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cfsmtb - Help required!
You mentioned recently you went on a ride with (was it darebin BUG
or Yarra council?) to review different cycling facilities around city of Yarra Did you look at/review/comment on the region... Victoria St, Richmond. where it approaches the yarra bridge (out front of BAESystems/AMCOR offices) on the northern side? Currently there is a short (20-30m) on-road bikelane, but it dissapears as the road narrows to go over the bridge. It would be great to offer cyclists an option to go up a 'pram' ramp (ie type without the 'bullnose' bump on it!) onto the footpath and then proceed on footpath heading east over bridge and over hill, thus avoiding cutting-gauntlet cheers FD -- |
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cfsmtb - Help required!
The ride was planned as a activity by Yarra Council's Bicycle Advisory
Committee. I contacted BoroondaraBUG and also added an inspection of the bridge into the ride on June 5th. You mean Victoria Bridge just east of Concrete Gardens, *ahem*, I mean Victoria Gardens? Boroondara Bicycle Users Group have discussed this option of a shared foot/bike path on the bridge, it was discussed at the last BAC Meeting. See here for BAC minutes etc, http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/council/vision/bac04.asp BoroondaraBUG webpage: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bdarabug BoroondaraBUG discussion list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoroondaraBugDiscussion YarraBUG webpage and email list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yarrabug From the YarraBUG July Newsletter: Yarra Bicycle Advisory Committee Ride Review The BAC Ride on 5th June took place on a very chilly Saturday morning. Despite the cold, 18 cyclists, including Richard Smithers, two Yarra Council Councillors, and cyclists from YarraBUG and BooroondaraBUG, attended the tour around Richmond, Burnley, Abbotsford and Clifton Hill. The Tour started off with a look at issues on Victoria Bridge, members of Booroondara Bicycle Users Group have mentioned creating a shared walk/cycle path on the bridge footpaths. This issue was also raised at the recent BAC meeting for discussion. Other areas looked at were Highett and Church Streets, the intersection Victoria and Church Streets, inspection and discussion of Collins Bridge, discussion of Capital City Trail being extended between Gipps and Flockhart Reserve, Nicholson Street, and various issues of road repair, on road bike lanes and traffic concerns. Thank you to all who attended and helped organise the BAC Tour. -- |
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cfsmtb - Help required!
cfsmtb wrote:
The ride was planned as a activity by Yarra Council's Bicycle Advisory Committee. I contacted BoroondaraBUG and also added an inspection of the bridge into the ride on June 5th. You mean Victoria Bridge just east of Concrete Gardens, *ahem*, I mean Victoria Gardens? Boroondara Bicycle Users Group have discussed this option of a shared foot/bike path on the bridge, it was discussed at the last BAC Meeting. See here for BAC minutes etc, http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/council/vision/bac04.asp BoroondaraBUG webpage: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bdarabug BoroondaraBUG discussion list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoroondaraBugDiscussion YarraBUG webpage and email list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yarrabug From the YarraBUG July Newsletter: Yarra Bicycle Advisory Committee Ride Review The BAC Ride on 5th June took place on a very chilly Saturday morning. Despite the cold, 18 cyclists, including Richard Smithers, two Yarra Council Councillors, and cyclists from YarraBUG and BooroondaraBUG, attended the tour around Richmond, Burnley, Abbotsford and Clifton Hill. The Tour started off with a look at issues on Victoria Bridge, members of Booroondara Bicycle Users Group have mentioned creating a shared walk/cycle path on the bridge footpaths. This issue was also raised at the recent BAC meeting for discussion. Other areas looked at were Highett and Church Streets, the intersection Victoria and Church Streets, inspection and discussion of Collins Bridge, discussion of Capital City Trail being extended between Gipps and Flockhart Reserve, Nicholson Street, and various issues of road repair, on road bike lanes and traffic concerns. Thank you to all who attended and helped organise the BAC Tour. Yep, Im in the BBUG, hence the query as we discussed this scenario last night. We dont have the luxury of a BAC (much to my frustration. council are against it!) Just wanted to confirm that the ride had addressed/looked at that. Shall check out thos minutes and maybe get in contact with the appropriate people. Any pointers on who to email/call on that? Boroondara ouncil are scoping what can be done on the east side of the cutting re solid bike lane and exit ramp off footpath onto Barkers Rd. Also possibly formalising a path thru tramways carpark entrance and thru to Bowen St (there's a gap in the wall) The south side is a trickier scenario when heading west. only realistic solution is palcing signage/paint lines directing ccyclists left into Findon and council are supporting/installing a pramramp from laneway (off elmSt?) exit onto Harrison Crescent cheers FD -- |
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cfsmtb - Help required!
Currently there is a short (20-30m) on-road bikelane, but it dissapears as the road narrows to go over the bridge. It would be great to offer cyclists an option to go up a 'pram' ramp (ie type without the 'bullnose' bump on it!) onto the footpath and then proceed on footpath heading east over bridge and over hill, thus avoiding cutting-gauntlet cheers FD Do you ride up that section of footpath? It always looked too narrow to me considering it always seems to have at least one pedestrian when I go past through the cutting (when I'm brave enough or too tired to cope with crossing the Yarra and up the hill) DaveB |
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