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Neighborhood greenways (also called "bicycle boulevards", "local street bikeways", "quiet streets", "fietsstraat", "fahrradstrasse", and others) are growing in popularity as a tool for encouraging bike use on low-traffic streets without dedicated bike facilities, while also introducing traffic calming elements to enhance pedestrian comfort. They have significant advantages over dedicated cycleways in terms of lower costs per km and reduced impact on car-parking.

ViaStrada's Glen Koorey contributed to a recent Press discussion about the future of transport in Christchurch, and it might look and operate quite differently...

On 19 June 2017, the ViaStrada team met for breakfast at Meshino in St Albans before riding the Papanui Parallel (Puari ki Papanui), one of the Major Cycle Routes under construction. We last checked out the route as a team in December 2015 when it was just an idea; now it's almost there. We rode the whole length, starting at the Railway Cycleway where it crosses Sawyers Arms Road.

Have you heard yet that KiwiRail has accredited a number of industry professionals? Going forward, any safety audit that incorporates a level crossing will be required to have a KiwiRail-accredited team member.

Also, modifications to or new designs for rail crossings are from now on subject to a Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessment (LCSIA) and, before KiwiRail will accept any design, you need a review from a KiwiRail-accredited reviewer.

Get in touch with ViaStrada if your work requires a KiwiRail-accredited professional.