The good news?
There were huge protests in Sydney.
That minister didn’t last much longer.
And Sydney has reinstalled that bike-lane & many more.
“The NSW Govt has spent $5 million replacing this link in our expanding bicycle network, which is crucial…”
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https://www.teamclover.com.au/college-street
There were huge protests in Sydney.
That minister didn’t last much longer.
And Sydney has reinstalled that bike-lane & many more.
“The NSW Govt has spent $5 million replacing this link in our expanding bicycle network, which is crucial…”
7/
https://www.teamclover.com.au/college-street
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They’ve been adding a bunch of lanes to my town and M & I are using them!
They don’t allow throttles there, so it was very much pedal or perish! Was nervous that I might not make it. Needed 2 short breaks to recharge, but the view from the top was truly worth the effort!
And still going.
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They remove 7,000 cars from Sydney’s roads every day, or put another way 31.5km of traffic.
It’s critical that cities recognise bikes primarily replace cars, not transit.
Dutch lesson #1
1. Safe drivers
2. In safe vehicles
3. At safe speeds
4. On safe roads
Australia sometimes does 4
Rarely do steps 2 and 3
Never do step 1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_highway?wprov=sfti1
Those are rookie numbers.
here in Tassie, I’m in Launceston, we don’t seem capable of providing safe ‘commuter’ (as opposed to a lovely ride in the country on a Sunday, not useful for everyday travel) bike lanes
despite still having many wide streets thanks to lack of development in 70s/80s