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Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up
Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Background
• Albany Bicycle Users Group
– Established 2006
– First regional BUG in WA
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
The Problem
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Solutions
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Goals
• Connect dual use paths
• Bike lanes on arterial roads
• Improved end-of-trip facilities
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Initiatives • Identified priorities
• Funding
– Map
– Bike Week Cycling Treasure Hunts
– Cycle Friendly Businesses Project
– Lock up facilities
– On road signage
• Key reference group
• Letters of support for paths
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Initiatives
• Submissions
• Focused Bike Week events
• Letters to key agencies
• Bike rack design competition
• Promoting solutions
• School bike ed initiatives
• Media releases
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Strategic Advocacy
• WA Bicycle Network Plan submission
• Solutions focussed strategic political engagement
• Advocacy
– fix the biggest problem
– created Cycle City Albany
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Solutions Focussed
• Minister for Transport meeting request (May 2012)
• Stakeholder support
• Private sector support
• Requested
– $1.5 million
– Additional funds for Cycle City Albany
• City of Albany planning Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Cycle City Albany
• Transport Minister Troy Buswell announces $900,000 to plan and build significant bike network projects (13/12/2012)
• City of Albany required to match funds
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
City of Albany
• Bicycle Plan
• Mountain bike plan
• Construction underway
• Bike paths and trails “economic and tourism drivers”
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up
Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group
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