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		<title>Cycling in Sydney</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/11/01/cycling-in-sydney/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/11/01/cycling-in-sydney/" title="Cycling in Sydney" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Sydney-Cycling-2026-8-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>Having just returned from <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/10/28/reminder-tom-flood-in-christchurch-this-sat-31st/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a conference in Sydney</a>, it seemed opportune while I was there to also have a look around the central city and see how cycling is faring there.</p>
<p>Sydney has had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/09/sydney-cycling-has-the-city-that-hates-bikes-finally-turned-the-corner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fairly stop-start approach</a> to &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday Guest Post &#8211; Cycling in London</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/10/02/flashback-friday-guest-post-cycling-in-london/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Fleming]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/10/02/flashback-friday-guest-post-cycling-in-london/" title="Flashback Friday Guest Post &#8211; Cycling in London" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/London2-photo 1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>Last week I wrapped up my posts covering various places visited around Europe a few months ago; I also delivered an <a href="https://viastrada.nz/publication/sustainable-transport-insights-europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overview presentation</a> about all my observations last night at the first of the Biketober seminar series. We only briefly </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Biking in Prague</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/09/22/biking-in-prague/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/09/22/biking-in-prague/" title="Biking in Prague" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Prague-2026-6-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prague</a>. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can&#8217;t go past it.</p>
<p>The central &#8220;Old Town&#8221; of Prague is particularly noted &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/09/13/mamma-mia-stockholm-is-still-a-cycling-queen/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/09/13/mamma-mia-stockholm-is-still-a-cycling-queen/" title="Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen&#8230;" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Stockholm-2026-4-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>In the past week, as part of some research I&#8217;ve been doing, I have had two video interviews with representatives from Sweden about their country&#8217;s <a href="https://smartcitysweden.com/best-practice/408/vision-zero-reducing-road-traffic-casualties-and-injuries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impressive road safety performance</a> over the past few decades. It&#8217;s hard to believe that it &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Using Bike Share across Europe</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/08/09/using-bike-share-across-europe/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/08/09/using-bike-share-across-europe/" title="Using Bike Share across Europe" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Europe-BikeShare-11-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>One of the things we got to pick up fairly quickly in Europe was the use of bike-share schemes to get around the various cities we visited. This definitely made it a lot easier to explore the many attractions and &#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>
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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" loading="lazy" /></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: Shutl brings e-bike subscriptions on demand to Christchurch</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/17/flashback-friday-shutl-brings-e-bike-subscriptions-on-demand-to-christchurch/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/17/flashback-friday-shutl-brings-e-bike-subscriptions-on-demand-to-christchurch/" title="Flashback Friday: Shutl brings e-bike subscriptions on demand to Christchurch" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Shutl-EBike-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Earlier this week, we introduced to the new <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/04/12/workride-an-opportunity-to-get-bikes-for-your-employees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WorkRide</a> bike purchasing scheme. You may not know that the founders of WorkRide actually started off first looking into an earlier e-bike subscription service, Shutl, nearly 4 years ago before <a href="https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/360530422/business-pivot-christchurch-e-bike-subscription-duo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pivoting after </a></em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday &#8211; Cycling in Singapore: A study in contrasts</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/10/17/flashback-friday-cycling-in-singapore-a-study-in-contrasts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/10/17/flashback-friday-cycling-in-singapore-a-study-in-contrasts/" title="Flashback Friday &#8211; Cycling in Singapore: A study in contrasts" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Singapore-Bikeshare-BusStop-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Today is gearing up to be a busy one as Tracey and I prepare to head over to Perth tomorrow for a <a href="https://australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference</a> next week &#8211; still a bit of bag packing and finalising presentations before getting up rather early </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A heads-up about the bike helmet rule</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/08/19/a-heads-up-about-the-bike-helmet-rule/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/08/19/a-heads-up-about-the-bike-helmet-rule/" title="A heads-up about the bike helmet rule" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet-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/2012/07/bike-helmet-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet-100x100.jpg 100w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p><a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-522" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet.jpg 300w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bike-helmet-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 85vw, 250px" /></a>There&#8217;s been an interesting flurry of discussions in the past few days, following the news that Regulation Minister David Seymour <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360794221/david-seymour-sought-advice-removing-bike-helmet-mandate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought advice on the possibility of removing mandatory cycling helmet requirements</a>. The upshot (for now at least) is that &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/06/27/flashback-friday-cycling-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/06/27/flashback-friday-cycling-in-los-angeles/" title="Flashback Friday: Cycling in Los Angeles" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SantaMonica-2017 (8)-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>If you&#8217;ve been paying attention lately, you might have seen that there has been a bit of a kerfuffle in Los Angeles recently, with President Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/23/los-angeles-trump-troop-deployments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ordering in the National Guard</a> to quell supposed &#8220;rioters&#8221;. Certainly the USA in general </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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