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Designs for a long-delayed east-west bikeway through the city will be signed off by the end of the year, with the Adelaide City Council rushing to get the $6 million project finished before a $3 million State Government funding offer expires.
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The Adelaide City Council’s plans for its long-overdue east-west bikeway have again stalled, as councillors demand more reports and voice concerns about a cycling corridor’s impact on council-owned car parks.
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Adelaide City Council transport planners have told councillors that they stand by a three-year-old recommendation that the best route for an east-west bikeway is along Flinders and Franklin streets, as argument and construction work along the north-south route brings the $12m project to a halt.
South Australia spends the least amount on cycling infrastructure in the country, but Adelaide’s CBD has the most and cheapest car parking of any capital city, a State Government and city council-commissioned analysis has found.
The long-overdue $12 million city bikeway project is set to have its deadline extended for a second time, with city council backtracking over preferred routes and ongoing construction delays meaning an end date is not likely until 2021.
Today, readers comment on the stalled east-west bikeway, and a call to consider adopting a human rights bill.
The State Government says it’s willing to consider giving more money to Adelaide City Council to complete a new east-west bikeway through the CBD, following revelations it could cost up to $20 million.
