The routes include the 13 major cycleways, being rolled out by the city council as part of a $260 million project so far subsidised about two-thirds by central government. READ MORE:* Timaru man wants safer cycling options on State Highway 1* Christchurch cycleways to cost $252m as city council proposes delaying completion* Christchurch City Council survey suggests commuter behaviour changing because of cycleways* Cycleways good for business, Christchurch City Council saysCouncil planning delivery transport manager Lynette Ellis said the major cycleways were leading the increase, and the completion of suburban sections was encouraging more cycling. Three of the 18 counters recorded fewer rides, and none of those were the new separate cycleways. JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Cycle tour along new cycleways as a part of the Asia-Pacific Cycle Congress held in Christchurch. "Especially as we are finishing the cycleways and joining up the smaller cycleways, we are really set to become New Zealand's cycling capital."

Source: Stuff October 04, 2019 07:41 UTC