I mentioned that I was in Wellington recently, as I’m helping to review some planned cycleways. The Council there are looking at ways to roll out some “transitional cycleways” quickly, using various low-cost products to do so. Already they …
Category: Cycling routes
Anything to share about cycle routes – good, bad, preferred etc.
Flashback Friday: Pathway Leaves – A Menace for Cycling?
Autumn is a lovely time of year as the leaves on the trees turn into golden shades. But it’s also the time when those leaves eventually start dropping off. I was reminded of this when cycling along one of the …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Utrecht
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Happy Easter! I hope you’re managing to get in some bike rides to work off all the additional chocolate… It’s been an interesting week, not least because I managed to catch Covid. I’ve been pleasantly surprised that my symptoms have …
Photo of the Day: Auckland Cycle Crossings
As I mentioned the other day, I’m currently in Auckland, and that’s allowed me to check out a few new cycling sites of interest while I’m here. The Northwestern Cycleway is one of the major cycling routes feeding into the …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol
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Any time that someone claims their city is too hilly for lots of cycling (and conversely, that’s why everyone bikes in Chch…) I invariably think about all of the hilly cities I have visited around the world that somehow buck …
Photo of the Day: Modal Filters
Having settled into my new house, I’m starting to check out the local neighbourhood to see what handy routes there are to get around on my bike. Not far away from me on Hastings St, there is a very useful …
Flashback Friday – Photo (and a half) of the Day: Cycleway signage
This week has been a big week for me as, after eight years, I’ve moved houses. As well as the general upheaval and effort of pack, move, unpack, another thing to get used to are the new options for getting …
Flashback Friday: Construction starts on Avon River Promenade
The rebuild of Christchurch post-quake has been a bit hit and miss sometimes (and certainly not quick…), but there have been some wonderful urban design successes. One of them I would say is the Avon River Promenade, which has created …
Flashback Friday: Can shared paths work?
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This week a notable event in active mode guidance occurred with the launch of Waka Kotahi NZTA’s Pedestrian Network Guidance (PNG). This updates best practice advice (at least 12 years old in most cases) for planning/design for walking in NZ. …
Keeping on (the cycle) Track
Hands up who remembers those heady days of 2013 and 2014 when the cycleway network proposal for Christchurch was first suggested. The $69 million spend; the completion within 5 years. How things have changed over those last 8 years. …
Flashback Friday: Top Tips for Starting Bike Commuting
Sometimes at Cycling in Chch we post about issues that are topical at the time, and sometimes we just like to put up “timeless” pieces that are just hopefully useful advice any time. This one (originally from Sep 2014) …
Flashback Friday – Cycling in Madrid
The welcome news in the last day that Spain has come to the rescue with some additional vaccines for us brings to mind previous mutterings on this site about the cycling provisions over there. Regular guest blogger Robert has been …
Flashback Friday: More messy pathways in winter
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We’re about to cop a whole bunch of rain again for the next few days and, while, the amount of cycling around may be somewhat reduced anyway due to lockdown, it will be interesting to see how our pathways fare. …
Where can you bike locally during lockdown?
We’ve all heard the messages during lockdown Level 4 that we are still allowed (indeed, encouraged) to get out and about for exercise like walking, biking, etc but that you should only do so locally and practice social distancing. This …
Progress on Chch Cycling Projects
It’s a chilly old time of it in Christchurch lately, and it can feel sometimes like not much is happening locally on the cycle front. Actually there are quite a few projects on the go, either physically on the ground …
Flashback Friday: A Ride around Town – The Old and the New
It’s easy sometimes to get a bit pessimistic or frustrated as we wait for the next bit of the rebuild in the city to take place – when exactly will we see that sports stadium? But sometimes it’s also useful …
Flashback Friday: Keeping Pathways Dry
With some more rain on the way for Christchurch, anyone riding needs to be a little mindful of how their favourite routes fare with a bit of water around. Personally, I’ve noticed a big improvement in most cycleways drainage-wise over …
Discovering Local – Kaiapoi
The opportunity and subsequent benefits of Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions over the past 12 months to get out locally and discover our own back yard have in a bitter sweet way been significant. What better way to see your …
Flashback Friday: Riding Long Distances
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We often talk about how cycling can be a great substitute for short-medium trips by car, but there are plenty of people who are happy to clock up the kilometres on longer journeys by bike (especially with some of the …
Flashback Friday: A Ride to Sumner (and the promise of things to come)
It’s almost the end of the lovely summer weather and it might feel like there’s less excuse to jump on the bike and check out the city’s great cycleways. But maybe it’s useful to appreciate a time not that long …