"Impossible! No way!" he says.
I say, "Way!"
Why not here, for example? Or if you have a better idea, feel free to add it to the map. Or make a comment below.
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So what stopped Mr Campbell finding a route like that? The problem is he is not really the "transport" minister, he's the public transport minister. He has no jurisdiction over roads. That's the Roads Minister, the RTA. Not his department.
So when he says there's no room for a cycleway, he means not in the railway corridor. He hasn't even looked outside railway land, into any of the adjacent minor roads, paths or assorted land parcels. No-one has in any detail. That would require collaboration between ministers, something the warring factions of NSW Labor are loathe to do.
Little wonder then that cycleways fall between the cracks. The RTA builds cycle lanes along new motorways, mostly to wedge the green anti-motorway lobby. (And removes them again to fit more cars, but that's another story...)
We need a study that starts from this question:
What's the best route for a cycleway?
While you're all fired up, why not tell the pollies we still want a cycleway, and the first step is a study of all the route options, not just the rail corridor:
| Premier Nathan Rees | thepremier@www.nsw.gov.au | 9228 5239 |
| Transport Minister David Campbell | david@campbell.minister.nsw.gov.au | 9228 3777 |
| Roads Minister Michael Daley | office@daley.minister.nsw.gov.au | 9228 5665 |
| Miranda MP Barry Collier* | barry.collier@parliament.nsw.gov.au | 9525 6378 |
*Most marginal Labor polly in NSW!
Hi
ReplyDeleteI like your proposed route. It entails minimal incursion onto railway land and maximises use of existing roads. As is often the case, key links are needed, eg at the eastern end of Karimbla Road. The alternative my cycling friends, family and I use is the train from Cronulla to Sutherland. The Shire is highly car dependent and dangerous.
Albet Jackson
Oatley