Here's a good project - consultation over completion of another section of the Avon "boulevard" shared cycling and walking path along Cambridge Terrace between Madras and Peterborough Streets. It is part of an overall street renewal project for this area.

Currently this is a "missing link" in terms of the good quality shared path that exists along the river both before and after this section.  The existing path entrance off the corner of Kimore/ Madras is narrow, rough and not at all obvious. The project should address these issues.   Last year the council also consulted over the extension of the shared path along Cambridge Terrace section between Barbadoes and Fitzgerald.

The only other issues would appear to relate to the need for signage so that people can pick up the path at the Kilmore Madras corner, and also know that the path is part of cycling Route 7 which takes them down the Avon River, and possibly the adequacy of the overall path width (2.5m) - comments on this please!

The consultation pamphlet with a plan showing the proposed path is attached. Submissions are due at 5pm on 26 March.

The Easy-Osey Sunday Leisure Ride postponed from 28 Feb to 07 March 

Now Sunday 07 March 11am – 1pm (starting and ending at C1 Espresso cafe). 

If you're looking for a central Christchurch alternative to the excellent Selwyn Mayoral Challenge (see the events calendar) then this might be for you.

A gentle city ride for Sunday sleepy-heads.  Meet at C1 Espresso Café (150 High Street, near the corner with Tuam Street) at 10.50am (will return here at the end of the ride for lunch if you fancy)

This ride is about 20km long, and will generally entail quiet streets and pathways beside the Heathcote River and Linwood canal system.  The ride is suitable for less confident city cyclists and those just wanting to see a gentler side of the city on a Sunday morning.  Spokes will take you along two attractive commuter routes from the city centre to Ferrymead and back again.

The ride is based mostly on routes 2 and 12 from the CCC's "Let's Bike Christchurch Cycle Guide 2010".  Maps will be available on the day but feel free to bring your own CCC cycle map.

Bike Maintenance Course

CPIT are running bike maintenance courses in March as follows:

This course will be run four times:
Monday 8 March, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Tuesday 16 March, 12:00 - 1:30pm (2:00pm if you can stay till then)
Tuesday 16 March, 4:30 - 6:30pm
Friday 19 March, 4:30 - 6:30pm

If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to VerityR [at] cpit [dot] ac [dot] nz

If all of these sessions are quite impossible for you please email VerityR [at] cpit [dot] ac [dot] nz and if there are enough folk agreeing on another time that will be offered too. The tutors will bring bikes on which to demonstrate but you may bring your own bike too if you so wish.

Cycle safety and skills course

Sadly, too few people have thus far expressed an interest in this course for it to be run. This may yet change. There are also possibilities of joining in on this course with non-CPIT folk at a venue elsewhere in Christchurch.

Selwyn Mayoral Challenge/Lincoln Fire Brigade Open Day/Children's Day

Sunday 7 March 2010, 10:30am at the Prebbleton Reserve on Tosswill Road.

Cycle the Railtrail from Prebbleton to Lincoln behind Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe as we have a go at winning the title of the Cycle Mad District of New Zealand.

Then join in with the fun events and activities at the Lincoln Fire Brigade's Open Day and Children's Day.

Win a new adult's Avanti bike.
There is a prize for the best decorated child's bike.

For more information go to
http://www.selwyn.govt.nz/services/roading/road-safety/bikewise-month