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Cyclists wanted for focus group Mon 4th Nov.
The University of Otago is undertaking a research project, entitled ‘The Imagined Transport Futures in New Zealand’ and we wish to recruit cyclists for a focus group being held at 5:45pm on Monday 4th...
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Learning from the Dutch
There’s a stereotype about the hard-working Dutch, and Christchurch put that to the test over the past few days. As mentioned last week, the city was host to two visiting experts in cycle planning from...
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So what’s a Sharrow and do we want them here?
While cycle lanes and paths are all very nice, there are still many situations where it is not feasible or sensible to install them. For example, there may be limited road width to play with (and no...
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Census: Cycling on the Rise in Christchurch
Last year, the long-awaited national Census was finally held. Now we are starting to see some of the results in detail, including information about travel to work. The full detailed regional results...
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Are painted cycle lanes dangerous?
The planned Major Cycleways for Christchurch will comprise a mixture of treatments: separated bikeways, shared paths, and quiet streets (“neighbourhood greenways”). These are designed to attract a lot...
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Cycling Stuff from Wellington
So last week I spent most of my time in Wellington (which explains the slight gap in posts). For much of it I was attending the 2014 IPENZ Transportation Conference, but I did also have a little bit of...
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2WALKandCYCLE 2014 Conference – Call for Presentations
We mentioned previously about the coming national conference for walking and cycling, 2WALKandCYCLE 2014. This year’s conference will be held in sunny Nelson in late October. Now the conference...
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What if… it was safe to cycle in Christchurch? Seminar Wed 11 June
Following the success of the previous cycling-related “What If Wednesday” events held by the University of Canterbury, another interesting event is coming up in a couple of weeks. Two years ago,...
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#2WALKandCYCLE Conference 2014 – Early Bird Registration closes soon
An exciting programme of presentations and sessions is planned for the next national walking and cycling conference, 2WALKandCYCLE, being held in Nelson on Oct 29-31. The draft programme is now out on...
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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...
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Highlights from #2walkandcycle Conference Nelson
Well I’m a few days back from Nelson, where an action-packed 2WALKandCYCLE Conference kept ~190 delegates engaged for three days last week. The term “action packed” might not sound right in the same...
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Christchurch Home of NZ Cycling Champion
Guest blog by Axel Wilke Glen Koorey – Cycle Champion The national Cycle Friendly Awards were first held in 2003, and since 2007, the category “Cycling Champion of the Year” has been awarded. In 2014,...
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Show me the money – The Economics of Cycleways
Spending any significant sum of money by the City Council tends to attract the scrutiny of some ratepayers, especially if they’re dubious about the benefits to be gleaned from the investment. We’ve...
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Cyclists wanted for focus group Mon 4th Nov.
The University of Otago is undertaking a research project, entitled ‘The Imagined Transport Futures in New Zealand’ and we wish to recruit cyclists for a focus group being held at 5:45pm on Monday 4th...
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Learning from the Dutch
There’s a stereotype about the hard-working Dutch, and Christchurch put that to the test over the past few days. As mentioned last week, the city was host to two visiting experts in cycle planning from...
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So what’s a Sharrow and do we want them here?
While cycle lanes and paths are all very nice, there are still many situations where it is not feasible or sensible to install them. For example, there may be limited road width to play with (and no...
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Seminar: How Did They Get Around? Transport in Early Chch, Sat 18 Oct
This weekend there’s an interesting seminar that you might be interested in, courtesy of the WEA and the Beca Heritage Week programme of events: HOW DID THEY GET AROUND? TRANSPORT IN EARLY...
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Cycling in Nantes and #VeloCity2015 Conference
After the highs of a month in the Netherlands, I still had another month to check out some of the “lesser lights” of European cycling (which, compared with New Zealand, invariably still means better...
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Feedback Needed: Dyers Pass Rd Cycling Survey
Following on from recent discussions with the Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board (and partly spurred on by the recent Alex Mann case), it looks like a workshop will be organised with key stakeholders...
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Why Traffic Speed Matters for Walking and Cycling
In my overviews of looking around Europe, I noted that lower speed limits were prevalent virtually everywhere I went. Yet, in New Zealand we are still only taking a few hesitant baby steps towards...
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