New Sydney Cycleways approved
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New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby matt_h1 » Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:46 pm
It looks like a decent win for Cyclists,
Dotted lines represent still "Under Planning" while solid lines are "Approved", of particular note is that this is for dedicated cycleways only, and Pyrmont bridge is covered by a solid green line, with any luck this means we're getting a real bike path!
We will now be able to go East-West and North-South without leaving a bike lane which is a great win.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby find_bruce » Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:26 pm
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby tubby74 » Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:11 pm
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby g-boaf » Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:12 pm
I hope this will happen - but there is more to do, especially to link the western Sydney ones to the city ones and stop cars from parking in bicycle lanes.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:44 pm
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby schroeds » Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:40 am
Buddy you have a tenuous grasp of the machinations of politicsbigfriendlyvegan wrote:. It's an absolute no brainer; there are simply no more reason why it shouldn't happen, so it will ... finally.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby TTar » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:08 pm
A Park/William sts path sounds positively frightful, but Castlereagh could be beaut.
I agree with that Westie firebrand, g-boaf, though, a link to Parra should be a higher priority.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby g-boaf » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:44 pm
Hey TTar, I think I saw your replies on SMH article. Pretty sure it must have been you. Good replies!
This is the only time I've ever been called a firebrand! Quite like that.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby JohnJoyner » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:50 pm
That helps in my route home in that I have a bike lane all the way down Castlereagh, instead of having to sit in the middle of the bus lane..
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby TTar » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:57 pm
TTar wrote:What's happened to the College st path? Two broken lines, what's that mean?
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Why don't you read the friggin article that the OP has been gracious enough to include here, you lazy ****!?
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby TTar » Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:03 pm
Awright, awright... Sheesh, whatever happened to civility around here. Moderators; I'd keep an eye on this poster; sounds problematic.TTar wrote:TTar wrote:What's happened to the College st path? Two broken lines, what's that mean?
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Why don't you read the friggin article that the OP has been gracious enough to include here, you lazy ****!?
As for the College st closure, no great loss, I reckon. It was never a "sensible" route and anyway, making a short cut through Hyde Park has always been a more pleasant diversion.
Not me, so the replies can't have been that good. I'll check 'em out, though,g-boaf wrote:
Hey TTar, I think I saw your replies on SMH article. Pretty sure it must have been you. Good replies!
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby Xplora » Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:10 pm
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby TTar » Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:17 pm
I've ridden just 10ks in the past week, so I'm feeling a little twitchy.Xplora wrote:You gone schizophrenic, TTar?
It's so bad that I'm looking to pick a fight, but everyone around here is so kindhearted, polite and attractive that it wouldn't be right to take it out youse, so I take it out my myself.
And if you're familiar with my posts you'll know what an irritating ignoramus I can be.
See!? Who wouldn't want to pick a fight with that!?
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby Xplora » Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:26 pm
It'z Fytin TARM!!!!TTar wrote:what an irritating ignoramus...
See!? Who wouldn't want to pick a fight with that!?
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby AndrewCowley » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:03 pm
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby trailgumby » Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:02 pm
If they changed the lights so the cars had a flashing yellow turn arrow for the second half of a bike lane green that ran as long as the through traffic car green, I think it would work much better for all.
At the moment, with the lights running the way they do it's faster to go down Hickson Road.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby tubby74 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:34 am
agreeing on the light phasing but I don't think a pelican crossing type system would work well. Car sees the flashing light to turn, but does not see the cyclist doing 30-40km/h coming from behind on his left. it's bad enough when they have a red arrow and think the place to wait is halfway through the turn.trailgumby wrote: If they changed the lights so the cars had a flashing yellow turn arrow for the second half of a bike lane green that ran as long as the through traffic car green, I think it would work much better for all.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby AndrewCowley » Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:10 am
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby find_bruce » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:22 pm
At least they don't pretend to be speed limit signs unlike the Sydney Harbour Foreshore signs on the bridge proper.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby find_bruce » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:35 am
Of course there does not seem to be any explanation how feeding a four lane road into a three lane tunnel into a two lane road is going to help traffic flow
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby g-boaf » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:32 am
Twisting the usual anti-cyclist argument in a different manner.
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby SentryBox » Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:07 pm
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby grimbo » Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:14 pm
I dunno - how do you stop the wandering tourists, the picture takers, the little kids, the texters from walking through any marked bike lane, completely oblivious ... unless you fence it off?SentryBox wrote:A bike lane on Pyrmont Bridge - how ovedue is that? Those wand wavers are a complete woftam.
... or maybe use those monorail pylons for an express bike lane ...
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Re: New Sydney Cycleways approved
Postby SentryBox » Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:19 pm
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