Christchurch 2021 for City Council Riccarton/Wigram Ward
The group I’m standing for (Christchurch 2021) yesterday released our transport policy which included the following:
Support existing cycle strategy and network plan
The existing cycle strategy is a combination of cycle lanes and off road paths. It is important that network is completed with good cycle access through intersections. A 2021 Council would reprioritise the transport budget to enable faster completion of the cycle network. It is currently half-finished, and with the current spend of under $1M per year will take 20 years to complete.
Many in our CityCouncil team are members of cycling lobby groups or members of Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch (I’m a member) so we are very much interested in making our city more sustainable and cycles are a crucial part of that. We certainly need politicians who are willing to be bolder in their decision making.
I currently bus to work. I don’t cycle because I simply don’t feel safe cycling in Christchurch. I hope that can change in the next few years.
In law helmets are compulsory, in practice discretionary – as there is little to no enforcement. I wouldn’t want to see any move to change that until cycling was much safer than it is now.
I am very keen to actively pursue policies that enable more much higher levels of cycling in Christchurch as a mode of transport. Our 2021 policy does priorities cycle and bus lanes over curbside parking in certain parts of the city.
With kind regards,
Tony Milne
Christchurch 2021 for City Council
Riccarton/Wigram Ward
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