The City of Melbourne plans instead to focus on routes into the city centre.
The City of Melbourne will pause construction of new bike lanes in the Hoddle Grid as it instead focuses on routes into the city centre.
Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the planned separated bike lanes for Bourke and Spring streets would now be for future councils to decide on.“There have been some delays beyond our control,” she said. “So we just want to be very transparent over progress. I think that’s a positive thing. Where we’ve been waiting for approvals from state government, or where ongoing Melbourne Metro works, for example, on Flinders Street, make it logistically difficult to move ahead.
“All of our work going forward will be permanent and ... whilst we’re doing that work, we’re actually improving the streetscapes around to add more greening, to really set them up for the future,” Capp said. “What’s important is that this report, again, is stating our commitment to the entire network.”
Research by Monash University found the crash rate was down 46 per cent and bike traffic up 22 per cent in the CBD’s new protected bike lanes.
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