Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp has defended her council’s decision to halt construction of separated bike lanes in the CBD, deepening a stalemate between drivers and cyclists. | MartaPascual3 jtbgraham melbourne cycling
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“If we need to take a pause to understand how the mechanics of bicycle lanes [are] working and interacting with other modes of transport and how that can work better, then that’s a good thing,” she told ABC Radio Melbourne on Friday.on Exhibition Street on Friday, describing the separated bike lanes as “a mess”. The lane on Exhibition Street is one of the lanes built during the pandemic.
“It feels genuinely pretty safe being on the separated bike lane, which is probably the main reason that I do [cycle].”Lincoln Walkom, who rides to work from Ascot Vale daily via the protected lanes on Exhibition Street, said he was disappointed to learn of the council’s decision.“If you’ve got some designated roads for bikes it makes it a lot safer for everyone,” he said.“How many people in the city are really driving in to the shops anyway? Most people will catch public transport.
“No growing city in the world is trying to bring more cars into their centres, because no government can magic up more road space in dense urban centres,” he said.
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