Comments on: Battle of Bourke Street takes to the footpaths http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219 Your local news source Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jacqueline McPherson http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-5471 Jacqueline McPherson Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:44:05 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-5471 Anything written by M Gormley lacks impartiality and is biased and unprofessional. Anything written by M Gormley lacks impartiality and is biased and unprofessional.

]]> By: Deano http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-4868 Deano Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-4868 Motorists have created the problem themselves. If they didn't treat cyclists with contempt and endanger their lives by the way they drive then there wouldn't be the need for somewhere safe to cycle. Motorists have created the problem themselves. If they didn’t treat cyclists with contempt and endanger their lives by the way they drive then there wouldn’t be the need for somewhere safe to cycle.

]]> By: mark http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-1253 mark Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:59:28 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-1253 Moral of the story; In Sydney, if you build it, someone will whinge! I'm thankful that the City of Sydney is at least making a reasonable effort to make the city and inner suburbs more pedestrian and cycle-friendly. Moral of the story; In Sydney, if you build it, someone will whinge!
I’m thankful that the City of Sydney is at least making a reasonable effort to make the city and inner suburbs more pedestrian and cycle-friendly.

]]> By: Local - Cyclist - Engineer http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-1069 Local - Cyclist - Engineer Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:06:22 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-1069 The broad vision is great! No one disputes that, but the way this cycleway has been implimented is very poor. OHS FAIL!(1)Bourke Rd is a swerving jousting road with traffic, cyclists and pedestrians facing eachother at various points (cyclists share the footpath on one section anyway!). (2) There are several very dangerous sections, one where the stop sign for cars crosses the bike path at an extremely busy t-junction. (3) This road is a major artery for buses and traffic between the airport and city, industry, trades (tradies don't cycle), businesses and the sourthern parts of sydney. Safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers must always come first, then the environment somewhere in at a close third it should also make sense utility and commerce-wise, in a local and development-sustainable way. If emissions were measured along this road, I doubt they would have decreased even though traffic has halved; the amount of braking, accelerating and swerving makes this road one of the LEAST green in Sydney! An alternative route (McEvoy-Euston-side streets then follow the Canal) would have made more sense for the lungs, safety and pleasure of the cyclists. The broad vision is great! No one disputes that, but the way this cycleway has been implimented is very poor. OHS FAIL!(1)Bourke Rd is a swerving jousting road with traffic, cyclists and pedestrians facing eachother at various points (cyclists share the footpath on one section anyway!). (2) There are several very dangerous sections, one where the stop sign for cars crosses the bike path at an extremely busy t-junction. (3) This road is a major artery for buses and traffic between the airport and city, industry, trades (tradies don’t cycle), businesses and the sourthern parts of sydney. Safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers must always come first, then the environment somewhere in at a close third it should also make sense utility and commerce-wise, in a local and development-sustainable way. If emissions were measured along this road, I doubt they would have decreased even though traffic has halved; the amount of braking, accelerating and swerving makes this road one of the LEAST green in Sydney! An alternative route (McEvoy-Euston-side streets then follow the Canal) would have made more sense for the lungs, safety and pleasure of the cyclists.

]]> By: Guy http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-1017 Guy Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:42:32 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-1017 and 22 more comments here: http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bourke-rd-cycleway-madness-hits-home/ and 22 more comments here:

http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bourke-rd-cycleway-madness-hits-home/

]]> By: Guy http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-1016 Guy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:51:22 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-1016 Well now you can learn just what a disaster this inappropriate cycleway really is. Here is what people are saying about the cycleway now its been forced into nearby Bourke Road. http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bourke-rd-cycleway-hurts-businesses/ Well now you can learn just what a disaster this inappropriate cycleway really is. Here is what people are saying about the cycleway now its been forced into nearby Bourke Road.

http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bourke-rd-cycleway-hurts-businesses/

]]> By: Guy Ollivier http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-688 Guy Ollivier Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:05:29 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-688 PS don't think we don't ride bicycles. Most of us do. We just don't want a bad idea foistered on us. Work with with and get an answer that suits more people, a decent cycling boulevard. Then you'll reallly get with the new century. PS
don’t think we don’t ride bicycles. Most of us do. We just don’t want a bad idea foistered on us. Work with with and get an answer that suits more people, a decent cycling boulevard. Then you’ll reallly get with the new century.

