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No 44, January 2006
Editor: Jennifer Gilmore
Production: Keith Griffin, Lindsay Harvey
The views expressed in Chain Mail articles are those of the authors only and do not necessarily represent either the common views shared by a majority of Bike North members, or Bike North policy as formulated by the Bike North Executive Committee.
Cycling the Coat Hanger – in danger!
RTA downgrades – Bike North demands fix and extend to North Sydney!
Bike North calls on the RTA, the Roads Minister and the Transport Minister to extend the Harbour Bridge Cycleway to North Sydney. Imminent narrowing of the Harbour Bridge Cycleway underscores the inadequacy of this iconic and vital link between the City and North Sydney. Local North Sydney cyclist, Mark Pountley has thrown down the challenge to the RTA.
Photo: Scott Ratcliff
"Demonstrate to me that your narrowing of this cycleway does not place people at risk of collision and I'll donate 0.5% of my salary to the MS Society". If you fail, then you fix it and you commit $13 million to extending this dedicated cycleway to North Sydney!"
Can you imagine the Copenhagen Government even entertaining the idea that a cycleway should include steps!! Visitors to our city are always totally bemused when they must face these steps. Yet, every day, up to 1000 times, people must dismount and carry their bikes up and down those steps, then dice with the busy traffi c and parked cars to fi nally negotiate a roundabout fed by traffic straight off the Harbour Bridge. Up to a 1,000 journeys a day Ð how many more if this cycleway extended to North Sydney?
Support our call for the RTA to start working on a fi x and extension to this cycleway now. Write to a minister, your local member or the press today! (see next page for sample letters)