The Quay to the city – opening day on Friday!

Jul 05, 2016
The Quay to the city – opening day on Friday!

Bike Auckland

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It’s been months in the making, with moments of sweet creative triumph along the way… and all week we’ve been watching the last details of the Quay St protected cycleway slot into place. Smooth new concrete, ‘fresh kermit’, and bright red planter boxes to match the famous red fence. Since you ask: the greenery is a combo of a low-lying  native coprosma (evergreen) and a dwarf bottlebrush with bright red flowers. Perfect.

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Quay St planters in place (this photo and header image: Kit McLean)

And this Friday, 8 July, is the red letter day – with the official opening ceremony at 9.30am. If you’re nearby, by all means pop along and help celebrate this iconic development.

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And if the morning timing doesn’t quite fit with your day? Well, from 10.30am on, it’s all yours, baby. Happy hour ride, anybody…?

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Smooth, smooth concrete. (Photo by Kit McLean)

An uninterrupted and fully protected bike lane right along the waterfront? Such a gift for locals, tourists and commuters – and families, just in time for the school holidays.

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Nice photo, Patrick Reynolds…
There, we fixed it.
There, we fixed it!

Send us your photos, here or via Twitter or Facebook. We’ll be hanging out for lots of iconic before and after images like these ones, from London… because honestly, you’re starting to look like a real city, Auckland!

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