Some outcomes from the City of Sydney Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee (it's a mouthful!) on the 16th of Feb:
- Contra-flow cycling will be newly legal & signposted on 158 one-way streets across the City of Sydney 🎉 https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/documents/s70020/Traffic%20Treatment%20-%20Contra-flow%20Bicycle%20Access%20in%20One-Way%20Streets%20-%20LGA%20wide.pdf
- The Representative for the Member for Balmain (held by Jamie Parker/Greens) voted against the installation of at least 8 continuous footpath crossings and footpath widening along St Johns Road, Glebe. One car park would be lost. There was still a majority so it was approved. Edit: more context: https://aus.social/@jakecoppinger/109946901330876259 (https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=14597)
- Two electric parking spaces will be added on St Johns Road (Glebe), only permitting cars to be parked when they are charging: https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/mgDecisionDetails.aspx?IId=25074&Opt=1
- A kerb extension will be added on Marriott St (Redfern) just north of Cooper Street, which will create a safer pedestrian crossing: https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=4089
If you have more context/thoughts on these I'm curious to hear.
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@jakecoppinger Contraflow was so good! I recently rode for the first time, the entire route from Harbour Bridge to Waterloo. Can't believe I hadn't tried it before, instead of Bourke Street into the eastern edge of the CBD.
@ckent @jakecoppinger which route is that?
@jroper @jakecoppinger I crossed the Harbour Bridge and decided to keep going past my office, expecting a dead end — and got surprised when I didn't:
- Kent Street
- Liverpool Street across light rail
- funny right turn into Castlereagh
- Belmore Park to Central light rail
- Prince Alfred Park
- George Street, Redfern
- VERY polite insistent detour at Raglan Park, Waterloo towers
- George Street until Bourke St, or
- Allen Street bypass to Bourke St going north … a nice loop to Woolloomooloo
@jroper @jakecoppinger … and, TIL that George Street Redfern is the same George Street that starts in The Rocks, but when they built Central Station 100 years ago it was almost certainly cut in half as a result
@ckent @jakecoppinger nice! There are a few surprising good routes in this city…
Yeah I believe part of the new plan for development over the train lines at Central is to reconnect the two ends of George St for walking and cycling. The current plans aren’t great overall but at least have that link.
