More bike parking at Claremont Park and Ride
The Tasmanian Government has finished its biggest bus park and ride at Claremont in Hobart’s north, with parking now open for 50 bicycles.
The site is located adjacent to the Intercity Cycleway and easily accessible via wide shared paths to the bike cage, which sits between the two bus stops.
The government is yet to install a security system on any of its Park and Ride bicycle cages, but intends to trial a system at the Claremont site utilising a grant from the Climate Change Office.
Launnie mayor hits back at Hobart hysteria
Launceston mayor Matthew Garwood has said “he won’t have” Hobart-style anti-bike lane hysteria in a video posted to his social media.
His comments came after The Mercury headlined a story about the Margaret Street road reconstruction, stormwater, street planting, lighting, bike lane, crossings and footpath project an “$11 million bike lane”. As part of the project the existing painted bike lanes will be merged into a separated bi-directional lane.
“Anyone that tries to position [the road reconstruction] in a way that creates hysteria that creates division, commentary and outrage in my view is just trying to create clicks … they’re trying to bring that same narrative up here to Launnie and we won’t have it mate, we won’t have it,” he says in the video.
Census on 11 August
The Census will be held on the evening of Tuesday 11 August, so the way you travel to work that day will be recorded.
The Census is the main statistical collection for Australia but its winter date impacts the number of commuter riders recorded in Tasmania.
Unfortunately, many councils and governments rely on this data to plan cycling infrastructure despite its likely under-reporting of cycling demand, so if you are a winter rider, a big thanks from all your fair-weather cycling friends!
Bellerive Ferry Terminal bike parking
Construction has begun in earnest this week at the Bellerive ferry terminal so bike riders who usually park their bikes may want to take them onboard as the current hoops will be removed.
Hazell Bros will provide alternative bike parking during the one-year construction period but we're still waiting to see what this looks like.
There are banks of hoops in Hobart where bikes can be locked on the corner of Morrison and Murray streets and Elizabeth and Davey streets, both of which have a lot of people walking past them which can improve security.
Cr Posselt raises Collins St trial issues
Councillor Ryan Posselt has questioned the use of concrete separators in the Collins Street trial at a recent Hobart City Council meeting, preferring to see them replaced with bollards.
“I am 100 per cent for the trial, but I’m not overly satisfied with some of the cycling elements, and I think that’s reasonable,” he said.
The Collins Street trial is testing design for a street upgrade and includes bike lanes separated from traffic by narrow concrete blocks. Bicycle Network supports the trial but made suggestions to improve safety and comfort for riders in our one-month and one-year feedback.
The council is due to decide at the end of the trial whether to keep the design as is or alter it - other options include widening the bike lanes by removing car parking or making Collins Street traffic one-way between Barrack and Harrington streets, installing a bi-directional cycleway on one side of the street, or greatly reducing the volume of cars and speed limits to create a workable shared space.
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