Spokes Canterbury are your local cycling advocacy organisation and it’s that time of the year when they hold their Annual General Meeting. This year, with local body elections looming and current talk of cycleways, a number of sitting City …
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Todd Litman takes the clean green limousine
Todd Litman and his partner have arrived in Christchurch Friday morning for lots of talks on active transport on Monday, so what better way to start their time in Christchurch than with some active transport from the airport to their …
Todd Litman in Christchurch – May 13th
Some exciting news – internationally renowned researcher and advocate for sustainable transport Todd Litman is visiting New Zealand next month. And he will be presenting a series of seminars in Christchurch on Monday May 13th, thanks to Healthy Christchurch…
Kayaking the Port Hills
I’m sure there are thousands of cyclists out there with the same problem as me. Lying awake at night wondering “what would it be like taking a steep downhill hairpin corner at high speed on my bike while towing a …
Christchurch’s Riskiest Intersections for Cycling?
Hot on the heels of the recent cycling fatalities in Christchurch, and with the potential for massive new investment in cycleways in Christchurch, The Press has come up with an “interesting” article looking at where the “riskiest” intersections for cycling…
“CAN Do” National Cycling Summit 2013 – Auckland 13-14 April
Feeling in need of some cycling inspiration? How about visiting Auckland next month? The next “CAN Do”, a 2-day workshop looking at how to promote everyday cycling, is being held in the City of Sails on the 13th-14th of …
ICECycles free bike maintenance workshop proves popular
ICECyles (Inner City East Cycles) ran its eleventh free bike maintenance workshop from 1-4pm on Saturday 2/3/13 at the Delta Community House in Richmond. An article running in the Press (www.cycletrailers.co.nz/press.jpg) that morning seemed to get the word …
Census Day 2013 – Tue 5th March
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ll know that this Tuesday 5th March is Census Day. Replacing the quake-postponed 2011 Census, this is when the Government collects a range of data from all NZ residents, relating to …
Journey magazine – Inspiring Riding
If you need something to help inspire you for your next ride, whether it’s a commute to work or a big cross-country tour, then a new local magazine might be just the thing. The first issue of Journey, by …
“Tactical Urbanism” and what it can do for cycling!
We’re experts at tactical urbanism here in Christchurch, so I’ve discovered. It’s what Greening the Rubble and Gapfiller have been doing every since our earthquakes began – putting in quick, often temporary, cheap projects to make a small part of …
Thoughts on a $20 tax for cycleways in Christchurch
This post follows on from my comments about pandering the cost of catering for cars. Once again the Christchurch City Council have shown their true colours by singling cycling infrastructure out as an “extra $20 tax” to provide the …
Bike Maintenance Workshop – Sat 2nd Mar
Another free bike maintenance workshop from the ICECycles team this Saturday 2nd March 1-4pm at Delta 105 North Avon Road. Bring along your old bike and get it tuned up. Bring along some tools and help out. Bring along your …
Share the Road and Win a Prize
The Christchurch City Council in conjunction with the Police are currently running a “Share the Road” campaign and you could even win a prize! Go to the Transport for Christchurch website, watch the video and answer a simple question.
Entries …
Fossil Fuel Free Multi-sport 2013
Five people took part in the world’s second ever fossil fuel free multisport outing, which took place on Sunday 17th February 2013. The idea was to do multisport without burning a single drop of fossil fuel to achieve it, in …
Cost of pandering to cars
Aaron Keown’s remarks about cycling infrastructure adding $16 to each households rates have sparked some comment! It is interesting that there is no analysis in this discussion of the cost per household of providing roading and maintaining roads primarily for …
New kayak-towbar test drive
The fossil fuel free multisport is happening this Sunday 17th starting 7.45 am from the corner of Armagh and Barbadoes st (details here). You could join us for a ride or come for a picnic at the very …
Handy Tips: Avoiding Dooring
There has been a flurry of interest just recently with the release of an online map showing where in NZ cyclists have suffered “dooring” crashes, i.e. they have been hit by an opening door of a parked car as they’ve …
Pallette pavillion bike fixup radio report
The January bike fixup with the ICECycles team at the pallette pavillion was a very enjoyable evening resulting in 26 bikes being repaired and an entertaining radio interview done by Radio NZ. You can listen to the interview for a …
Accessible City – Christchurch Central Recovery Plan 2013
The submissions on the proposed transport chapter of the central city rebuild blueprint closed on 1st Feb. The transport section of the blueprint was delayed so more time could be given to getting it right.
Amongst other things it proposes …
Borrow a Bike: 6th-9th Feb
Here’s another nifty idea for anyone who needs a little push to try out biking – Borrow a Bike! After a successful trial at Canterbury University in 2011, Rosalee Jenkin is organising an event during this Wed 6th – …