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An Adelaide City councillor who helped vote down the east-west bikeway has called for Hindley, Waymouth and Franklin Streets to be made one-way to make room for two-way bikeways and wider footpaths – but another councillor has already attacked the idea as a “brain fart”.
Opinion
Adelaide should be the most cycle-friendly city in Australia, but a deeply-ingrained regressive approach to transport policy has killed the most basic attempt to improve CBD roads, argues David Washington.
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The State Government will take back $3 million in bikeway funding granted to Adelaide City Council and spend it on other transport projects in the CBD, after the council last night voted to scrap long-touted plans for an east-west cycling route.
The electric bike industry is booming in South Australia, with much of the demand being driven by an unexpected demographic – retirees.
Australia’s most decorated track cyclist Anna Meares has become just the sixth athlete elevated to “legend” status in the SA Sport Hall of Fame: a crowning achievement recognising an illustrious career defined by resilience and triumph in the face of adversity.
Walking and cycling infrastructure will be prioritised in road upgrades, while tram, train and bus services will become more efficient, accessible and frequent under a State Government plan to deliver a new “modern, low emissions” transport system to combat climate change.
It was a busy weekend of sport across the state, with top cyclists hitting the gravel on the Copper Coast and finals fever building across many codes.
