The Knights Road cycleway trial

In mid-2020 the cycleway trial along Knights Road (funded by Waka Kotahi) was approved to stay in place for 12 months, and, as advised, further technical assessments and engagement was undertaken during this time so we had sufficient information on hand before making a decision on a permament fixture.

What we learned from the trial was some signifcant challenges particularly around ease of use, how it interacted with intersections/side streets along the route and the condition of the road itself, which led to us considering alternate options.

Here's what we learned:

• Cyclists still found sharing the road with vehicles dangerous
• removal of parking was too restrictive
• there were concerns about vehicles parking in the cycleway
• footpaths are currently of poor quality