Randwick Council and Bayside Council have released plans for walking and cycling improvements from Kingsford to Centennial Park, including a top-quality, separated cycleway along Doncaster Avenue and Houston Road Kensington.
Details
Randwick: Walking and cycling improvements: Kingsford to Centennial Park (closes 9am 22 June)
Bayside: Cycling improvements at Bayside – more transport options (closes midnight 1 July)
However, there may be concerns and potentially opposition to these plans, so we asking all active travel and cycling supporters to please write a quick submission to both councils outlining your positive support for the idea.
How to provide feedback
Details available at the links above – includes:
- Website form
What to say
Some ideas of what to say (feel free to cut and paste the following, and share with your friends):
Dear Randwick Council,
I fully support the plans for an improved streetscape plans, including a separated cycleway along Doncaster Avenue and Houston Road, Kensington, to support active travel in Randwick.
This is a much-needed link in Sydney cycling network, allowing people to safely ride along what is an already busy – but presently relatively dangerous – cycle route.
More importantly, by providing a facility that ensures safe passage for everyone, it will encourage those who do not cycle now because of dangers from cars to consider cycling, which will provide social, environmental and economic benefits for all. Best of all, this infrastructure will provide protection and safe facilities to support people walking, people cycling, as well as people driving, meaning that everyone will benefit.
Quality landscaping along the route will also make the area a much more attractive place to live, work and play.
The route also provides a great cycle link to and from Centennial Park, and to the cycleways heading north from Doncaster Avenue towards the city and towards Bondi Junction, as well as south towards Pagewood.
(If applicable to you) I have often thought about cycling but am afraid to ride in traffic. With this new cycleway I will be much more likely to cycle in the future.Yours etc
Thank you so much, please share with your friends, we are hoping to garner strong support so that both councils will proceed with the construction, as well as design and construction of the other bicycle route priorities – eg. Banks Ave, Daceyville at Bayside, and the various routes for Randwick.
How to share
BIKEast has created a flyer that you can download and share – Flyer_Randwick Streetscape Improvement
