Bicycling Western Australia (BWA) has welcomed the announcement by the Ministor for Transport, Troy Buswell to invest $7.5 million to improve Perth CBD cycling infrastructure. This is part of a $47.6 million plan to alleviate congestion in and around the Perth CBD with developments concentrated around the waterfront, Perth Area, City Link and Riverside projects.
BWA is calling for more State Government funding to be released from the Perth Parking Fund to inprove cycling infrastructure including end-of-trip facilities in CBD workplaces. BWA is also working with the City of Perth to finalise it’s bicycle plan and highlight cycling routes around the CBD that will make cycle commuting more attractive.
More information from www.bwa.org.au
