The media have just picked up the announcement from Christchurch City Council that our fair city has been named the most bicycle-friendly city in Asia and Oceania and 38th globally (I’d like to think they got the heads-up from an …

A few years ago I had an email from a reader (and my apologies that it’s taken this long to respond to it!):

I ride my bike every day in my rounds as a support worker visiting people’s homes …

Today is of course Anzac Day, when we come together to honour those who have sadly died in various battles around the world. Closer to home, tragically we have also lost a few people cycling this year including two in …

Christchurch City Council have recently posted about how the various cycle counters around the city have seen further good growth in cycle trips over the past couple of years – great results from the investment in new cycleways. Perhaps not …

This week I have been delivering some guest lectures on cycle planning and design to engineering postgrad students at Canterbury University. I covered a range of topics, from developing cycling networks to the many different ways you can provide for …

It’s a busy time for me at the moment, as I frantically finalise two draft research reports and prepare to start another research project. Research work is a big part of what I do, and many of these projects relate …

It’s a measure of just how crazy-busy I was last week that I didn’t even realise that I’d forgotten to do a Flashback Friday – oh well, onto another one this week… So, what was occupying my time? Well, I …

We all love a bit of healthy rivalry, whether it’s which is the bigger “second city” in NZ or even which is the “shittest town in NZ”. Bike-friendliness is another metric by which many people seek to answer “where …

It hasn’t be a great year for cycling safety in NZ, with a larger than average number of road deaths to date. While there is sadly an element of randomness about whether some crashes become fatal or not, it has …

Many of you will know City Councillor Mike Davidson, who is one of the cycling champions around the Council table. Mike is also undertaking a degree via the Open Polytechnic and, as part of that, he is doing a …