While I was at the Transportation Conference last week, one of the people I met up with was John Simmerman, an American health professional from Hawaii who runs a non-profit organisation called Active Towns. Over the past decade …
Category: Photo of the Day
One-off photo posts that briefly capture a small aspect of cycling in Christchurch
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: New Brighton Kite Day bike parking
As mentioned earlier this week, tomorrow will see the annual New Brighton Kite Day underway. Sadly it looks like the weather may not be great this year (nor when we head off to see Ed Sheeran later too…). Two …
Flashback Friday Guest Photo of the Day: Theory and Practice of Wheel-Bender Cycle Parking
I’ve just biked over to The Palms shopping centre in Shirley to pick up some new glasses and a few groceries – thankfully the weather stayed relatively dry. The Palms has a number of handy bike parking areas, generally …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Hagley Oval Bike Parking
This week, NZ has been playing the West Indies in a cricket test match at Hagley Oval; at the moment, it looks like the Black Caps will prevail in that one. I haven’t been along to watch this time, …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Quay St Cycleway, Auckland
I’ve just spent the past few days in Auckland attending a transport research conference. I have visited Auckland quite a few times in the past, sometimes for conferences or teaching/training, sometimes for fun and recreation, and it’s always interesting …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Canterbury Show Bike Parking
Happy Canterbury Anniversary Day! Always nice to have a extra holiday and a short working week… I suspect that many people may be heading over the Royal A&P Show near Wigram this weekend. We’re flagging it this year, but two …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: South Hagley Park perimeter path
I see that there has been a path upgrade through the middle of South Hagley Park – I’ll get out there soon and have a bit more of a close-up look. Five years ago, a similar improvement was being made …
Photo of the Day: New Locky Docks at Little Poms
We’ve talked a few times lately about the various Locky Dock secure bike stands popping up around the city – and now another one has shown up. This time, it’s actually just by my offices, outside the popular Little Poms …
Photo of the Day: Antigua St cycleway takes shape
A project that generated a fair bit of discussion but finally got underway nearly six months ago is the Antigua St cycleway connection between Moorhouse Ave and St Asaph St. It is now nearing completion, ideally in sync with the …
Photo of the Day: City to Sea pathway crossing at Stanmore Rd
Many of you will be monitoring the steady progress of the City to Sea pathway winding its way out to New Brighton from the central city along the Ōtakaro Avon River corridor. I certainly plan to do a bit of …
Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day (Night): Winter Solstice Ride 2016
In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, hopefully you know that the shortest day of the year is coming up tomorrow, Sat 21st June, and that also coincides with our annual Winter Solstice Bike Ride. Please …
Photo of the Day: Sockburn Roundabout & Overbridge
A few weeks back, I caught up with a friend at a brewery near the western end of Blenheim Rd. It was a lovely day so I biked over there, managing to avoid “running the gauntlet” for most of the …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Avondale Walk/Cycle Bridge
Greetings at the end of a very damp week, when it is even a challenge getting along our waterways at the moment… In that respect, it’s ironic that just a few days ago, news came out about the construction of …
Photo of the Day: Millhaven Cycle Park
You know that it’s been a hectic last few weeks when I don’t even have time to publish a regular Flashback Friday post – sorry about that. It has certainly been a busy time lately with both social activities and …
Photo of the Day: Cashel St Bike Parking
A few weeks ago, my partner and I were having dinner at a restaurant on Cashel St east of the new stadium. On our way home afterwards, we spotted an interesting new bike park just down the road…
Elsewhere along …
Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day: Cycle Counter Display
Last week we celebrated the notable milestone of the half-millionth bike traversing the Antigua Boatshed bridge cycle counter. Let’s look back to when it was first installed over six years ago, as reported in this blog post from June 2018…
Photo of the Day: To the cricket by Bike
As many of you will know, last week saw the NZ cricket team play England at Hagley Oval in the first of three test matches. And, while the end result wasn’t what I was hoping, my partner and I had …
Photo of the Day – Shopping Mall Bike Parking
I had occasion a couple of weeks back to visit Westfield Mall in Riccarton to do a few errands. It was a nice sunny day and, knowing how fun trying to drive and park at shopping malls can be, I …
Flashback Friday Photo: 2020 Winter Solstice Ride
I’m back in Christchurch following a week in the heat of Singapore – more about that in a future post… After the temperatures and mugginess of the equator, it’s quite the shock to return to late winter in Christchurch and …
Photo of the Day: The challenges of turning right
My daily commute to work sees me travelling up Waltham Rd to Moorhouse Ave and then around to Fitzgerald Ave. Mostly OK, thanks to the various cycle lanes, although Fitzgerald Ave can be a bit daunting. But there’s one …