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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.
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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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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.
Deputy Lord Mayor Alexander Hyde has called on the Adelaide City Council to build its long-delayed east-west bikeway along Grote and Wakefield streets – despite the council canning the idea three years ago due to the potential impacts on bus stops and cyclist safety.
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 future of an east-west bikeway along Flinders and Franklin Streets is up in the air, with Adelaide City Council rehashing debate over the preferred location for its second city bike route.