]]> By: Guy Ollivier http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-687 Guy Ollivier Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:36:45 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-687 In inner city streets like Bourke Street with numerous intersections a cycling boulevard is a far safer and superior option to an inadequate overly narrow bidirectional cycleway still subject to car doors opening into it, with no safe unloading area for elderly and young from parked cars. Cyclists will still need to use the road causing further confusion to turning traffic. For many of us who will have to live with it on a daily basis rather than pass through once in a while it is not acceptable. Loss of parking is an additional problem that affects servicing and maintenance of properties and is not simply an inconvenience. For some people, especially shift workers, it can result in unpleasant consequences such as increased exposure to risk of mugging at night if unable to park anywhere near their homes. My wife has already been mugged here at night. thinking only of your ideal answer Jane as the passer through (if you even come here) and blaming one street for the world's problems is the curmudgeonly tactic. In inner city streets like Bourke Street with numerous intersections a cycling boulevard is a far safer and superior option to an inadequate overly narrow bidirectional cycleway still subject to car doors opening into it, with no safe unloading area for elderly and young from parked cars. Cyclists will still need to use the road causing further confusion to turning traffic. For many of us who will have to live with it on a daily basis rather than pass through once in a while it is not acceptable. Loss of parking is an additional problem that affects servicing and maintenance of properties and is not simply an inconvenience. For some people, especially shift workers, it can result in unpleasant consequences such as increased exposure to risk of mugging at night if unable to park anywhere near their homes. My wife has already been mugged here at night. thinking only of your ideal answer Jane as the passer through (if you even come here) and blaming one street for the world’s problems is the curmudgeonly tactic.

]]> By: jane vega http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-686 jane vega Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:03:43 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-686 I find this whinging and curmudgeonly "battle" about loss of parking space selfish and pathetic. Oppose a bike lane? Do you oppose puppies and ice cream too? There will NEVER be enough parking spaces to satisfy car dependent folk. Build more parking spaces and they will simply fill up. Erase a few to provide sensible alternatives on just a few streets and you will reduce the need for cars. Get with the new century people! Obesity, air pollution, congestion, climate change, road rage - it's time to spare some space for healthy alternatives. btw, i have used this type of bikeway in Europe and it works just fine. As does any other sensible way to separate cars and bikes and people. I find this whinging and curmudgeonly “battle” about loss of parking space selfish and pathetic. Oppose a bike lane? Do you oppose puppies and ice cream too?

There will NEVER be enough parking spaces to satisfy car dependent folk. Build more parking spaces and they will simply fill up. Erase a few to provide sensible alternatives on just a few streets and you will reduce the need for cars.

Get with the new century people! Obesity, air pollution, congestion, climate change, road rage – it’s time to spare some space for healthy alternatives.

btw, i have used this type of bikeway in Europe and it works just fine. As does any other sensible way to separate cars and bikes and people.

]]> By: jane vega http://www.altmedia.net.au/battle-of-bourke-street-takes-to-the-footpaths/7219#comment-685 jane vega Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:01:04 +0000 http://www.altmedia.net.au/?p=7219#comment-685 I find this whinging and curmudgeonly "battle" about loss of parking space selfish and pathetic. Oppose a bike lane? Do you oppose puppies and ice cream too? There will NEVER be enough parking spaces to satisfy car dependent folk. Build more parking spaces and they will simply fill up. Erase a few to provide sensible alternatives on just a few streets and you will reduce the need for cars. Get with the new century people! Obesity, air pollution, congestion, climate change, road rage - it's time to spare some space for healthy alternatives. I find this whinging and curmudgeonly “battle” about loss of parking space selfish and pathetic. Oppose a bike lane? Do you oppose puppies and ice cream too?

There will NEVER be enough parking spaces to satisfy car dependent folk. Build more parking spaces and they will simply fill up. Erase a few to provide sensible alternatives on just a few streets and you will reduce the need for cars.

Get with the new century people! Obesity, air pollution, congestion, climate change, road rage – it’s time to spare some space for healthy alternatives.

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