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More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Davis Jun 13. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Continuing the conversation....As Norwood Payneham & St Peters Council is a stakeholder in the Britannia Roundabout proposal, DPTI will be making a presentation to Elected Members and senior…Continue
Tags: Council, Roundabout, Britannia, DPTI
Lessons from the 1950's (from General Motors, no less!)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gillian May 6, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Here's a fun vid if you have half an hour to kick back and have a laugh.It kind of explains why I'm banging on about the Integrated Movement Strategy.Because it was made by General Motors in the…Continue
Access, mobility, health - have your say on the Adelaide Integrated Movement Strategy
Started this discussion. Last reply by heather May 4, 2012. 39 Replies 4 Likes
It's now up on the Adelaide City Council website. Public consult period open until June 8th. All suggestions will be taken on board.All aboard!…Continue
Game on - the IMS
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sophia MacRae Apr 26, 2012. 6 Replies 4 Likes
I attended the launch of the Draft Integrated Movement Strategy. I'll write up a full post on that soon. The story will be on Ch 7 news tonight. There is likely to be some pushback, so now is the…Continue
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Sophia MacRae liked City of Adelaide's discussion Adelaide City Council - Secure Bike Parking Facilities now available
Scott Davis replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."Sharrows - are they likely to actually be implemented? With enough signage it might at least calm motorists down if a cyclist tries to take the lane through there by creating some understanding."
Sophia MacRae replied to Mark Parnell MLC's discussion Cycling through Britannia Roundabout(s)"Lobby your local member of parliament! Seriously folks, it works, especially with an election coming up. Write letters, organise a meeting, be seen and heard.
Lobby your council elected members too. Cycling infrastructure requires an interface…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Mark Parnell MLC's discussion Cycling through Britannia Roundabout(s)"Gepps Cross has the 2nd highest casualties in the state. Brit Roundabout has the highest. "Casualties" are not the same as fatalities of course, and in fact most of the accidents are not serious. But they do bugger up the flow. Traffic…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Mark Parnell MLC's discussion Cycling through Britannia Roundabout(s)"Well, essentially yeah... each travel lane in a roundabout, because we need to claim it, actually is a bike lane that we share with cars! Hence the need for signage and education so that the cars are aware that when bikes are using the roundabout,…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Mark Parnell MLC's discussion Cycling through Britannia Roundabout(s)"Fair call!
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Sophia MacRae replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."Hi to everyone who is interested in this issue.
I had the opportunity last night to speak to senior staff from DPTI. I feel confident that they have taken the best design approach possible, for cyclists and cars, given budget constraints and the…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."The proposal does indeed address the current dangerous design that allows vehicles to travel too fast through the roundabout. I'll discuss this shortly in a separate post
I went through the roundabout several times myself last night, making…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."It's actually not that difficult, I'm happy to show you if you'd like to ride it with me. You don't actually need to go on Fullarton Rd itself, or do any illegal footpath riding. If Thompson Ln is too rough for you, you can use…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."Hi Heather, there are pedestrian lights about 5 metres down from the crossing of Sydenham Rd over Kensi into Victoria Tce.
There is a bike median island at the entrance of the crossing of Sydenham south onto the Parade. However, I agree the design…"
Sophia MacRae replied to Clive Palfrey's discussion Mark Parnell MLC"Thanks Clive and Mark for starting this thread!
I'm about to report back on the information session that DPTI gave to NPSP re the Brit roundabout, on the other thread.
Mark, keep pushing at the State level, the momentum is getting much…"
Ian Smith replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."+ 36,000 or the number of extra cyclists to take the modal share from 2% to 4%."
