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		<title>New 529 Garage site aims to tackle bike theft</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2022/05/19/new-529-garage-site-aims-to-tackle-bike-theft/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 02:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bikes & equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycle-centric ideas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2022/05/19/new-529-garage-site-aims-to-tackle-bike-theft/" title="New 529 Garage site aims to tackle bike theft" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Project529-sticker-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>Tackling bike theft is a perennial problem globally; it&#8217;s a particular issue in places where biking is increasingly popular &#8211; like Christchurch. We&#8217;ve talked about other attempts to address the problem <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2020/07/06/new-bike-database-to-help-with-stolen-bikes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">before</a>, but often the challenge is getting sufficient &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Remembering Dirk de Lu</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/09/30/remembering-dirk-de-lu/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/09/30/remembering-dirk-de-lu/" title="Remembering Dirk de Lu" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p><a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-32909" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dirk-Dec-14-800x800-1.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 85vw, 250px" /></a>Last Friday 24th Sept saw the falling of a mighty Californian redwood&#8230; Many in the local cycling advocacy world will probably have heard of the sad passing of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dj.delu" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Dirk de Lu</strong></a> last week in hospice, having succumbed to the ravages &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Going our separate ways&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/08/20/going-our-separate-ways/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General A2B by bike]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/08/20/going-our-separate-ways/" title="Going our separate ways&#8230;" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kotarest-posts-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kotarest-posts-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kotarest-posts-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p>There&#8217;s been a lot of feedback over the years in Christchurch about trying to provide more separation between people cycling and driving, as per the many European examples we see bandied about. A lot of feedback in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121021035937/http://www.ccc.govt.nz/homeliving/civildefence/chchearthquake/ShareAnIdea.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Share an Idea</a>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Starting with a Solid Base</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/06/05/starting-with-a-solid-base/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/06/05/starting-with-a-solid-base/" title="Starting with a Solid Base" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hagley-kilmarnock-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Cyclists leaving Hagley Park for Kilmarnock St" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hagley-kilmarnock-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hagley-kilmarnock-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p>For anyone who has spent the past 20-odd months living in Christchurch, the importance of a solid foundation is pretty obvious. Otherwise sturdy homes and other buildings were no match for ground conditions that turned into quicksand when the big &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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