Cycling routes – Cycling in Christchurch

Cycling in Sydney

LennyBoy — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:29:37 +0000

Having just returned from a conference in Sydney, it seemed opportune while I was there to also have a look around the central city and see how cycling is faring there.

Sydney has had a fairly stop-start approach to …

Photo of the Day: Brougham St Overbridge takes shape

LennyBoy — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:31:01 +0000

The other day my partner and I were biking over to Addington to attend the Christchurch Home Show. On the way, the route took us past the overbridge construction work currently underway on Brougham St, so it seemed an …

Photo of the Day: Safe Pedestrian/Cycle Rail Crossings

LennyBoy — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:06:42 +0000

I’ve just spent two days undertaking KiwiRail certification training for undertaking Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessments (a certain irony then that my current featured post is about safety around tram tracks…). While I have undertaken various LCSIAs in the …

Flashback Friday: Fossil Fuel Free Coast to Coast to Coast Update

stevenmuir — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:14:55 +0000

The other evening, I caught up with Steven Muir over a drink to chat about a few things biking and our respective thoughts about the current state of the world (and NZ/Chch) when it comes to sustainable transport and climate …

Cycling continues to reign in Copenhagen

LennyBoy — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:46:12 +0000

Soon after our return from Europe, I mentioned how I had managed to snap an updated photo of cyclists while at a Copenhagen intersection in early June. Having regaled you since with posts of several other cities around Europe, it’s …

Biking in Prague

LennyBoy — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:30:34 +0000

In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of Prague. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can’t go past it.

The central “Old Town” of Prague is particularly noted …

Flashback Friday: Taking the bike on the train – completing the Hurunui Heartland Ride

Angela Cassidy — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:24:00 +0000

Last week, there was some news that another section of the Whale Trail (a cycling route from Picton to Kaikōura) is set to be completed by the end of the year from Kaikōura to Hāpuku. It is certainly encouraging to …

Flashback Friday: Eastern Vision Proposals for the Rebuild

LennyBoy — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:02:49 +0000

Following on from the recent news about the proposed cycle route out to the east of Christchurch, let me take you back to this blogpost from Sep 2014 when some potential ideas for developing both the Avon Ōtākaro River …

Promising signs for City to New Brighton cycleway

LennyBoy — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:41:48 +0000

For quite some time, the Christchurch City Council has mooted a cycle route from the central city out to the east as part of its Major Cycle Routes programme. One of the original proposals was to generally follow the route …

Flashback Friday: The thing about Tuam St…

LennyBoy — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:51:22 +0000

Tonight is a big event locally, with the opening of the new Jolene Bar in Christchurch on St Asaph St (a somewhat ironic milestone given the passing of country legend Dolly Parton earlier this week…). We’ll be heading to the …