Comments on The Mayor of Newtown: Cycling and Newtown - Part I

That Wilson St - Erskinville Rd intersection needs...

2010-02-25T13:54:08.607+11:00

That Wilson St - Erskinville Rd intersection needs to be redesigned with cyclists included in the mix. If i want to continue down Wilson to turn left right into Enmore Rd - then join with the pedestrians to get across to Bedford - i have to jump over a pedestrian triangle island and avoid left turning cars to do it.

Let's face it, Sydney is never going to be cyc...

2010-02-12T14:09:36.259+11:00

Let's face it, Sydney is never going to be cycle friendly. Simply put, the city layout can't handle convenient cycle paths so most people are too scared to ride on the streets. I only ride from from Station Street to Uni of Syd and take back roads behind the courty and through to missenden road, and I swear I almost get hit at least once or twice a week. And these aren't busy roads.

Also let's be honest, Australians in the majority just aren't into cyclying and overall are far too lazy.

I think the Hub idea is good though.

First contra flow, to my knowledge, was in Kelly S...

2010-02-11T21:29:33.405+11:00

First contra flow, to my knowledge, was in Kelly St between Bay St and Mountain St, Ultimo.

Yes! Bring on the cycling hub for Newtown. And w...

2010-02-11T19:51:10.107+11:00

Yes! Bring on the cycling hub for Newtown. And while we're at it, lets get rid of two lanes of traffic (or parking) on King St and get some nice wide bike lanes the length of King St.

Say I'm dreaming, but other places prove it's possible:
http://www.copenhagenize.com/2009/06/luxury-bike-lanes-for-aarhus.html

@Simon - I figured someone would correct the contr...

2010-02-09T16:00:42.450+11:00

@Simon - I figured someone would correct the contra-lane !
I applaud Sydney council's cycle plans in general but the Erko Road / Wilson St mess is so much more worthy of fixing that adding a separated cycle lane to Bowden Street; one of the quietest in Alexandria. Keep the pressure up !

@deconstruct - you could always take Angel St in the meantime. The new Newtown Station access will use half the route you suggest (from Railway Lane to the platforms) but no plans to complete the bridge to Brennans Lane at this stage.

I have a bike and I occasionally commute to work i...

2010-02-09T12:24:28.072+11:00

I have a bike and I occasionally commute to work in Surry Hills from south Newtown via south sydney housoes, but I am petrified of passing Newtown station because of the extremely unfriendly and even dangerous nature of that busy intersection to cyclists. If there was a cycling bridge across the railway tracks at the end of Brennans Lane, feeding into Whitehorse St, and popping out at Holt St, it would make the area much more appealing for residents south of Newtown station to commute to work.

I hope the planned Newtown station upgrade takes cyclists crossing their facilities into account.

First contra flow lane I'm aware of in Sydney ...

2010-02-09T12:06:24.125+11:00

First contra flow lane I'm aware of in Sydney was Mary Ann Street in Ultimo. Much earlier than Wilson Street.

I recently received a letter from David Campbell via Carmel Tebbutt after 18 months of requesting action on the traffic lights at the end of the Wilson Street contra flow. He claims the RTA have never received a request from Sydney City to have traffic lights handle cyclists. A blatant lie. I shall be hounding Carmel over this lie.