Connecting UP the Lga

The Inner West has some good active transport routes, but they do not yet form a connected whole.

Greenway to Parklands cycle route

The existing route is via Lilyfield Road.  Less than half of its 2km has on-road cycle lanes, and the 26m rise effectively adds 1.5km for a cyclist.  It is an important active commuter route from further West.

Sports facilities

Motivation 

The Innerwest is well served by sports grounds, but these are not always easy to reach from each other nor from its population centres. 

Many roads in the area are designated as cycling routes and marked with cyclist icons, but are made unsuitable for younger and less confident cyclists by dense motor traffic. There is a need for cycling infrastructure that provides more connectivity between them.  This would create greater independent access to the facilities by teens.

Guiding Principles

• A fully connected network of well-signed routes;

• Eventually, 90% residents in the LGA to be within 2km cycling of the network;

• Dedicated cycle lanes, whether physically separated from other traffic or not, 

  • wherever feasible, and

  • where not physically separated, 30kph speed limit on the road traffic;

• Traffic lights and/or pedestrian crossings (cyclists permitted) at all crossings of more major roads;

• Routes should avoid steep gradients and excessive detours that may invite less safe shortcuts.

Sports Grounds

Existing and planned off-road cycling routes

Existing Fragmentation

Routes needed