There seems to be a bit of a flurry of proposals currently out for consultation by the City Council right now, with a few of them due in the next week or so. So it’s worth letting you know about …
Tag: Chch City Council
Biking in City Mall – Have Your Say
Did you know that, technically, you are not allowed to bike through City Mall? Being a popular traffic-free cycling connection through town, it comes as a bit of a surprise to some that this is the case and clearly, judging …
Flashback Friday: Learning from the Dutch
Christchurch has been down the cycle network planning/design path for a while now and nationally the state-of-the-art has also progressed quite a lot. But seven years ago, it was a brave new world embarking on our Major Cycle Routes programme. …
Bike Parking at Major Events
Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Great Kiwi Beer Festival in Hagley Park, along with 15,000 others apparently. Not surprisingly, given those numbers, I figured that the most sensible way to get there was by bike, to …
Final Coastal Pathway section out for consultation
There are just a few days left to go (submissions closing Mon 7th), so I probably should give this a mention: The final section of the Chch Coastal Pathway, closing the gap through Moncks Bay, is now out for …
Northern Arterial Extension – Biking Opportunities Part 2
The second part of this post focuses on the benefits to those who ride a bike, as part of DEMP – Downstream Effects Management Plan. A plan developed for CCC to facilitate the smooth passage into the city of …
Have your Say on north Colombo St link
Ever since the Papanui Parallel cycleway was created, it’s been a really useful way to get to the central city from the northern suburbs. There’s just been one problem: once you are south of Bealey Ave there has been no …
Flashback Friday: Bike Share Plan coming to Chch
In a relatively short few years, Christchurch went from having no public bike hire scheme, to a very useful pilot one for a few years and now back to nothing (meanwhile e-scooters have taken over the world apparently…). This article, …
Flashback Friday – Hidden Treasures: Tennyson St Cycleway
If you think all of these separated cycleways are relatively new for Christchurch, then you have forgotten that the first one actually popped up nearly 18 years ago. Ultimately destined to form part of the Southern Lights major cycle route, …
Flashback Friday: Cycleways are Go!
Earlier this week we celebrated a healthy funding injection to get six cycleway routes completed around Chch. While that is great news, it’s sobering to think that all of the 13 Major Cycleways were initially meant to have been completed …
Submit on CCC Annual Plan – Take 2
It’s a bit last minute but, if you have a moment, make a quick submission on the revised Chch City Council 2020/21 Annual Plan – submissions close 5pm Monday 29th June. And there are potentially some worrying implications for …
Chch cycling continues to rise
Another little piece of good news came out from City Council in the last day or so: the latest cycle count surveys back in March (pre-lockdown) showed very strong growth in the past year.
A regular annual survey of peak-hour …
Support and use of cycling remains high in Christchurch
Once a year, Christchurch City Council undertake a Residents’ Survey where they seek feedback on what people think about a wide range of Council services, e.g. roading, rubbish, water. This year’s results are now out and, while the headline focus…
Flashback Friday: Christchurch cycling – Copenhagen style
When we look at some of the intricate Major Cycle Route layouts these days, it’s interesting to recall that it wasn’t that many years back when we had no local guidance for how to design these. National cycleway planning/design guidance…
Flashback Friday: The Cycleway Tax that isn’t
When we think of the hundreds of millions that Christchurch (and NZ in general) is now spending on cycleways, it takes a bit to remember that not that long ago the prospect of finding even $70 million for local cycleways …
Guest Post: Submit Submit Submit
“To have a “light-bulb moment”, the power has to be on.”
Said someone relatively famous. Thanks Google
For me, the power is on whenever conversing with partner Peter over a pint or a coffee, or when riding the bike. …
Flashback Friday – The World’s Most Bicycle Friendly Cities
It’s always fun to ponder where Christchurch stands in the cycle-friendly world. I’d happily say that it rates as the best cycling city in Australasia (oohh, challenge…) – but what about the world in general? We’ve all heard of the …
Community Board Plans 2020
The children and a lot of us adults need a few minutes of your time.
Community Boards are now seeking input on what their priorities should be for the next 3 years. Draft plans will implement what they want as …
Flashback Friday – Safety: Who Ya Gonna Call…?
As well as topical info of the day, at Cycling in Chch we also like to provide useful ongoing guidance that will prove useful whenever you will need it. When it comes to cycling, safety and crashes are a big …
Flashback Friday: Maintenance – Who Ya Gonna Call…?
Here at Cycling in Chch, we like to be useful as well as just fun and topical. Which is why I like to create blogposts that try to provide helpful advice for all the little things that can create headaches …