https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-region-cycleways+places Items tagged with Wellington Region Cycleways and Places. https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/the-low-hanging-fruit-of-the-kapiti-coast/ I had to go do something at Coastlands and it was a nice day for a ride so I thought I’d ride down and take some photos of the new bike lanes around Rimu Road. I started from Waikanae Beach and crossed the bridge to Otaihanga, which now a sign says it is ok for […] kapiti places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:43:11 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/the-low-hanging-fruit-of-the-kapiti-coast/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-10-14T08:43:11Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/the-low-hanging-fruit-of-the-kapiti-coast/ I had to go do something at Coastlands and it was a nice day for a ride so I thought I’d ride down and take some photos of the new bike lanes around Rimu Road. I started from Waikanae Beach and crossed the bridge to Otaihanga, which now a sign says it is ok for […] kapiti places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/the-low-hanging-fruit-of-the-kapiti-coast/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-10-14T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/nice-frequent-transport-map-of-wellington/ I came across this handsome map by Brett Palmer entitled Wellington City Frequent Transport. Comparing it to the proposed bus network coming soon it looks that the only change needed on this map is a new line to Brooklyn and Kingston. brooklyn places blogs transport cycling sport Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:24:15 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/nice-frequent-transport-map-of-wellington/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-19T09:24:15Z -41.3068649 174.7620585 Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/nice-frequent-transport-map-of-wellington/ I came across this handsome map by Brett Palmer entitled Wellington City Frequent Transport. Comparing it to the proposed bus network coming soon it looks that the only change needed on this map is a new line to Brooklyn and Kingston. brooklyn places blogs transport cycling sport Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/nice-frequent-transport-map-of-wellington/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z -41.3068649 174.7620585 Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/what-riddiford-street-could-look-like/ This is definitely worth drawing attention to. As I said on my post about the Island Bay cycle routes I am of the opinion that there should be separated cycleways up Adelaide Road and up Riddiford Street (amongst many others). At the Sexify Blog they’re much of the same opinion, at least about Riddiford Street. […] islandbay cycleway places cycle-lanes transport blogs cycling sport Sat, 07 Sep 2013 07:28:47 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/what-riddiford-street-could-look-like/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-07T07:28:47Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/what-riddiford-street-could-look-like/ This is definitely worth drawing attention to. As I said on my post about the Island Bay cycle routes I am of the opinion that there should be separated cycleways up Adelaide Road and up Riddiford Street (amongst many others). At the Sexify Blog they’re much of the same opinion, at least about Riddiford Street. […] islandbay newtown places blogs transport cycling sport Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/what-riddiford-street-could-look-like/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-07T00:00:00Z -41.3095269 174.77856 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/cycling-in-tunnels-safely/ What do the Kelburn, Northland and Seatoun tunnels have in common? They were all featured in a post I did 4 years ago, called Cycling in Wellington’s Tunnels, They were all built originally for trams, And they’d all benefit from two signs at each of their entrances. kelburn northland seatoun featured cycling wellington places sport blogs transport Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:17:47 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/cycling-in-tunnels-safely/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-01T02:17:47Z -41.3246143 174.8320065 Seatoun http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/cycling-in-tunnels-safely/ What do the Kelburn, Northland and Seatoun tunnels have in common? They were all featured in a post I did 4 years ago, called Cycling in Wellington’s Tunnels, They were all built originally for trams, And they’d all benefit from two signs at the each of their entrances. seatoun kelburn northland transport places blogs cycling sport Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/cycling-in-tunnels-safely/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z -41.289205 174.7623927 Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/island-bay-cycle-routes/ The good news is that Wellington City Council is consulting on a preferred safe cycle route between the city and Island Bay. Cycling Aware Wellington organised a successful public meeting to garner local support and got quite a turnout. To get a good feel for the ride between the Island Bay and town have a […] islandbay places blogs transport cycling sport Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:41:24 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/island-bay-cycle-routes/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-08-31T11:41:24Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/island-bay-cycle-routes/ The good news is that Wellington City Council is consulting on a preferred safe cycle route between the city and Island Bay. Cycling Aware Wellington organised a successful public meeting to garner local support and got quite a turnout. To get a good feel for the ride between the Island Bay and town have a […] islandbay consultation places blogs transport cycling sport Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/island-bay-cycle-routes/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-08-31T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/why-add-lanes-to-cobham-drive/ Anyone else think 6 lanes for cars on Cobham Drive is just overkill?   There’s not that much stuff over on the Miramar Peninsula, and it’s not like people are missing planes at Welly airport because of heavy congestion. Is 6 lanes on an arterial road that is perfectly fine at 4 lanes indicative of […] miramar places blogs transport cycling sport Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/why-add-lanes-to-cobham-drive/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/why-add-lanes-to-cobham-drive/ Anyone else think 6 lanes for cars on Cobham Drive is just overkill?   