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Photo of the Day: Belfast Rd Cycle Subway
Another busy week, but just enough time to get in a sneak preview of some coming cycle infrastructure: A few weeks back, I was lucky to visit the site of the new Northern Arterial, scheduled for completion in mid-2020.…
Guest Post: How cycling could reduce the impact of the Christchurch Northern Corridor
Guest writer Jim Pickles has a few thoughts regarding a looming problem:
About ten years ago I wrote in a submission to council on the Urban Development Strategy that the way the council handled cycling on Cranford St would be …
Cycle Planning & Design course coming to Chch (1st May)
For over 15 years, there has been industry and student training in NZ on “planning and design for cycling”, much of it via the company that I work for, ViaStrada. During that time, over 1200 people have attended the …
National Land Transport Programme has a bumper crop of cycleways
Every three years, the NZ Transport Agency prepares a National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) that summarises what is going to be spent by the Government and local councils on roads, pathways, public transport, etc. 2018 was the year for a …
New northern cycleway to Waimakariri coming
An exciting new development for cycling is about to start construction along the Christchurch Northern Motorway corridor. From the end of August, work will begin to construct additional lanes on the Waimakariri River motorway bridge. As well as two extra …
Solutions to traffic queues
I was impressed with this image from a story on Auckland’s traffic congestion which suggested Aucklanders spend 4 weeks a year stuck in traffic.
It’s a great perspective with the queued traffic snarling to a standstill while the lone cyclist …
New cycling research causes a flurry
Three interesting research reports about cycling have just been publicly released by the NZ Transport Agency and already they’re causing a bit of a stir around cycling circles (and elsewhere…). We previously alluded to these pieces of work being underway, …
Can we put cyclists through Lyttelton Tunnel?
A post currently doing the rounds on Facebook is once again raising the possibility of getting bikes through the Lyttelton Road Tunnel under their own steam. At present, the 52-year-old tunnel only allows bikes that are attached to the racks …
New National Cycle Network Planning / Design Guidance
One of the important things announced at last week’s 2WALKand CYCLE Conference in Auckland was the public release of the NZ Transport Agency’s Cycling Network Guidance. This has been an exhaustive 18-month long project to develop and update national …
Progress on Cycle Safety Panel Recommendations
There wasn’t a lot of fanfare, but just before last Christmas the final Cycle Safety Panel report was presented to the Government. You will recall that this came from the national group of experts convened by NZTA and the …
Have your Say – Northern Arterial Extension and Cranford Street Upgrade
Another big project is currently out for consultation (closes this Friday) and has some interesting aspects for cycling. While there are a number of potential improvements for cycling, there also appear to be a number of poor design decisions proposed …
Would the Draft Cycle Safety Panel Recommendations make a Difference?
It seems like a long week since the tragic events of last Monday when a cycle tourist lost his life in Hornby courtesy of a turning truck. As timing goes, it was intriguing that this was also the same week …
Lyttelton Tunnel Walk/Ride in Pictures
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Wow, what a turnout! Yesterday’s Lyttelton Tunnel walk/ride event attracted a huge crowd of keen locals, despite the cool grey skies. The Press was estimating 25,000 people turned up; personally that seems a little on the high side but it …
Bike the Lyttelton Tunnel – Sun 31st August
An exciting activity to mark in your calendars: in four week’s time on Sunday 31st August, walkers, bikers, skateboarders, etc will have a rare opportunity to travel through the Lyttelton Tunnel. This is part of the commemoration of 50 …
SH1 Western Corridor Upgrade Works
There’s been a lot of work happening along State Highway 1 between Hornby and Belfast past the airport. Various parts of it are being four-laned to get it closer to expressway standard. Now the section in the middle nearest …
The Curletts Road Conundrum
The NZTA are currently consulting on proposals to reconfigure the layout of SH73 along Curletts Rd in Upper Riccarton. This proposal has some serious implications for cycling (or not) along this route.
Some background: In the aftermath of the 2010-11 …
First Look: Southern Motorway Cycleway (Pt.2)
A few months ago now, we showed you some pics from the western end of the new cycleway along the Chch Southern Motorway. At the time we were hoping that the last part of the cycleway wouldn’t be too far …
First Look: Southern Motorway Cycleway (Pt.1)
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Back in December you might recall that the Chch Southern Motorway extension was opened to traffic (in fact we even got to bike on it before the traffic got to use it). As part of the works a new cycling …
Maintenance: Who Ya Gonna Call…?
No, it’s probably not the Ghostbusters (and that reference just went over the head of half my audience…). But if you do spot a problem while out riding, there are a number of options you have for making sure …