Tag: Separated bikeways

Cycling continues to reign in Copenhagen

Soon after our return from Europe, I mentioned how I had managed to snap an updated photo of cyclists while at a Copenhagen intersection in early June. Having regaled you since with posts of several other cities around Europe, it’s …

Mamma Mia, Stockholm is still a Cycling Queen…

In the past week, as part of some research I’ve been doing, I have had two video interviews with representatives from Sweden about their country’s impressive road safety performance over the past few decades. It’s hard to believe that it …

Flashback Friday: Nor’West Arc Cycleway now due for consultation

In the last week, the City Council has agreed to finish the last pieces of Section 3 of the Nor’West Arc Major Cycle Route through Bryndwr and Papanui. Some of you may recall that I looked at the parts that …

Promising signs for City to New Brighton cycleway

For quite some time, the Christchurch City Council has mooted a cycle route from the central city out to the east as part of its Major Cycle Routes programme. One of the original proposals was to generally follow the route …

Flashback Friday: The thing about Tuam St…

Tonight is a big event locally, with the opening of the new Jolene Bar in Christchurch on St Asaph St (a somewhat ironic milestone given the passing of country legend Dolly Parton earlier this week…). We’ll be heading to the …

Photo of the Day: Berlin roundabout cycle crossing

It was incredibly sad to hear the other day about the tragic attack that occurred in central Berlin, Germany last weekend – something that should never have to happen. Thankfully they found and killed the attacker, but for …

Oslo – Scandinavia does cycling well

About six weeks ago, I spent a couple of days looking around the Norwegian capital of Oslo. As with many parts of Europe, Oslo has been working hard to turn itself into a better city for cycling, with the …

Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol – more photos

Another week on the move around Europe with my partner; in recent days we have been through Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czechia), and now exploring Berlin (Germany). Along the way, I’ve probably been doing a bit of a mix of both …

Photo of the Day: Rolleston Ave (former) shared path

The potential risks of shared paths have suddenly come into the spotlight this week following the sad story of the woman who was struck by a passing cyclist on a shared path along Wooldridge Rd. This incident certainly highlights …

Flashback Friday: Has Auckland Cycling turned a corner?

After last weekend’s photo-op, the Auckland theme continues because it happens that I’ve just spent the past couple of days in the City of Sails doing some guest lectures at Auckland University (including one on rural cycle safety…). A …

Photo of the Day: New Victoria St cycleway in central Auckland

Away from Christchurch, there is a lot of excitement building up for the final commissioning and opening of the new City Rail Link in central Auckland. It has taken several years and certainly resulted in considerable construction disruption for the …

Flashback Friday: New cycleways in Wellington are making a difference

With the current surge of interest in cycling, it was encouraging to see the other day local advocacy group Spokes Canterbury urging Chch City Council to fast-track rolling out low-cost cycleways across the city similar in style to the Rolleston …

New northern Wellington cycleways coming along

Last week I was up to Wellington for a few days attending a Transportation Conference there (lots of great cycling-related papers there too by the way!). On one of the afternoons we got the opportunity to get out and …

Top end of Nor’West Arc cycleway is making progress

Even while funding for some cycleway projects has stalled, it’s nice to know that work is still ticking along on some of the Major Cycle Routes around the city. One of those is the Nor’West Arc cycleway through Ilam and …