Central City – Cycling in Christchurch

Should we make the Rolleston Ave / Park Tce pop-up cycleway permanent?

LennyBoy — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:26:19 +0000

It was a little over three years ago that a temporary cycleway was installed along Rolleston Ave and Park Tce to make room for the refurbishment works happening in the adjacent Canterbury Museum. The new cycleway continued to cause angst …

Photo of the Day: St Asaph St Bridleway?

LennyBoy — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:30:49 +0000

As mentioned the other day, we made our way on Friday evening to the opening of the new Jolene Bar in central Christchurch – a great night it was too. While we were waiting to enter, we saw an …

Flashback Friday: The thing about Tuam St…

LennyBoy — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:51:22 +0000

Tonight is a big event locally, with the opening of the new Jolene Bar in Christchurch on St Asaph St (a somewhat ironic milestone given the passing of country legend Dolly Parton earlier this week…). We’ll be heading to the …

Flashback Friday: Christchurch Will Never Be Amsterdam

Robert Fleming — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:54:37 +0000

Greetings from Rimini, Italy, where I’m just wrapping up attending the Velo-City Cycling Conference here. After that, my partner and I will be taking in a whirlwind journey on to Venice, Zurich, and then Amsterdam. In a blogpost back in …

Bike parking at Te Kaha (One NZ) Stadium

LennyBoy — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:37:41 +0000

The weekend just gone in Christchurch has been an awesome feast of activity as the new One NZ Stadium (aka Te Kaha) hosted the Super Rugby round for all ten teams. It certainly brought the crowds in; the central city …

Photo of the Day: Boatshed Bridge cycle count (maybe…)

LennyBoy — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:22:13 +0000

The cycle display counter next to the Antigua St Boatshed Bridge is arguably the busiest cycling point in the whole city. In 2024, we even celebrated over half a million people cycling across it within the year. On the last …

Flashback Friday: Consultations on Antigua / Worcester central city cycleways

LennyBoy — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:08:56 +0000

The Chch City Council currently has a few speed limit consultations out related to key cycling corridors, namely the Antigua St, Worcester/Hereford/Barbadoes St, and Nor’West Arc cycleway routes. Get your feedback in by the end of October! Over …

Flashback Friday: Have your Say on the Park Terrace Cycleway

LennyBoy — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 01:57:49 +0000

Earlier this week, mayoral re-election hopeful Phil Mauger engaged in a spot of dog-whistling by calling for the Park Terrace pop-up cycleway to be ripped out. For something that has been working successfully for over two years (I often …

Heads Up: Antigua St Footbridge works

LennyBoy — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:31:05 +0000

The shared cycle/footbridge by the Antigua Boatsheds is one of the busiest cycling routes in the city (as evidenced by the cycle counter there). All this congestion does have its challenges though, causing some conflicts as different users try to …

Photo of the Day: Half a million bikes

LennyBoy — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:10:30 +0000

Christchurch’s Major Cycle Routes have helped to fuel an impressive surge in numbers of people cycling around the city over the past few years. One of the busiest locations is at the Antigua Boatshed bridge, where an electronic display helps …