David replied to Sophia MacRae's discussion More on Britannia Roundabout - collation of Adelaide Cyclists feedback before Wednesday's (closed) presentation for NPSP Council by DPTI reps."On Tuesday evening - 5pm I had need to cycle from Gawler Place City to Lifecycles on Kensington Road, so I thought a ride along Dequetteville Terrace through the roundabout and up Kensington Road would be the easisest option. The…"
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Putting a positive spin on Adelaide
Posted on March 30, 2012 at 12:00 5 Comments 1 Like
This is a re-post of the article I wrote for the latest edition of The Bicycle Institute quarterly, Pedal Update.
http://www.bisa.asn.au/node/284
Considering some of the discussion on Adelaide Cyclists, I thought it would be good to spread the story around a bit.
cheers,
Sophia
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Adelaide: Heaps okay, really!
It’s easy to knock Adelaide, especially if you’re a bike user. It’s soooo…
Continue Mums on Bikes
Posted on February 17, 2010 at 18:56 1 Comment 0 Likes
During the recent Australian Cycling Conference, one of the themes that came up in several presentations was that once the more vulnerable members of the community felt comfortable with cycling in shared space environments, that was a good indication that bicycle use had reached a high level of normalisation and safety.
The “more vulnerable” category included elderly people, children, and mothers carrying children.
As a mum on a bike here in Adelaide, I thought it might be… Continue
The “more vulnerable” category included elderly people, children, and mothers carrying children.
As a mum on a bike here in Adelaide, I thought it might be… Continue
Cycle Touring Kangaroo Island
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 18:00 5 Comments 1 Like
Island Tour
Myself and Jeremy have a bit of a passion for getting on our bikes and going places, and one of the places on our list for quite a while has been Kangaroo Island. Just by virtue of being an island it is a romantic destination, and the challenge of the rough roads only added to its appeal. Pristine environment, isolated bays, wildlife and great local food and wine – how could we resist! So we set aside 3 days over the Australia Day weekend, and with a minimum of planning,… Continue
Myself and Jeremy have a bit of a passion for getting on our bikes and going places, and one of the places on our list for quite a while has been Kangaroo Island. Just by virtue of being an island it is a romantic destination, and the challenge of the rough roads only added to its appeal. Pristine environment, isolated bays, wildlife and great local food and wine – how could we resist! So we set aside 3 days over the Australia Day weekend, and with a minimum of planning,… Continue
2010 Australian Cycling Conference Review
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 17:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
This article was originally pulished in BISA's Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Pedal Update. I attended both days of the conference as one of the BISA delegates.
2ndAnnual Australian Cycling Conference
Janaruy 18-19, 2010
As some of the world's best road racing cyclists prepared for Stage One of the Tour Down Under, delegates and speakers from all over Australia and New Zealand, with special guests from the Netherlands, gathered at the Flentje Lecture Theatre,… Continue
2ndAnnual Australian Cycling Conference
Janaruy 18-19, 2010
As some of the world's best road racing cyclists prepared for Stage One of the Tour Down Under, delegates and speakers from all over Australia and New Zealand, with special guests from the Netherlands, gathered at the Flentje Lecture Theatre,… Continue
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:15 on July 19, 2012,
heather said… The Days have folding bikes. Is it the Brompton? The last time I spoke to them was when I was Bicycle SA member, so not in a position to ask.
- At 18:02 on June 22, 2012, heather said…
Sophia, happy birthday.
- At 16:59 on April 21, 2012,
Paul said… Hi Sophia -
I think I saw you on your cargo bike the other day. Happily peddling down KW Street in the city. What sort of bike is it?
Cheers,
Paul
- At 9:20 on October 16, 2009,
Gus K said… - Hi,
I knew someone in Adelaide would see it and catch up with me! ... and as I wrote to Jeremy Miller.. "welcome, we've been expecting you"
My son is Oscar and he's just started in the pre-kindy room. The Xtracycle is certainly eye catching. I kept meaning to catch you and after Pat started his group I thought I'd grap a picture.. being the morning I didn't have a lot of time to wait for you to come back.
Now Oscar is a little bigger I'm going to ride him to St Morris in a seat.. I'll have to try him out on the Xtracycle.
Thanks for joining and spreading the word around as well. I just got an email from the Sydney Cyclist site about their 2nd birthday. They have 1000+ members so I hope this group will get to that by Feb 2011.
All the best.
Angus
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