Three temporary cycling routes have been hastily installed, but experienced riders say not enough has been done to make them safe for beginners.
Neil Tonkin and Sarah Bickford inspect some of the changes being made along new shared footpaths near Sydenham station.Transport for NSW has created three temporary cycling routes to help inner-west residents get to other stations during the shutdown of the Bankstown line.
Transport for NSW has mapped out three routes connecting inner-west suburbs with Sydenham and Redfern stations, and made improvements including widening footpaths to make them shared paths and installing raised crossings. Bicycle NSW active transport planner Sarah Bickford said several problems had been fixed since their first test ride a week ago and hoped more would be addressed before the real test came on Monday."This is a great opportunity to introduce more people to riding bikes in the inner west but it's not rolling out the green carpet."New signage to indicate footpaths that are now shared with cyclists to make it easier for them to ride to and from Sydenham station.
"Features include extra footpaths, new separated cycleways, shared zones and designated pedestrian and cyclist road crossings."
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