ryrie st. parallel parking in the cbd has reduced the number of parking spaces in order to...

Ryrie St.

Parallel parking in the CBD has reduced the number of parking spaces in order to accommodate a bike lane.

Tony Ansett’s 2012plan is to remove the bike lane and give greater parking access to commuters visiting the CBD. Pictured here is an example of parallel parking and a wall of cars along Ryrie street passing by.

Another example of the poor bike lane access in the CBD. Swanston street.

Source:http://www.bicycleusersgeelong.org.au/

Ryrie Street on a Friday afternoon. Most cities around Australia would normally have their busiest streets packed during this peak shopping time.

Tony Ansett and Hayden Hurling, both former councillors for the city, agree that businesses have been shutting down en masse since the introduction of the bike lane and the removal of angled parking.

An artist impression of the Vision 2 proposal from the view of the Moorabool st/Little Malop street intersection

Source: Geelong advertiser

The area that the Vision 2 project will be focussing on; the CBD

Source: http://www.vision2geelong.net/

Pictured: Councillor Tony Ansett

Source: http://krock.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20287:four-new-faces-on-geelongs-new-look-council&catid=40:local-news&Itemid=65

Pictured: Mayor Keith FaggSource: http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/council/councillor/item/KeithFagg.aspx