In 2001, the Christchurch City Council reconstructed Tennyson Street between Colombo Street and the Heathcote River in Beckenham, including a new kind of cycling facility.  The design uses off-road cycle paths between the footpath and the kerb, with a narrower roadway than previously for motor vehicles.  The photo below shows the street layout.

I wish we saw scenes like this outside schools and kindergartens in Christchurch. Follow this link to the YouTube website.

Keith Turner

From the New York Times, THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN writes about conservation and energy efficiency while enthusing over the dividends now being paid from Denmark's cycling strategies.

Flush With Energy

The latest Christchurch cycling map identifies 12 "named" cycle routes. These routes are to be promoted and improved to increase participation in cycling. A map of the proposed routes is attached below.

CCC want to make these routes easy to find and use, and to identify where there are safety issues or other improvements needed on them. This involves a systematic audit of signage and other requirements along each route. They have asked Spokes to assist with this.