After several years and substantial revenue directed towards the promotion of three costly pedestrian/cycling plans in 2003, 2009 and 2010 and not a single reference to area topography, Manningham council had belatedly responded to resident concerns by agreeing to employ a consultant to determine if the gradients, particularly the south and western precincts, were within […]
Category: Road Safety
PUSH FOR CYCLING ON FOOTPATHS IN VICTORIA
Parking in residential streets is blocking bike lanes and forcing cyclists to swerve out into traffic or take the safer option by riding on footpaths. One of several reasons why the cyclist’s lobby want laws changed to allow anyone to ride on footpaths in Victoria and NSW. The two states are the only ones that […]
MANNINGHAM BACKER OF THE CAR STACKER
Despite their previous misgivings about the use of Car Stackers, even after the developer of a 15 storey development refused to install them, Council officers still recommended approval of a car stacker system for resident parking in a four story apartment proposal at 19-23 Bayley Grove, Doncaster. As far it can be ascertained this will […]
CITY TO HILL TRAFFIC USE ELGAR RD SIDE STREETS
Distance and direction websites are now recommending Elgar Road via sides streets such as Frank, Hanke, Boyd and Eildon Streets for city outward bound vehicles accessing Doncaster Hill instead of via the more direct route on Doncaster Road because the high rise apartment towers have no alternative access exit facility other than from Doncaster Road, […]
PEDESTRIANS A MEASURE OF IDEAL URBAN SPACES
“Artists, philosophers, urban planners and architects have been dreaming, writing about and drawing ‘ideal cities’ for hundreds of years…In most of these visions the pedestrian is the measure of ideal urban spaces.” From European Cooperation in Science and Technology (Methorst 2010, p.34) Tracy D. Writes.. “Council have not provided the proper facilities for walking and cycling […]
COUNCILS LIABLE FOR INJURY ON SHARED PATHS
Manningham must now build dedicated bicycle paths–Footpaths are for pedestrians. Leading law firm Slater and Gordon have confirmed that Councils and the RTA could be liable for any deaths or injuries occurring on shared bicycle paths. Currently there are no Speed Limits–No Risk Analysis or Duty of Care –No Insurance Cover–No Identification Required for Cyclists–No Means […]