …
Cycling in Chch 2022 in Review: Sure and steady progress…
Another year in the can, so it’s time to cast my mind back over what has happened cycle-wise in our fair city since 2021 ended. Here’s what I observed (and tried to report on) this year:
As is the …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Chch 2016 – The cycling city continues to build
We’re coming to the end of another year and, as is my tradition, I’ll do a year-in-review blogpost for you tomorrow. As part of that I like to look at how our city’s cycling network is growing and present the …
Photo of the Day: Lincoln Rd Bus/Bike Lane
There’s been a lot of transport activity happening around the city lately (and more to come). The other week I showed you some developments to major cycleways in the south-east; meanwhile, heading towards the south-west there has been another …
Flashback Friday – Mythbusting: The business benefits of bikeways
It’s that time of the year when everyone is getting a bit busier doing their final arrangements for Christmas gifts and gatherings as well as also enjoying various parties and other end-of-year celebrations. For retail and hospitality businesses that can …
New Southeastern Cycleways coming along
The cycleway construction season is in full swing across the city. The other day I got the chance to see how progress is going on two cycleway sections in the southeastern part of the city; the Heathcote Expressway in Woolston …