A great cycleway

Like many I am not against cycleways. I am against cycleways done badly.

The new shared path cycleway between Wellington and Petone is a great example of one done well. The existing cycleway is terrible and actually ends 1 km before Petone – on the wrong side on SH2!

What I like about this one is:

• Is totally seperate to the road, so much safer
• Is big enough for both cycling and pedestrians
• No car parks were destroyed in making it, so doesn’t cripple local businesses (in fact would be good location for pop up coffee places)
• Connects two cities together
• Also acts as a seawall barrier protecting SH2, and the rail link, adding resilience

I am keen to try running it soon. Run to Petone, have a coffee there at one of their great cafes, and then run/walk home.