Neighbourhood greenways – Cycling in Christchurch

Belated First Look: Heathcote Expressway

LennyBoy — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:28:48 +0000

With some nice summer weather about, I figured it was about time to go and have a good look along the Heathcote Expressway Major Cycle Route. Even though the whole route has been open for a while now and I …

Flashback Friday: More Uni-Cycle consultation in Ilam

LennyBoy — Fri, 30 May 2025 04:49:52 +0000

This past week or so I have been out to the University of Canterbury’s campus three times to teach a few 4th-year guest lectures on traffic engineering. My route to and from town has largely made use of the …

Flashback Friday – First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 2

LennyBoy — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:56:40 +0000

There’s been a lot of residential development work happening out west in Halswell lately; I’ve noticed quite a bit of it while out there in recent months. This has also led to some pressures on getting safely to local schools …

Flashback Friday – Adelaide: Sharrows

LennyBoy — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:41:49 +0000

They are fairly common nowadays across Christchurch, but it wasn’t that many years ago that sharrow markings on shared cycle streets were a new concept in the city. And at the time, we sought some inspiration from overseas places that …

First look: Quarrymans Trail Stage 2

LennyBoy — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:25:23 +0000

As mentioned recently, the final section of the Quarryman’s Trail, from Hoon Hay to Halswell (3.5 km), is now completely open. We previously provided an overview of the first stage of the cycleway, so it’s time to provide a …

Flashback Friday: Vancouver Neighbourhood Greenways

LennyBoy — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:10:37 +0000

Christchurch now has a number of “neighbourhood greenway” cycle routes, but I first encountered them in Oregon (Portland and Eugene) and subsequently Seattle and Vancouver. They’re not like conventional cycleways, where there is some kind of marked lane or separated …

First look: Quarrymans Trail

LennyBoy — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 05:03:08 +0000

As mentioned recently, the first section of the Quarryman’s Trail, from town to Hoon Hay (4.5km), is now completely open. So it’s time to provide a preview of what to encounter (we’ll look at it heading towards town – …

First Look: Rapanui Cycleway Stage 1

LennyBoy — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 02:46:56 +0000

Last Wednesday morning was a happy affair for many, with the official opening of Stage 1 of the Rapanui (Shag Rock) Major Cycle Route. This is the first part of what will eventually be a cycle route all the way …

Quarryman’s Trail consultation out now

LennyBoy — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:29:40 +0000

As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, there are now a number of cycleway projects under construction or out for consultation. One of those in the latter group is the Quarryman’s Trail, stretching from central city all …

Flashback: Portland Neighbourhood Greenways

LennyBoy — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 04:42:23 +0000

A number of the recent proposed Major Cycleways are using “neighbourhood greenway” treatments, including Rapanui/Shag Rock, Papanui Parallel, and Uni-Cycle. Most people understand the concepts of separated cycleways and shared paths that are being used for many …