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		<title>Flashback Friday: Annual Plan 25/26 brings some good cycling news</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/31/flashback-friday-annual-plan-25-26-brings-some-good-cycling-news/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/31/flashback-friday-annual-plan-25-26-brings-some-good-cycling-news/" title="Flashback Friday: Annual Plan 25/26 brings some good cycling news" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Simeon_St-all_works_1-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>Last week we heard the news from Council that the Te Aratai cycleway along Aldwins/Ensors Rd in Linwood was about to <a href="https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/upgrade-makes-school-cycling-safer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">start construction this week</a> &#8211; with expected completion by the end of the year. This was one of a </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Photo of the Day: Berlin roundabout cycle crossing</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/29/photo-of-the-day-berlin-roundabout-cycle-crossing/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/29/photo-of-the-day-berlin-roundabout-cycle-crossing/" title="Photo of the Day: Berlin roundabout cycle crossing" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Berlin-Roundabout-2026-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>It was incredibly sad to hear the other day about the <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/361011143/several-people-are-injured-berlins-lgbtq-march-after-ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tragic attack that occurred in central Berlin</a>, Germany last weekend &#8211; something that should never have to happen. Thankfully they <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/361011281/german-police-search-suspect-berlin-pride-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found and killed the attacker</a>, but for &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Oslo &#8211; Scandinavia does cycling well</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/26/oslo-scandinavia-does-cycling-well/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bikes & equipment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bike share schemes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/26/oslo-scandinavia-does-cycling-well/" title="Oslo &#8211; Scandinavia does cycling well" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Oslo-2026-13-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>About six weeks ago, I spent a couple of days looking around the Norwegian capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oslo</a>. As with many parts of Europe, Oslo has been working hard to turn itself into a better city for cycling, with the &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday Spotlight: Steven Muir, showing us the way</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/24/flashback-friday-spotlight-steven-muir-showing-us-the-way/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits of cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bikes & equipment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/24/flashback-friday-spotlight-steven-muir-showing-us-the-way/" title="Flashback Friday Spotlight: Steven Muir, showing us the way" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Steve-crop-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>The never-ending US-Iran war halfway around the world has at least had a silver lining for sustainable transport use while fuel prices stay high. For example, this week it was reported that the Aranui Bike Fixup has been seeing <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/community/760824/big-demand-for-cycle-workshop-practically-giving-bikes-away" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record </a></em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? Marco te Brömmelstroet visits Chch</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/19/why-was-john-lennon-in-bed-with-a-dutch-bike-marco-te-brommelstroet-visits-chch/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits of cycling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/19/why-was-john-lennon-in-bed-with-a-dutch-bike-marco-te-brommelstroet-visits-chch/" title="Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? Marco te Brömmelstroet visits Chch" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MarcoTeBrommelstroet-150x150.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Having regaled you earlier this week with some <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/15/amsterdam-is-still-a-cycling-capital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pics from Amsterdam</a>, a heads-up about another cycling luminary from that fair city about to pay a visit to Christchurch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/b/r/m.c.g.tebrommelstroet/m.c.g.te-brommelstroet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prof Marco te Brömmelstroet</a> is Chair of Urban Mobility Futures at &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: A Presidential Bikeway</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/17/flashback-friday-a-presidential-bikeway-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/17/flashback-friday-a-presidential-bikeway-2/" title="Flashback Friday: A Presidential Bikeway" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pennave-bikelane-600x400-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Back home in New Zealand and we are reminded how much President Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/15/us-reimposes-blockade-trump-threatens-to-strike-irans-infrastructure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seemingly never-ending war with Iran</a> is affecting people&#8217;s wallets. This is particularly the case if they are very dependent on cars and the associated <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/361006959/people-queue-petrol-amid-warning-return-war-will-blow-out-prices-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fuel prices</a>; </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amsterdam is still a Cycling Capital</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/15/amsterdam-is-still-a-cycling-capital/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/15/amsterdam-is-still-a-cycling-capital/" title="Amsterdam is still a Cycling Capital" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Amsterdam-2026-5-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>In late June on our journey around Europe, we made our way to Amsterdam in the Netherlands &#8211; the last time I was there was back in <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2015/06/07/cycling-in-amsterdam-does-it-live-up-to-the-hype/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 2015</a>. It was sweltering hot <em>(so hot they had to spray </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/10/flashback-friday-proposed-new-road-rules-might-help-cycling/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/10/flashback-friday-proposed-new-road-rules-might-help-cycling/" title="Flashback Friday: Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/KidsOnFootpath-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Mānawatia a Matariki! As we celebrate a long weekend here in NZ, we can also celebrate a few legislative wins that came through last week by the Government to <a href="https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/common-sense-transport-rule-changes-confirmed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduce a raft of new road rules</a>, including allowing young </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Photos of the Day: Return to Copenhagen</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/05/photos-of-the-day-return-to-copenhagen/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/05/photos-of-the-day-return-to-copenhagen/" title="Photos of the Day: Return to Copenhagen" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copenhagen-People-2026-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Way back in 2010, I first visited Copenhagen, as reported here <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/01/21/flashback-cycling-in-copenhagen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">back in 2016</a>. Copenhagen really is one of the top cycling cities in the world (competing hard with Amsterdam), so I took various photos of interesting cycling facilities &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: New Walk/Cycle Overbridge planned for Brougham St</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/03/flashback-friday-new-walk-cycle-overbridge-planned-for-brougham-st/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/07/03/flashback-friday-new-walk-cycle-overbridge-planned-for-brougham-st/" title="Flashback Friday: New Walk/Cycle Overbridge planned for Brougham St" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Brougham-VirtualWalkthroughModelPedestrianCycleOverb-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Greetings everyone, I&#8217;m back from Europe! More posts about some of my travels to come&#8230; As we drove home from the airport yesterday morning, we saw the new cycle/pedestrian bridge in place above Brougham St, lifted up there <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/27/new-cycling-pedestrian-bridge-lifted-into-place-in-christchurch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last weekend</a></em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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