As the days get shorter, and the temperatures drop, the urge to get out on a bike may be waning (although, as the saying goes, “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing”…). But there’s actually …
Tag: Chch Coastal Pathway
Flashback Friday: Council Long Term Plan brings some good cycleway news
In case you haven’t noticed; the Chch City Council is currently consulting on its 2024-34 Long Term Plan (with feedback due Sun 21st Apr). This important exercise every three years sets out the key priorities for the various Council activities, …
Flashback Friday: Progress on Coastal Pathway Beachville section
Yesterday marked a significant milestone with the official opening of the final section of the Chch Coastal Pathway at Moncks Bay – looks like it was great day for everyone there! It’s been a long time coming to fruition, and …
First Look (and an Opening) – Coastal Pathway final section
It seems like a long time since the idea of a coastal pathway all the way out to Sumner was first floated – and indeed it was over a decade ago that the idea started to build momentum. Then a …
Flashback Friday: Coastal Pathway makes further progress
Anyone who has been out towards Sumner lately may have noticed the work underway to finish up the last bits of the Coastal Pathway, both through Moncks Bay and also connecting with the Rapanui-Shag Rock cycleway at Ferrymead. …
Flashback Friday: A Ride to Sumner (and the promise of things to come)
It’s almost the end of the lovely summer weather and it might feel like there’s less excuse to jump on the bike and check out the city’s great cycleways. But maybe it’s useful to appreciate a time not that long …
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 …
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 …
Flashback Friday: Christchurch Coastal Pathway – Draft Concept Plan
Many of you will have enjoyed riding on various parts of the Coastal Pathway over the past few years, almost providing a continuous off-road route from Ferrymead to Sumner. It’s interesting to think that it was only seven years ago …
Photo of the Day: Coastal Pathway Sumner
The cooler wetter weather right now is a pleasant respite from the hot dry summer we’ve had for the past month. Earlier this week when the mercury was still stupidly high, I finally got the opportunity to check out the …
Flashback Friday: Eastern Visions
The battle cry “what about fixing the East?” has been a constant in recent years since the earthquakes. While a lot of it seems focused on the state of the roads (despite over $1.2 billion having already been spent on …
Council Long Term Plan brings some good cycleway news
Last Friday saw the Christchurch City Council have theirĀ final deliberations about the Long Term Plan (LTP), which sets in place how much CCC will spend on various activities over the next ten years. As mentioned earlier, there was …
Coastal Pathway makes further progress
Last weekend I joined the City2Sumner Ride, organised by Frocks on Bikes, for a very pleasant jaunt out to the beach (thanks Connie!). The route from town out to Sumner took in the latest part of the Christchurch Coastal …
Progress on Coastal Pathway Beachville section
A bit of good news just before Xmas with progress on the design for another part of the Chch Coastal Pathway. The Beachville Rd section in Redcliffs (between McCormacks Bay and the Redcliffs shops) has been endorsed by the …
A Ride to Sumner (and the promise of things to come)
So last weekend, my youngest boy was keen to go on a big ride somewhere. OK, I said, how about out to Sumner? It’s been a long time since I biked out there and a lot has happened in southeast …
Cycleways are Go!
It’s been a busy week for the City Council, with the sign-off of their Three-Year Plan and agreement with the Govt on cost sharing of various planned “anchor projects” around the central city. What might have snuck under the radar …
Christchurch Coastal Pathway – Draft Concept Plan
A few months ago we told you about a few exciting initiatives happening on the east side of Christchurch. One of them was the Coastal Pathway, a 6.5km shared corridor for walking and cycling along the water-side between Ferrymead …
Eastern Visions
With all the fuss recently about proposed plans for the Central City, many people have quite rightly asked what about plans for east Christchurch where much of the worst quake damage occurred. There is a lot of infrastructure (including …