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Resheeting of Road presents Council with an opportunity
Jan 08 Melbourne City Council are putting the finishing touches to a new bike lane on Peel St, adjacent to the Victoria Markets. Peel-William St is an important commuter route attracting increasing rider numbers.
Council were able to apply the lanes in a cost effective manner as the section of road was scheduled for resheeting and therefore relinemarking. Bicycle Victoria believes that this approach can be adopted by other councils as part of their ongoing resheeting program and in so doing deliver better facilities for riders from existing finance and resources.
CBD bike lanes
Apr 05 We have been campaigning for a number of years for safe and attractive routes in and through the CBD (rather than petering out at the edge of the city centre).
The City of Melbourne has taken the first step by installing new bike lanes on William St, and Latrobe St. Although most only operate during clearway times, it is an important first step in getting facilities for cyclists in the CBD.
Bourke St and Elizabeth St have had 'shoulders' installed to provide a channel for cyclists to use between the parked cars and the travel lane.
We hope this is the first step towards making Melbourne a world class cycling city. Council needs to continue to plan and build for cycling by filling the major gaps in the city's off-road path network.
Closing gaps on the on-road cycling network and upgrading important routes leading into the city.