Improved infrastructure and more Signs will pave the way for the growth of the bicycle network throughout the city of Melbourne, including areas of West Melbourne, Victoria.
The aim, according to the City’s Bicycle Plan 2016-20, is to boost the use of bicycles to 25 per cent of vehicles that enter the area each morning and eliminate serious accidents from the network.
Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle said the recently endorsed Bicycle Plan was important to the City’s future.
He said cyclists using the city’s 136km of bicycle lanes had doubled in the past 8 years.
The Mayor said the plan to provide a more connected and safer place for everyone who rides bikes in the city had come after much consultation and millions invested in infrastructure.
Changes made to the plan prior to it being finalised included the erection of new Signs that effectively connected people to the city’s central network.
Mayor Doyle said the Signs gave cyclists options when accessing different parts of the city.
Parking for bikes will also been increased from 800 to 2,000 as part of the new plan, according to the Mayor.
He said, in addition, an idea to complement the route along La Trobe Street with a possible second east-west connection for bike riders to take them into the city was also being investigated as was separated cyclist lanes along St Kilda Road.Get a Free Quote for Signs
