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If you only write one letter to Hobart City Council this year, now is the time!
Oct 2007 Hobart City Council is seeking comment and support for its draft Principal Bicycle Network. The draft Principal Bicycle Network spells out which roads in Hobart will be improved for bike riders.
The network proposed by Council is a very good one. It includes the most important routes like Argyle Street, Campbell Street, Macquarie Street, Collins Street, Davey Street and of course Sandy Bay Road. Important routes such as Augusta Road, New Town Road and Huon Road are also included.
Council is seeking your comments until 31 October 2007. Your support is essential for the draft to be accepted by Council. You can email your support and comments to Council by clicking here.
Click here to view a map of the draft Principal Bicycle Network (large file - 1.32 MB). More information about the draft Principal Bicycle Network is available on the Hobart City Council website.
This is a key moment for Hobart bike riders. If we can get this plan adopted, it will enable Council to start building a great network of quality bike routes.
Bike facilities workshops
Jun 06 CyclingSouth, an organisation funded by the five Councils in the Hobart region, hosted a very successful bike facilities workshop in June 2006. Representatives from the City of Yarra, VicRoads and Bicycle Victoria presented a wide range of experiences at the workshop.
Bicycle Victoria ran a survey of our Tasmanian members prior to the workshop to help assess the demand for bike facilities and identify priority projects. 95% of respondents said that they want to see more bike lanes in Hobart. None of those surveyed rated Hobart as an excellent place to ride a bike and 84% rated it average to poor.
The survey showed support was spread across improving bicycle access over the Tasman Bridge (39% ranked this as number one) and bike lanes on Sandy Bay Road (ranked first project by 37% of respondents). Coming fourth in the survey was a path around Battery Point towards the CBD (12%).
Riders and prospective riders are looking for a network of painted lanes on the roads to complement the off road path. The workshop presented a chance to identify some opportunities for bike lanes in the CBD of Hobart. Argyle Street, pictured below with temporary (masking tape) bike lanes installed prior to the workshop, is a prime opportunity for bike lanes.
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