Tasman Bridge call for wider paths
Bicycle Network has joined with CyclingSouth and Hobart Walking Club Facebook Group to call on the government to make the Tasman Bridge pathways at least 60cm wider.
This would result in paths that are 1.5-1.7m wide, which is still narrow but should be wide enough to stop people crashing into the proposed higher railings, especially in windy conditions.
We've heard that 3.5 metre wide paths are not possible, but we'd like to see the modelling for what the risk is on 1.5 metre or 1.7 metre wide paths.
Kingston bypass pedestrian bridge unfunded
The Tasmanian Parliament’s Public Works Committee has discovered that a pedestrian cycling bridge included in the concept design for the Algona Road roundabout and Kingston bypass is not funded.
The Department of State Growth allowed a design for the project to be circulated so people could make submissions to the inquiry, but didn’t include the information that the overpass wasn’t funded.
This is the latest frustration in a project where safe access for people riding and walking was not included in original designs.
Collins Street trial update
The Hobart Council meeting on Monday 11 November debated two motions about the Collins Street trial following a business group meeting on 31 October.
The successful motion from councillors Sherlock and Harvey advocated for greater engagement with the Confederation of Greater Hobart Businesses and a report into the viability of longer opening hours for the Centrepoint Car Park.
While the failed motion from five councillors advocated for the trial to be deferred indefinitely and an independent economic impact study be conducted into the impact on surrounding businesses and the central business district more broadly.
The Confederation of Greater Hobart Businesses has also launched a petition for a public meeting as the first step in an elector poll process.
Cycling without Age launches in north-west
Central Coast Council has launched a new chapter of Cycling without Age in Ulverstone, with mayor Cheryl Fuller and Bicycle Network volunteers helping on the day.
Cycling without Age involves volunteers riding electric trishaws to help older Tasmanians get out and about and enjoy the wind in their faces.
The chapter has a Facebook page Cycling Without Age - Central Coast Tas and the bikes can be booked by calling organiser Melissa on 6429 8959. Thanks to Roger Nichols for the images.
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