Previous consultation

This community consultation is now closed. The information on this page is no longer current and is provided as a record of the consultation activities undertaken.

Introduction

Randwick City Council has developed a draft updated Bicycle Plan. The draft Plan identifies existing and proposed key bicycle routes in the City of Randwick with a yearly action plan to implement upgrades and new bicycle routes.

 Bicycle Route Network Map Jan 08 (pdf 484 kb)
 Bicycle Route Construction Priorities December 2007 (pdf 444 kb)
 Bicycle Route Construction Priorities Table (pdf 16 kb)
 Council report August 2007.pdf (pdf 48 kb)
 Council resolution August 2007 (pdf 17 kb)

Have your say: Council is keen to hear the views of cyclists and residents on the proposed Plan, to ensure the plan is developed to meet the needs of the Randwick City community.

The draft Randwick City Bike Plan is on public exhibition from 5 February 2008 until 4 March 2008.

Community comments will be reviewed in light of the aims of the Plan and the issues constraints faced by Council.

Submissions in writing, clearly headed Randwick City Bike Plan can be:

• emailed to general.manager@randwick.nsw.gov.au or
• sent to the General Manager, Randwick City Council, 30 Frances Street Randwick NSW 2031

The deadline for comments is the close of business on Tuesday 4 March 2008.

Further information: You can also see a copy of the draft Bicycle Plan and proposed routes at:

• Council's Customer Service Centre, 30 Frances Street Randwick, between 8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday
• Council's Libraries during Library hours -
• Bowen Library, 669-673 Anzac Parade, Maroubra
• Randwick Library, Level 1 Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, Randwick
• Malabar Community Library, 1203 Anzac Parade, Matraville.

You can also phone Council's Call Centre on 1300 722 542 to talk to Council staff about the draft Plan.

Background to the draft Plan: The City's current Bicycle plan was developed in 1998. It needed updating to take account of developments over the last ten years and to meet current standards.

The draft Bicycle Plan aims to:

• improve links to key destinations within the City, such as the University of NSW, Coogee and Maroubra Beaches, and Heffron Park
• identify a network of routes
• establish a practical works program for cycling infrastructure
• identify cycle paths and facilities that can be used by the whole community
• establish priorities for construction work
• update the previous bicycle plan proposals to meet current standards
• develop a plan that can be used to obtain external grant funding

Social infrastructure, events and cycle parking facilities are not included in the draft Plan, as these are part of other Council programs.

Some of the issues considered in developing the updated Bicycle Plan were:

• the City topography, such as the steep hills at Coogee
• the financial and resource constraints faced by Council
• existing City infrastructure such as major roads like Anzac Parade, the shopping centres at Maroubra Junction and Randwick, the University and hospital precincts
• integrating cycle way development with other Council works
• existing cycle routes and desire lines
• cycle routes entering and leaving the City from other Council areas such as Botany and the City of Sydney, as well as Centennial Park
• changing use patterns including increased cycle traffic, use of motorised scooters and an aging population
• the need for a coastal cycleway
• links to existing walking routes such as the Coastal Walkway
• avoiding shared pedestrian pathways in areas high levels of pedestrian traffic such as Day Street and Anzac Parade near the University of NSW.