I was showing someone around the city’s cycleways yesterday, always a fun exercise. There were a few busy sections where pedestrians and riders were mingling together and we had to slowly weave our way through. My colleague was probably better …
Tag: Pathways
Cycle underpasses: the good and the bad
My new home of the past year means that I have some slightly different ways that I can get to work now. The most direct route takes me in a straight line via the railway underpass in Waltham between Thackeray …
Hidden Treasures: The South Frame
We hear a lot about the various Major Cycle Routes around the city, and also the nice central city corridors like the Oxford Promenade and the East Frame. But another cool little route has been slowly making its way across …
Flashback Friday – Not-so-hidden Treasures: Hagley Park
We’re seeing some lovely summer weather around Christchurch at the moment, which is a great opportunity to explore some more parts of the city by bike. So why not make some time to visit (or revisit) the lovely splendour of …
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. …
Photo of the Day: A cycleway fit for a Queen
Today is the memorial public holiday in NZ to commemorate the passing of Queen Elizabeth II – it certainly seems like the end of a significant era with her death.
In Christchurch we have our own Queen Elizabeth II Drive…
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Amsterdam – does it live up to the hype?
Pay attention to some of the debates that occur in the media comments sections about cycleways and at some point a naysayer is invariably going to say that “[NZ town X] is not like Amsterdam!” Ignoring the fact that a …
Flashback Friday: Pathway Leaves – A Menace for Cycling?
Autumn is a lovely time of year as the leaves on the trees turn into golden shades. But it’s also the time when those leaves eventually start dropping off. I was reminded of this when cycling along one of the …
Flashback Friday: Another look at Auckland: Shared Paths
Another week, another out-of-town trip limiting my spare hours… This time, the work topic vexing my mind is shared paths (or not shared paths). We’ve touched on the question before and it’s an area of evolving best practice in New …
Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol
Any time that someone claims their city is too hilly for lots of cycling (and conversely, that’s why everyone bikes in Chch…) I invariably think about all of the hilly cities I have visited around the world that somehow buck …
The Summer of ’22
Following on from the grand 2021 summary posted recently, just in case the summer climate and/or Covid variants have kept you closer to home over recent weeks, here’s a mini- summary of some continued progress …
Flashback Friday: Hagley/Hospital street works so far
We cycling advocates can be a picky bunch sometimes; as I illustrated with yesterday’s post, something new might be mostly good but there always seems to be something they could have done a little better… This is not a …
Flashback Friday: Can shared paths work?
This week a notable event in active mode guidance occurred with the launch of Waka Kotahi NZTA’s Pedestrian Network Guidance (PNG). This updates best practice advice (at least 12 years old in most cases) for planning/design for walking in NZ. …
Flashback Friday – Rotorua: Cycling Bubbling Up
I’ve just been up in Rotorua for a few days of work in the region, a place I seem to visit every 2-3 years or so. It brought to mind one of my previous visits, back in 2016 when I …
Flashback Friday: More messy pathways in winter
We’re about to cop a whole bunch of rain again for the next few days and, while, the amount of cycling around may be somewhat reduced anyway due to lockdown, it will be interesting to see how our pathways fare. …
Flashback Friday – First Cycleway Signs: Grassmere-Rutland Cycle Path
The cycleway network is starting to get quite comprehensive around Christchurch now, with more being built as we speak. So it is interesting to look back to the first tentative steps over seven years ago, as this post (originally from …
Flashback Friday: Keeping Pathways Dry
With some more rain on the way for Christchurch, anyone riding needs to be a little mindful of how their favourite routes fare with a bit of water around. Personally, I’ve noticed a big improvement in most cycleways drainage-wise over …
Discovering Local – Kaiapoi
Photo of the Day: Portobello coastal pathway
My recent time down in Dunedin for the 2WALKandCYCLE Conference also allowed some opportunities to have a look around the city at what they have been up to cycling-wise. One such opportunity was to ride along the southern side of …
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 …