There’s not that much stuff over on the Miramar Peninsula, and it’s not like people are missing planes at Welly airport because of heavy congestion. Is 6 lanes on an arterial road that is perfectly fine at 4 lanes indicative of […] miramar places blogs transport cycling sport Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/why-add-lanes-to-cobham-drive/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/featherston-st-bike-lanes/ There is a need for a safe CBD cycle route south from the railway station that is faster than the waterfront. waterfront places blogs transport cycling sport Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/featherston-st-bike-lanes/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2013-08-10T00:00:00Z -41.2823916 174.7776111 Featherston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/wellington-transport-video/ STL Transit has turned their attention to Welly, from the first bus from Upper Hutt to the last bus going back to Eastbourne. You can even see the Seatoun Ferry if you don’t blink. seatoun eastbourne places blogs transport cycling sport Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/wellington-transport-video/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z -41.2903782 174.8976432 Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/repeat-drunk-drivers-should-not-be-on-the-road/ It is with absolute horror that I read today (in the Dom Post) that Kenneth Morgan, a Tawa man with 23 convictions and an “indefinite ban”, has been given his driver’s license back. tawa places blogs transport cycling sport Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/repeat-drunk-drivers-should-not-be-on-the-road/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-08-25T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/is-it-time-to-dust-of-wellingtons-2004-gehl-report/ Is it time to dust off for a reread the Danish firm, Gehl Architects’ 2004 Report for Wellington’s City to Waterfront Study? The NZTA are often accused of sham public consultations and then doing whatever they want, and that may well be the case for what they are now calling The Tunnel to Tunnel Inner City Transport Improvements. waterfront consultation basinreserve places transport blogs cycling sport Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/is-it-time-to-dust-of-wellingtons-2004-gehl-report/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-08-18T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/could-you-cycle-in-masterton-in-winter/ Could you cycle in this? Could you cycle in a town as fouled as Masteron in winter on a still night? The picture above is from the Wairarapa Mail’s July 2012 story on Masterton smog levels. wairarapa places blogs transport cycling sport Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/could-you-cycle-in-masterton-in-winter/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-08-16T00:00:00Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/please-help-the-nzta-with-understanding-petone-to-ngauranga/ I can’t quite believe that they really need to ask, when the obvious solution is a separated waterfront cycle path and walkway on the east side of the railway line, but the NZTA is looking for feedback at this Survey Monkey address for what the Petone to Ngauranga cycle link should be. waterfront places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/please-help-the-nzta-with-understanding-petone-to-ngauranga/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-07-09T00:00:00Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/it-didnt-take-long/ From the Wairarapa News the Rimutaka Incline Stupid Railroad plan is to be resubmitted. wairarapa places blogs transport cycling sport Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/it-didnt-take-long/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-03-07T00:00:00Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/wellington-region-updates/ I updated my post on a Days Bay to Wainuiomata gondola by tramping the route and taking some nice photos and … The Rimutaka Rail Trail is no longer under threat. wainuiomata places blogs transport cycling sport Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/wellington-region-updates/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2012-02-15T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/the-other-wainuiomata-gondola-proposal/ I didn’t know about the other proposal for a Wanuiomata Hill gondola when I wrote my post last night. wainuiomata places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/the-other-wainuiomata-gondola-proposal/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-12-05T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/a-proposal-for-an-aerial-gondola-linking-wainuiomata-to-days-bay/ Wainuiomata has about 16,800 residents. wainuiomata places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/a-proposal-for-an-aerial-gondola-linking-wainuiomata-to-days-bay/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-12-05T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/te-araroa-trail-to-finally-be-opened/ At Shorland Park in Island Bay this Saturday at 10am the Governor-General, Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae will declare open Te Araroa, the Long Pathway. islandbay places blogs transport cycling sport Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/te-araroa-trail-to-finally-be-opened/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-11-30T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/pedestrians-count-for-nought-in-johnsonville/ This post is inspired by Auckland Transport Blog‘s post Why are we so mean to pedestrians? which asks the question why are pedestrian crossings often missing from traffic light controlled intersections. johnsonville places blogs transport cycling sport Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/pedestrians-count-for-nought-in-johnsonville/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-08-26T00:00:00Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/wellington-to-wairarapa-trail/ There was a comment on my last post from David Hancock, who works for Hutt City Council, and I think it is worth highlighting the link he gave. wairarapa places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/wellington-to-wairarapa-trail/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-06-13T00:00:00Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/wcc-wants-work-to-begin-on-ngauranga-petone-cycleway/ There is some good news on the Dom Post. petone cycling wcc places sport government blogs transport Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/wcc-wants-work-to-begin-on-ngauranga-petone-cycleway/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-06-12T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/sandhills-motorway-cycleway-provisions/ The NZTA has released a video with a fly-through of the proposed Kapiti Expressway/Sandhills Motorway/ Mackays to Peka Peka route: Here are my observations of what I can see in the video with regards to the cycling provisions: The cyclepath seems to follow close to the motorway along the bottom of the Raumati Escarpment north of Mackay’s Crossing. kapiti places blogs transport cycling sport Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/sandhills-motorway-cycleway-provisions/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-05-30T00:00:00Z http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/micro-ferries-for-porirua-harbour/ It seems Wellington Region’s public transport system is falling apart, with the GWRC busily working out how to shed hard-earned ridership, when it should be doing the opposite. porirua ferry places transport blogs cycling sport Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/micro-ferries-for-porirua-harbour/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-04-04T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/wellingtons-best-set-of-stairs/ So where provision has actually been made and there is some quality pedestrian infrastructure then it can be celebrated. For instance there is a great set of stairs to get up to Amritsar St in Khandallah. khandallah places blogs transport cycling sport Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/wellingtons-best-set-of-stairs/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-04-03T00:00:00Z -41.246742 174.7905885 Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/nothing-bicycle-related-perths-king-park-aerial-gondola/ On the Gondola Project there is some talk of a proposed cable car in Perth linking a new waterfront redevelopment with Kings Park, one of Australia’s largest urban parks. waterfront places blogs transport cycling sport Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/nothing-bicycle-related-perths-king-park-aerial-gondola/ Wellington Region Cycleways 2011-02-17T00:00:00Z