Transport for Canberra Posted: Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Pedal Power ACT made a submission to the Transport for Canberra initiative. With this submission we provided a copy of the relevant
sections from the Australian Bicycle Council Survey 2011 and a Pedal
Power 2030 Vision statement. These are each attached.
Pedal Power welcomes $9 million in funding from the ACT Government for cycle projects Posted: Monday, 14 November 2011
The Civic Cycle Loop project is one of several that will benefit from an $9 million
injection in cycling infrastructure as announced by Minister Corbell
on Tueday, 8 November 2011. Pedal Power first lobbied the Government on
the Civic Cycle Loop in early 2009. Read all about it in the attached media release.
Pedal Power submission to the Canberra Avenue Bus Study Posted: Monday, 12 September 2011
The ACT Government has initiated a feasability study relating to bus facilities in the Barton/Canberra avenue corridor.
Canberra Avenue Bus Priority Measures and Barton Bus Station Feasibility Study Why is the Government doing this study?
At present, there are around 30 buses carrying about 320 passengers
in the morning peak hour on Canberra Avenue. The number of passengers is
increasing every year.
This growth brings with it an important opportunity to encourage
public transport use in Canberra. New and improved bus services have
been introduced, such as the Red Rapid service which runs every 15
minutes from South Canberra through Civic and on to Gungahlin.
A proposed city-bound bus lane on Canberra Avenue will improve travel
time by at least 15 per cent and bus schedules will become more
reliable.
The ACT Government committed $147 million to roads and public
transport in the 2011-2012 Budget. It brings the total transport
commitment since the 2010-2012 Budget to $244 million. This project is
part of that commitment.
Feasibility studies such as this project are the first step in delivering better access to buses in Canberra.
Attached please find Pedal Power's response to this study.
Pedal Power’s contribution to the success of the Northbourne Avenue Bus Priority, Cycleway Facility Posted: Wednesday, 27 July 2011
With the ACT Government’s study into transport options for Northbourne Avenue under way, Pedal Power’s advocacy team has been working hard behind the scenes talking to government officials and politicians to achieve the best outcomes for cycling and sustainable transport generally. We have now released our formal submission, which rejects ‘one size fits all’ solutions including the oft-touted relocation of riders from the road onto a shared off-road path. Instead we are calling for the continued availability of a range of facility types (on-road, off-road and quieter streets) on or in close proximity to Northbourne Avenue, to allow riders of all types and abilities to travel in a north-south direction on cycle routes that best suit their own preferences.
The centrepiece of our submission is a proposal to replace the existing cycle lanes with wider separated or ‘Copenhagen’ cycle lanes, thereby making an already popular and successful facility even better. The facility (as we envisage it) would provide the extra space and separation from motor vehicle traffic desired by many riders, but without sacrificing the speed and priority currently valued by existing users. In addition, we have called for continued improvements to the parallel off-road path through Lyneham/Turner, as well as to the minor street routes either side of Northbourne Avenue.
Cycling into Civic increases 64% in seven years Posted: Sunday, 17 April 2011
The Pedal Power Cordon Count was held on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. Between 7.30 am and 9 am over 2,000 people cycled in or out of Civic. This is an increase of 64 per cent since the counts began 7 years ago. The see the attached media release and detailed report (1.2 MB).
Completing the best 1/2 day cycle ride in Australia: around Lake Burley Griffin Posted: Monday, 20 December 2010
Kingston Foreshore and Bowen Drive Crossing are the major missing links (see attached). Also below is a letter from Acting Minister, Simon Corbell, stating the Government's commitment to build the Kingston Foreshore path in 2011.
Bowen Place Crossing Update
The
NCA has started public consultation on making the notoriously dangerous
Bowen Crossing safer. Make sure cycling is heard and have your say on
the NCA website.
Constitution Avenue redevelopment Posted: Saturday, 11 December 2010
Due to recent concerns of some Pedal Power members, the Pedal Power advocacy team and the Executive Officer met with the National Capital Authority (NCA) to identify the issues associated with the redevelopment of Constitution Ave and ascertain the plans for that section. Please refer to the attached document for more details.
Civic Cycle Loop gets Government support but your support still needed Posted: Thursday, 28 October 2010
Our campaign for a Civic Cycle Loop was launched at Ride to Work Day in 2009. One year on, at the 2010 Ride to Work Day, the ACT Government announced its list of priority works for cycling and walking with the Civic Cycle Loop at the top of that list. That's great. We have proposed the Civic Cycle Loop as European style physically separated cycle lanes linking the Sullivan's Creek bike path with the Lake Burley Griffin bike path through Civic. Because it is physically separated it will attract people, who would otherwise be deterred from riding into Civic, out of their car and onto their bike. Physically separated cycle lanes have been and are being installed in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. However there is a way to go before it is built and there are some sections of the bureaucracy who didn't think it needs to be physically separated. Our Civic Cycle Loop proposal is here along with a possible option for Bunda Street.
In a small place like Canberra your email in support of the proposal will be a big help to our volunteers who lobby for the project. You can join over 100 others who have emailed their support to Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services. Cc: your email to the Greens and Liberal Shadow Ministers, Caroline Le Couteur and Alistair Coe and to us, Stanhope@act.gov.au, LeCouteur@act.gov.au , Coe@act.gov.au, advocacy@pedalpower.org.au
Your email does not have to be literary masterpiece but you do have to do it! Even a simple email is good, for example:
Dear Mr Stanhope,
Thanks for your support for the Civic Cycle Loop and cycling in general. The Civic Cycle Loop will encourage me and many others to ride more often, especially because of the physical separation from traffic it offers. I look forward to its completion.
Yours sincerely
Your name
Your address
If you have time, use your own words to show that people who cycle can string more than two words together.
Pedal Power congratulated in Federal Parliament Posted: Thursday, 28 October 2010
The new Member for Fraser, Andrew Leigh, recently spoke in Parliament about his Ride to Work Day ride accompanied by Pedal Power advocacy team members.
Pedal Power volunteers receive ACT Government Thanks Awards Posted: Thursday, 21 October 2010
Pedal Power volunteers President John Widdup and former advocacy team leader Tony Shields were presented by The Hon. Andrew Barr MLA with the
10th Annual ACT Government Sport and Recreation Thanks Awards on 19
October 2010.
