CYCLING COMMITMENTS MADE AHEAD OF THE
2020 ACT ELECTION
ACT LABOR UNDERTOOK TO:
- Invest [an additional] $3.7m in cycle path maintenance
- Invest $1.2 million in a ‘flow’ style trail from Stromlo Forest Park to Cotter Recreation Area with a return climb, to create a link between the two popular recreation hubs
- Design and construct an off-road shared path along Sulwood Drive between Drakeford Drive and Athllon Drive ($4.7m)
- A route planning study and start of construction on the Garden city cycle route, likely to start in Watson and continue to Dickson, Ainslie and Braddon ($5m)
- The extension of the Belconnen bikeway from Haydon Drive to CIT Bruce to create over 5km of protected cycle paths through the Belconnen town centre ($1.2m)
- A feasibility study to widen the paths around Lake Ginninderra ($300,000)
- A route planning study to improve cycling connectivity in the Gungahlin Town Centre ($300,000)
- A feasibility study to construct an off-road cycle path along Adelaide Avenue – part of light rail to Woden
- Invest $5m to improve pedestrian, parking and traffic movements at Pialligo, making active travel safer
- Enhance the policy framework to encourage active travel. These measures will include:
- Adopting a Movement and Place Framework for Canberra.
- Considering new, best practice design for intersections that prioritise walking and cycling.
- Developing the CBR cycle routes network.
- Updating the Active Travel Framework.
- Invest $2m to expand the very successful age friendly suburbs program of path and
accessibility improvements to four new suburbs: Reid, O’Conner, Scullin and Chifley.