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Christchurch cyclists asked what's needed

by Tara Ross
June 26, 2014March 9, 2022

By Grace Cabell, reporting for the Christchurch Mail A Christchurch cycling survey that aims to find ways of increasing the number of bike commuters in the city has gathered 1000 responses so far. Post-graduate researchers in the University of Canterbury Masters of Engineering Transport programme, in conjunction with the Christchurch… Read More »Christchurch cyclists asked what's needed

Cyclists spooked into riding footpaths

by Tara Ross
April 13, 2014March 9, 2022

Worried Christchurch cyclists are using footpaths instead of biking on busy roads after the death of student nurse Sharla Haerewa. Haerewa, 22, was killed after she was hit by a truck while cycling on Lincoln Rd to work. Several cyclists who spoke to The Press said they often felt unsafe… Read More »Cyclists spooked into riding footpaths