Cycling tour
Tracks
Track 2
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 |
2:31 PM - 4:30 PM |
GREEN flag at the 'Registration & Information' desk |
Details
The conference ebike cycling tour will start at end by the Maitai River, a shot walk from the Rutherford Hotel. The tour will showcase the existing and proposed cycle facilities that give Nelson its reputation as a cycle city, taking around 1.5hrs and covering 15km. The key highlights of the tour include:
• Experiencing the existing Great Taste Trail cycleway connection through the city, hearing about its history and the proposed urban roundabout retrofits along the way.
• Discuss the path to permanence for the Nelson South Streets for People walking and cycling improvements
• Ride over to the beach at Tāhunanui, hearing about the Muritai Street separated cycleway, the new Te Pa Harakeke playground and the proposed Rocks Road active mode transformation
• Head back to the city past the port and along the Maitai River shared paths
Speaker
Rebecca Dawkins
Manager Capital Projects
Nelson City Council
Cycling tour
2:30 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Ross McPhie
Civil Engineer
Stantec New Zealand
Cycling tour
2:30 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Technical Tour leader
Rebecca Dawkins
Manager Capital Projects
Nelson City Council
Ross McPhie
Civil Engineer
Stantec New Zealand