[bikeqld] St Lucia bikeway consultation

[John Nightingale]

Has anyone seen a bicycle on the already completed section? I¹ve seen a
couple of walkers over the time it¹s been open.

Presumably this pathway is all about student and staff commuters to and from
UQ. But the great volume of cyclists are the bunch riders early each morning
and at other times on weekends. The one way option means that
counter-clockwise River Riders will have a faster run along the Esplanade,
and then run into traffic calming on Hillside Tce. Clockwise bunches will
choose alternatives, probably using Hawken Drive and the shopping strip.
That should be fun, shouldn¹t it?

I guess Council regards bunch riders as merely a nuisance and not genuine
cyclists who ride for a Œserious¹ purpose. But even these commuters don¹t
seem to be using the Hillside Tce path... I wonder if there is a traffic
counter on it.

J. 


On 7/10/09 8:35 AM, "Michael Yeates" <michael at yeatesit.biz> wrote:

> Then add in that Council is again "promising" to install the BAZ on The
> Esplanade while despite similar previous "promises" when Carawa Street was
> widened some 2 years ago and as part of Stage 1 of this "bikeway" along
> Hillside Terrace (the 20 year "bike route") which Council says is completed in
> 2008 ... where NEITHER have the BAZ despite regular requests and reminders.
> 
> It is also worth noting that this work is in the Ward of Councillor Prentice
> who is well aware of the issues involved (the more so now she is the BCC Chair
> of cycling) yet still Council refuses to "complete" work that was "promised"
> ...! 


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