Westie Progress on the NW Cycleway
Things have been moving right along on the Causeway rebuild, in many cases faster for bikes than for other vehicles. If you ride out west a lot, then much of this […]
Ian McKinnon Drive – or how to lower the City Centre by 6m
Newest blog regarding the consultation is here. One of the key reasons NON-cyclists offer as to why Auckland currently doesn’t have more people on bikes is that it is too hilly. Funny, […]
In the shadow of the (noise) wall: building people-friendly paths
“Who wants to cycle next to a motorway anyway?” one of NZTA’s planners once asked me, years ago, when we were discussing future cycleway projects the agency was scoping. “Well,” […]
Boardwalks through time…
…or: Why do dawn blessings have to happen so very early??? Last week, we got a short-notice-invite to the dawn blessing for the construction works on the Eric Armishaw Reserve […]
A tiki-tour detour at St Lukes, now through the end of 2015
Hi folks. If you ride the NW cycleway, you will have already encountered the detour to the east of the St Lukes intersection. This will be in place until the […]
At the going down of the sun: changes along the NW cycleway
Our eyes-on-the-ground correspondent Phil sends news and photos of recent major developments along the NW cycleway… The newly poured shared path from Patiki Rd to Te Atatu opened yesterday, and […]
A small detour at Patiki Rd while the new underpass is built
From Monday 7 September to late December 2015 the NW cycleway will be detoured at Patiki Ave, while the Causeway Alliance removes the current cycleway overbridge and constructs… …a cycle […]
A new ramp at Henderson Creek – with photos
Our Westie champ Phil has been keeping an eye on developments along Henderson Creek, and sent us this photo essay of recent improvements (plus a few Could Do Betters)… The new ramp […]
Underused or better used? Chamberlain Park and the NW Cycleway
The possible revamp of the Chamberlain Park golf course (the only Auckland golf course both owned and operated by Council) has been in the news quite a bit recently. Currently, it is […]
