Cycling Guide
Help Us!
To keep our cycle-lanes free from broken glass call the Council on 24 hrs on (03) 941 8666.
Let us know the street address or a recognisable location closest to the problem.
Did you know that your city has over 58 kilometres of on-road cycle-lanes and 73 kilometres of off-road paths designed to help you move around the city with ease and enjoyment? Whether you're heading to and from work, school or university, shopping centre or visiting friends your bike is always an option.
Christchurch City Guide highlights 12 Key Route in and around the Central City.
- Route 1 - Sumner to City PDF (663KB)
- Route 2 - Linwood to City PDF (709KB)
- Route 3 - Pages Road to City PDF (689KB)
- Route 4 - Wainoni to City PDF (682KB)
- Route 5 - Marshlands to City PDF (649KB)
- Route 6 - Cashmere to City PDF (726KB)
- Route 7 - Avon River Link, New Brighton to City PDF (680KB)
- Route 8 - Papanui to City PDF (687KB)
- Route 9 - Burnside to City PDF (762KB)
- Route 10 - University of Canterbury to City PDF (751KB)
- Route 11 - Halswell to City PDF (609KB)
- Route 12 - Heathcote River PDF (685KB)
- Christchurch Cycle Map 2008 PDF (3.07MB)
Pick up a copy of the Christchurch City Cycle Guide from cycle shops, service centres and libraries.
Parking your bike ‘round town’
Christchurch has cycle stands dotted around the city so you can park up your bike and then go by foot. Covered bike lock-ups can be found in car parking buildings during opening hours – these buildings have a blue sign at the entrance showing a cycle symbol.
Free Covered Bike lock-ups are located at the following Carpark buildings:
- Art Gallery Carpark, Gloucester St
- Crossing Carpark, Lichfield Street/Kivers Lane (next to the Bus Exchange on the ground floor)
- Lichfield Street Carpark, Plymouth Lane
- Hospital Carpark, Antigua/Tuam Street (on the 1st floor)
- Oxford Tce Carpark Carpark, Oxford Terrace/Worcester Street (talk to the kiosk attendant)
- Manchester Street Carpark, Manchester Street(talk to the kiosk attendant)
View a map of bike lock-ups at Carpark buildings [PDF 173KB]
Holding Bars
Holding Bars are metal rails painted red and are an upside-down ‘U’ located at the end of pathways where they meet the road. They are located around the city to help make cycling more convenient. These Holding bars give cyclists the option to stop and scan for traffic without having to put their feet on the ground.
Activating Traffic Sensors
Sometimes at some minor intersections traffic signals don’t always turn green because the cyclist hasn’t been detected. To activate the traffic sensor use the cycle-lane or position yourself on the diamond markings with a cycle logo, when at intersections.
Most intersections, particularly those on major roads, have an automatic signal phase, but on some of the smaller roads a detector beneath the roads surface is used. This detector picks up the presence of metal on the road like a car or bike. Due to the narrow width of a single bike sometimes a lone cyclist can slip past the detector.
Broken Glass on Cycle Lanes
To keep our cycle-lanes free from broken glass, gravel and potholes call the Council on 24 hrs on (03) 941 8666.
We rely on you to tell us where the problem is so we can remove the hazard from the cycle lanes. Let us know the street address or a recognisable location closest to the problem.
Most cycle-lanes do get swept every month. In addition to this, all the kerb and concrete channels in Christchurch are swept every six weeks to keep the storm water drains clear – the inner city streets are swept more often. Take a look at the map of the on-road cycle lanes in the sweeping programme.
Designing and planning the Cycle Network
The Christchurch City Council encourages cycling through the on-going development of the cycle network. Planning for the Cycle Network is based on several of inputs, this includes; surveys from current cyclists to identify desired and common routes, where cyclists feel less safe, cyclist accident sites, current demand and predicted growth of the city. Once the ‘where’ has been identified the next step is to define the best type of cycle improvement, this could be to reduce the traffic speed on a section of road to building an off-road cycle path or to paint on-road cycle-lanes.
The Council Transport Planners use national guidelines along with consultation with the community to define the type of improvement for cyclists. The recommended cycle improvements are then typically tested through the political process which usually involves further opportunities for community consultation prior to the improvements being finalised.
If you have a suggestion for where cycling in Christchurch could be improved you should contact the Transport Planner for Cycling by emailing CCC_CustomerServices@ccc.govt.nz or phoning 941 8999.
The following guidelines are being used in the development of the cycle network
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