TAFE students celebrate new bike skills
TAFE English-language students completed their Hobart Back on your Bike sessions with a celebratory ride down the Rivulet Path at the end of November.
The Young Migrants Education Program students, hailing from more than seven countries, learned bike skills over three sessions before riding down the Rivulet for a picnic to celebrate their progress.
The Launceston English-language class is smaller but also took part in Back on your Bike during November.
Back on your Bike can be tailored to groups over an extended period, more details at: bicyclenetwork.com.au/back-on-your-bike.
Devonport signs off on safer CBD speeds
Devonport Councill unanimously agreed to dropping the speed limit in its CBD to 40km/h at its meeting on Monday 25 November.
The road safety improvement would be accompanied by more pedestrian crossings and raised table crossings to further slow traffic.
Bicycle Network supports 30km/h speeds in urban centres as the safest speed, however we also support moves to reduce speeds that get closer to 30km/h.
South Arm Highway project hears safer paths needed
The Tasmanian Government has released its consultation report on the South Arm Highway upgrade between Acton and Pass roads, with safer bike riding and walking topping the list of requests from the local community.
The project received 213 requests, with 42 of those for safer walking and riding infrastructure.
The report says the highway upgrade will be designed to meet Austroads guidelines and would include wider road shoulders and shared paths.
The section between Pass Road and Oakdowns Parade is due to start work next year, but the government has not committed to timing for construction of the remaining section to Acton Road.
Anti-Collins-Street campaign’s next steps
The latest from the anti-bike-lanes-in-Collins-Street campaign is that they are close to getting 1000 eligible signatures to call a public meeting organised and paid for by the Hobart City Council.
If the petition passes the eligibility test it gets tabled at the next council meeting and then the council has 42 days before it must consider the petition at a meeting and schedule a public meeting, which could be in February/March/April next year.
We will let you know when that public meeting scheduled as it’s important that people who care about this issue come along and have their voices heard.
We are working with other people who want to see safer Hobart streets to prepare a campaign in response – if you are interested in helping out please email your contact details to tasoffice@bicyclenetwork.com.au to go on the mailing list.
First stage of Granton path finished
Glenorchy Council has finished the first stage of a new shared path on Main Road through Granton, in preparation for the new Bridgewater Bridge opening.
The council received a grant for the path to be built in two stages, to link the new bridge paths with existing footpaths and bike lanes.
There is one last link of shared path to be built in this financial year, which should be ready by the time the bridge paths open.
St Helens pump track looking for name
The new St Helens pump track at the Flagstaff trailhead is opening at 10am on Saturday 14 December and is looking for a name.
Submission forms for the name will be available on the day and the chosen nomenclature announced the following week.
The winner will receive $230 worth of shuttle passes and e-bike hire from Gravity Isle and Giant St Helens.
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