Guest blogger Robert has been keeping an eye on the Wigram Rd / Magdala Pl overbridge works:
This project is now cruising toward the finish line after 18 months of construction work to date. The expected month of completion is …
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Where should we have lower speed limits?
The City Council is currently undertaking their (usually) biennial review of speed limits around the city and are seeking feedback on them. Most of the proposed changes are located around the periphery of the urban limits, where roads are gradually …
Photo of the Day: Uni-Cycle Path by Boys High
A couple of weeks back we showed you the progress being made in North Hagley Park to widen the existing pathway as part of the upgraded Uni-Cycle Major Cycleway Route. They’re still working to complete that one, but one bit …
Guest Post: Cycling in Adelaide – An Update
Guest blogger Robert has been visiting our neighbours across the ditch:
It is two years since the Velo-City Global 2014 International Cycling Conference in Adelaide was held. Along with the other inspiring posts from Adelaide written by Lennyboy at the …
Cycling Activities for June 2016
Winter has finally decided to start showing itself to Christchurch, but that hasn’t stopped the opportunities to get on your bike or at least talk about bikes! Here’s this month’s run-down of coming cycling events; as always you can check …
Guest Bike Review: The Mighty Pilen
This review from guest blogger Stephen first appeared on his blog:
The mighty Pilen: a review
I now own a Pilen Lyx. It’s a big, robust city bicycle, designed by Swedes, made with modern components, but decidedly old
Ferry Road Streetscape Improvements at Woolston Village
The City Council is continuing to churn out new street reconstruction proposals around the city; this time it’s the turn of Woolston Village on Ferry Rd to get a makeover. As usual lately, that includes some improvements to the environment …
Photo of the Day: North Hagley Pathway Works
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The fine weather over the past couple of months has allowed contractors to make excellent progress on the Uni-Cycle pathway improvements from North Hagley Park to Riccarton Bush. The alleyway pathway beside Boys High has been dramatically widened, and a …
Guest Post: Should kids be able to ride on the footpath?
Here’s an interesting guest topic from Jo Clendon:
Do you cycle with kids? Do you sometimes let them ride on the footpath? Perhaps you’ve seen or heard in the news about my campaign to make cycling on the footpaths …
Victoria Street traffic changes
The central city Accessible City transport works continue with a fairly contentious design proposed for the Victoria St corridor from Bealey Ave to Kilmore/Durham. As has typically been the case lately, there are good improvements planned for cycling as part …
Guest Post: A Cycling Dogma
Guest blogger Catherine shares some of her thoughts about the key factors that influence her daily choice to commute by bike:
I developed a cycling dogma! It’s taken time to create, but here it is:
Cycling offers me freedom like …
Bike to the Future Awards now open
It’s nearly time to honour some of the best initiatives for cycling around the country. In previous years, the Cycling Action Network have held their Cycle-Friendly Awards to celebrate great cycling efforts. This year, the NZ Transport Agency have joined …
Cycling Activities for May 2016
As the months approach winter, it’s natural to think that your opportunities for doing things cycling-related might also cool down. But, rather like our current run of golden weather, there continue to be plenty of things in Chch to …
Where could we easily add cycle lanes?
So recently I went and changed jobs. On the upside, that means 15 minutes less biking each way; on the downside, that means 15 minutes less biking each way… 🙂 More pertinently however, it also means a change …
ICECycles Free Bike Maintenance Workshop
Sunday 8th May 2016 the ICECycles team will be at Linwood Community Art Centre cnr Stanmore Road and Worcester St from 1-4pm and will help you get your bike fixed up. It will be cancelled if the weather is lousy.…
Photo of the Day: Anzac Day Bike Parking
Like many keen souls, I was up fairly early last Monday morning to go and attend the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Cranmer Square. Knowing that car parking would be a nightmare (I saw people walking in from over a …
What are your current Chch cycle safety concerns?
I’ve been involved in a few recent discussions with the City Council about current cycle safety issues in the city; it is of course an ongoing issue in the city. To help inform me, I thought I’d have a look …
Another look at Auckland: Shared Paths
I talked a few weeks ago about the latest cycling developments up in the City of Sails, aka Auckland. One more issue that they are still grappling with, particularly as cycle numbers boom up there, is the heavy use …
Have Your Say: Chch Annual Plan 2016-17
Every year the City Council reviews its intentions for what to spend its money on (and also how much it needs) in the form of its Annual Plan. Lurking in the background also is the ten-year Long-Term Plan (LTP) and …
Guest Post: Coffee, Cycling and Culture
Guest blogger Robert muses on the “eternal triangle” of life:
Cycling, Coffee and Culture. It’s a Kiwi Thing , eh bro’…
Well, perhaps not quite as stated but certainly New Zealanders, and in particular those immigrants who made Christchurch their …