Inner West Works for Bikes - Enter a suggestion
Sometimes a relatively a small change is needed that will make it much easier to negotiate a space on a bike. For example an access ramp either side of a street closure. These small changes will not be found in Council bike plans. They will be suggested by people who are trying to ride in the Inner West. In the past, Bike Marrickville worked successfully with the former Marrickville Council to get many of these small changes made.
Now we are setting out to compile a new list, so if you have a great suggested change, please use the google form to suggest it, name it, locate it and suggest how to to fix it.Start suggesting. Not bike routes - just small things like signs, ramps, one way exceptions, kerb cuts etc.
Enter your suggestion in the google form below
Now we are setting out to compile a new list, so if you have a great suggested change, please use the google form to suggest it, name it, locate it and suggest how to to fix it.Start suggesting. Not bike routes - just small things like signs, ramps, one way exceptions, kerb cuts etc.
Enter your suggestion in the google form below
Livingstone Rd Cycle Path
Revised Livingstone Rd Cycle Path Typical section
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On the evening of the day the Marrickville Council was sacked, a design for a separated cycle path along a large section of Livingstone Rd was presented to Council's Traffic commitee. Most of the on-street carparking on that side of Livingstone Rd would have been removed as part of the project, but more than compensated for by creating additional parking spaces in side streets. (A net increase of 30 carparking spaces overall). Only 7 of the impacted residences did not have their own off street parking. Anyway, the design was knocked back by the Administrator due to a 200 strong petition in opposition to it due to the parking changes. The revised design retains most of the parking on Livingstone Rd with a narrow (2m wide) two way path and a narrow concrete strip separating the cyclepath from the parked cars. In sections the path becomes shared path on the footpath. This is far from ideal but in the circumstances is better than nothing. This design will be brought for approval to the Inner West Council Ordinary Meeting 6.30 pm Tuesday 28 Feb 2017 at Ashfield Service Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield. If you want to talk to the meeting, you need to register here. The Cyceway proposal is part of item 8 on the Agenda. Speaking Points If you would like to speak in favour of the cycleway, you could point out that the design already has been modified to address concerns about on-street parking being moved away from homes. Also the former council had many goals about improving active transport through Strong and visoinary leadership. eg The Community Strategic Plan adopted in June 2013 identified the community’s long term goals and priorities. Some relevant Key Result Areas are: 1.1 The community is active and healthy 1.2 The community has improved access to a range of local services for all ages and abilities (presumably including the 20% of Marrickville households without a car, and young people) 1.4 The community feels safe, connected and has accessible infrastructure 3.1 is about responding to climate change and actively reducing emissions 3.3 The community walks, rides bikes and uses public transport 3.3.3 Support and promote cycling, walking and use of public transport and other alternative transport modes to reduce car use 3.4 Marrickville’s roads are safer and less congested (including the document’s only reference to car parking, “3.4.4 Ensure car parking is well managed”) 4.1 The mayor and councillors are representative of the community and provide strong and visionary leadership 4.2 Council has a clear strategic direction which guides its decision making Given the strong emphasis on safe, active, healthy community in the Community Strategic Plan that guides the council’s decision making, council has an obligation to represent these expressed community priorities, and provide strong and visionary leadership. |
Improving Sydenham Station Cycle Access
Sydenham Railway station is not a place you can comfortably cycle to at the moment, yet it is a transport hub with trains on southern and South-western line stopping there. And it has lifts!
The recent station upgrade included the provision of large new bicycle racks but already they fill to overflowing on a typical day. Imagine how many people would ride there if separated cycleways were provided to the station. This is a real possibility as there is enough space on the roadway to the west of the station to incorporate separated cycle lanes.
Bike Marrickville is urging Council to put some effort towards planning for high quality cycling routes to the station so that they can be incorporated into the next upgrade of the road which is long overdue.
You can suggest separated cycle paths to Sydneham Station as part of Inner West Have your say here
The recent station upgrade included the provision of large new bicycle racks but already they fill to overflowing on a typical day. Imagine how many people would ride there if separated cycleways were provided to the station. This is a real possibility as there is enough space on the roadway to the west of the station to incorporate separated cycle lanes.
Bike Marrickville is urging Council to put some effort towards planning for high quality cycling routes to the station so that they can be incorporated into the next upgrade of the road which is long overdue.
You can suggest separated cycle paths to Sydneham Station as part of Inner West Have your say here