A group of exasperated cyclists say they have taken matters into their own hands and put in planter boxes along one of Wellington s main commuter thoroughfares to protect bike users.
The installments are the latest in the saga for the capital s controversial cycleways, and could be shortlived as the city council says it will be removing them.
Volunteers from Cycle Wellington built what it is calling a pop-up bike lane to protect cyclists on Adelaide Road.
The group advocates for cyclists in the city, and said its work would extend the existing Island Bay cycleway into the next suburb, Berhampore.
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“There are no signs to say ‘use it’ or ‘don’t use it’ and there are cars parked on the lower bit,” said Underwood. Underwood felt that reducing the median buffer between vehicles and routeing the lane between the footpath and parking spaces in sections of the lane compromised safety for cyclists and traffic alike. “There’s no room for error. I’m all for safe cycle lanes that don’t disadvantage every other road user,” she said. Greg Crott said the cycleway was “a long way” from completion and was typified by a lack of communication at every level. He said the work started on May 3 without any signage to warn road users.