The new cycleway from Canada Street, which is located off Upper Queen Street and runs down to Nelson Street, was opened today.
It is an impressive project because it travels right through the heart of Auckland’s motorway system at its busiest point Spaghetti junction.
The vision of the planners to use the old motorway ramp is impressive as was the length of time it took to build which was only eight months.
The cycleway links the Upper Queen Street Area with the waterfront which makes it an important addition to the network of cycleways in Auckland. The bikeway continues down Nelson Street to nearly the bottom. At the top of Queen Street the new cycleway also links up with the Grafton Gully cycleway.
The overall planning and implementation for the Auckland Region network of bikeways is making solid progress and gives cyclists and pedestrians hope and optimism for the future. While motorways usually divide communities cycleways and walkways serve to connect communities.
The next logical extension to the regional cycling network is the cycleway across the Auckland Harbor Bridge.
Those that oppose the cycleway have suggested that their local roads will be overrun by cyclists parking their cars there to use the cycleway. The more likely scenario is that cyclists using the harbor bridge will cycle through Northcote rather than loading their bike on their car and driving to Northcote in order to cycle across the harbor bridge.
December 03, 2015
September 11, 2015
Auckland Cycle Touring Destination - Papakura to Bombay and Hunua Return
This ride is a round trip of some 53 kilometers in the countryside to the south of the city. The ride starts at the Papakaura Railway station and heads south to Drury and then up the old Great South Road to Bombay. From Bombay you return to Papakura up the Hunua valley to Hunua and then back to the Papakura railway station.
From the centre of the Auckland you can catch a train out to Papakura. There is provision on the new electric trains for bikes.
The attraction of this ride is that it gets you out into the countryside without having to battle with traffic on your way south.
There are two options at the end to get back to Papakura either via the Hunua Gorge or up John Hill Road which I prefer because it has a hill to climb rather than going down the narrow Hunua Gorge Road.
Route is on quiet country Roads
From the centre of the Auckland you can catch a train out to Papakura. There is provision on the new electric trains for bikes.
The attraction of this ride is that it gets you out into the countryside without having to battle with traffic on your way south.
There are two options at the end to get back to Papakura either via the Hunua Gorge or up John Hill Road which I prefer because it has a hill to climb rather than going down the narrow Hunua Gorge Road.
Route is on quiet country Roads
August 21, 2015
My Ride Stories
Links to stories on my rides:
New Zealand Two Islands Ride
https://www.storehouse.co/stories/r1gal-new-zealand-two-islands-rid
New Zealand East Cape
New Zealand East Cape
New Zealand -The Nevis Valley
https://www.storehouse.co/stories/72o4m-new-zealand-the-nevis-ride
New Zealand - Dunedin to Picton
New Zealand - Dunedin to Picton
https://www.storehouse.co/stories/4384x-new-zealand-dunedin-to-picton-ride
New Zealand - Waiheke Island
New Zealand - Waiheke Island
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