Ride2School Day floods South Hobart with bikes
South Hobart Primary School lived up to its wheely good reputation on Ride2School Day, with a long line of bikes parked alongside school buildings as the morning bell rang.
Bicycle Network helped the school welcome riders in the morning with smoothies, bike mechanics and slow race course, and then again in the afternoon when students embarked on the after-school Ride the Rivulet activities.
Other primary schools across the state that celebrated the day included Kempton, New Town, Perth, South Arm, Zeehan, East Devonport, East Ulverstone, Strahan, Austins Ferry, Cygnet, Lindisfarne North, and St Josephs in Queenstown, Bowen Road in Moonah, and Princes Street and Waimea Heights in Sandy Bay.
Devonport Council readies for cycling plan refresh
Devonport Council is preparing to refresh its bike riding strategy by asking what you think needs to be done.
Devonport has built shared paths around the city and there is now the opportunity to directly connect these paths to more shops, schools and services.
The Walking and Riding survey is out now but you’ll need to get your comments in by 15 April to be included in the development of an updated strategy: https://www.devonport.tas.gov.au/walking-and-riding-survey/
Kingborough connects new suburbs
Residential subdivisions in Whitewater and Spring Farm are getting to know each other better thanks to new gravel paths built by Kingborough Council.
The council has finished the first stage of a new gravel path network to link Whitewater and Spring Farm residential areas to each other and the sportsgrounds and high school.
The second stage of works will connect the new paths to the Whitewater Creek path and include a bridge over the creek.
Work is due to begin on an underpass under Summerleas Road later this year, which will create a completely off-road connection between the new estates and Kingston town centre.
Possible coastal pathway extension to Smithton
The Waratah-Wynyard Council has chosen a contractor to examine the requirements and costs of extending the Coastal Pathway to Smithton and Stanley via the old train line.
The council received a state government Better Active Transport grant last year to get the feasibility study underway.
It's heartening to hear the Cradle Coast Authority is also advocating for more connections between towns and the pathway and funding to complete the missing links between Penguin and Ulverstone and Wivenhoe and Heybridge.
Latrobe Council connects pathway to car park
Latrobe Council is extending the Coastal Pathway by sealing the path between the Latrobe weir and Bells Parade car park.
Work on the first half of the path is due to finish just before Easter and the final section connecting the car park shortly after.
Kingborough Tracks and Trails action out for comment
Kingborough Council has released its Tracks and Trails Action Plan for public comment until 16 April.
The plan outlines what the council intends to do in the next 5 years and beyond to fill in the missing links in the network and build new trails.
The plan ranks proposed trail improvements in three priority tables and you can comment on whether projects should be moved to other priority rankings.