CAIRNS BICYCLE USER GROUP NEWS 2000
Bugs Day and Safe Cycling Symposium
Newsletter: September - October
Bike Week and Ride to Work Day:
Southern Cairns and Kuranda Range:
Share the Road:
CCC Election:
BUGS DAY AND SAFE CYCLING SYMPOSIUM 25-26 NOVEMBER 2000:
Queensland Transport gave Bicycle User Groups the first opportunity to get together in Brisbane. A bus tour gave people the opportunity to inspect foot bridges, paths, roads, intersections etc. The symposium had some very good speakers who demonstated many tecnicalities and cycling issues. Here is a list of some of the information that was of very valuable interest and will help people all over the state to improve conditions for cyclists:-
- Bicycle Friendly Zones - bicycle logo (stensil) - car parking lanes
- Intersections - the 6 steps to improving intersections for cyclists
- Signalised Intersections - push buttons for cyclists
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Co-ordinator - local government Redlands Council
- Bicycle Plan and Bike Map - Christchurch NZ
- Shared paths and Separated paths - which is best?
- Road/Path connections
- Police Bicycle Unit - CPTED - Crime Prevention through Environmental Design - very good presentation from Constable Michael Schodel, Metropolitan North Bicycle Unit - being in touch with the people - more efficient way to catch criminals
BIKE WEEK and RIDE TO WORK DAY 2000:
THANKYOU and THANKYOU: We wish to acknowlege and thank all people who helped to make our bike week a success again this year. Thankyou to all the participants who rode in the ride to work day, entered the car/bike challenges and attended the great kids bike ride.
Tuesday 3rd October
Ride to Work Day: About 80 riders attended the Free Breakfast at the Council Chambers. Win two great prizes - Kuranda Rainforest Resort, night for two and Quicksilver, day trip for two to the reef.
Councillors Car/Bike Challenge: Cr Deirdre Ford in car was just beated by Cr Jason O'Brien on his bicycle.Friday 6th October
Car/Bike Challenge: City Place, Rapid Messengers/Trinity Cycles. One bike rider won and the other didn't quite make it.Sunday 8th October
Kids Great Bike Ride: Edmonds Cl Edmonton, Peters Ice Cream and Toyworld. Ice blocks went down real good on a hot day. Kids loved the ride and balloons, bubble blowing and volley ball which all gave fun and colour to the event.Bike Week
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Win two great prizes - Kuranda Rainforest Resort, night for two and Quicksilver, day trip for two to the reef. Fill in the registration form published in the papers and send to "Ride to Work Competition", Cairns City Council, PO Box 359, Cairns 4870 or hand in on the day at the FREE BREAKFAST sponsored by the Cairns City Council.Tuesday 3rd October
Ride to Work Day: Free Breakfast, 6.30 am - 8 am, Council Chambers
Councillors Car/Bike Challenge: Cr Deirdre Ford versus Cr Jason O'BrienFriday 6th October
Car/Bike Challenge: City Place, 8.30 am, Rapid Messengers/Trinity CyclesSunday 8th October
Kids Great Bike Ride: Edmonds Cl Edmonton 10 am - 12 md, Peters Ice Cream and ToyworldFor more information, Phone 4044 3034
SOUTHERN CAIRNS and KURANDA RANGE:
Integrated Land Use and Transport Studies - 2000 - Impact Assessment Studies:
Information is available from the study web sites :-Southern Cairns and Kuranda RangePeople who ride bikes, walk and use wheel chairs are invited to make submissions direct to:- Kuranda Range Study, Reply Paid 114, ERM Mitchell McCotter, PO Box 7069, Cairns 4870. Freecall 1800 66 11 88.
Visit the consultation office during business hours:- ERM Mitchell McCotter, Shop 12, Andrejic Arcade, 62 Grafton St, Cairns.
CBUG had two members on the Community Reference Groups, being representative of cyclists' interests as well as being concerned for issues affecting all the community, in planning for future roads and development. Cairns is a growing population with the need to provide road infrastructure, residential development, business opportunites, keeping in mind the impact on the environment. We believe that bicycle transport plays an important part in our daily lives and should be part of all planning of our communities into the future.
For more information and especially your comments and opinions, please contact:-
Kuranda Range: Stan Evans, Vice President CBUG, Phone 07 4054 1756
Southern Cairns: Lenore Evans, Projects and Reports Officer, CBUG, Phone 07 4054 1756
Email or write to, CBUG, 17 Gordon St, Earlville, Cairns, Queensland, Australia 4870.
SHARE THE ROAD CAMPAIGN:
CBUG CommentCairns will join with cities all over Queensland to plan activities for the "Share the Road" campaign that was launched on 22nd February 2000 by Queensland Transport.
Cr Fran Lindsay of the Cairns City Council and Mr Brian Hughes, Cairns Road Safety Consultant, Queensland Transport will launch the Cairns campaign on 10th March at the:-
- A "Ride to Work Day" on Friday 10th March, with a free breakfast at the Cairns Civic Theatre, corner Grafton St and Florence St, 6am - 8 am.
- A road safety poster competition is open to the public. A $500 prize to be spent at a bike shop of your choice will encourage entries.
- Watch the TV for special advertisements and remember the message - share the road.
Some things to think about:-
- Don't "get a life", try "give a life" and share the road.
- Put your road rage in the "recycle bin" and share the road.
- Take the "give and get" from the Christmas tree and put it on the road - share the road all year round.
CAIRNS CITY COUNCIL ELECTION 25 MARCH 2000:
CCC ELECTION RESULTS:
Congratulations to all our new councillors. Thankyou to the six winning councillors who have responded to our questionnaire, Kevin Byrne Mayor, Paul Gregory Div 1, Fran Lindsay Div 2, Jason O'Brien Div 5, Margaret Gill Div 6, Sno Bonneau Div 11.
We now have two CBUG members on our council, Fran Lindsay Div 2 and Jason O'Brien Div 5.
CBUG QUESTIONNAIRE:
We have had 32 responses from the candidates in the coming election. THANKYOU - ONE AND ALL. A questionnaire has been sent to all candidates with a request for their permission to enter their answers on this web site.
Issues such as the Cairns Bikeway Strategy and DisABILITY Access will feature strongly in the council election and we already have 7 candidates who are members of CBUG.
The VISION for Cairns will be dramatically enhanced by the implementation of the Cairns Bikeway Strategy. Locals, vistiors, tourists and associated businesses will all benefit from improvements to our bicycle and pedestrian facilities. For example:-
1. A wide path along the Esplanade would be well patronised. Just look at the 3.5 metre cement path for 2 kms along The Strand, Townsville and see the activity, walkers, people in wheel chairs, joggers, cyclists, roller bladers, dogs, kids in prams etc.
2. Just imagine a bikeway from Machans Beach to Palm Cove, along the coast without having to go anywhere near the main highway. A road bridge over Richters Creek and four foot bridges are needed to connect this bikeway.
3. Foot bridges are needed in Gordonvale, Edmonton, Patience St to open up the bikeway network throughout Cairns, which is a combination of paths and roads for commuter and recreation purposes.
4. How about improving the Captain Cook Highway from Cairns to Ellis Beach and even on to Mossman and Port Douglas; and the Bruce Highway from Cairns to Miriwinni, with road shoulders. Apart from saving lives lost in motor vehicle accidents, reducing road maintenance and producing road longevity, road shoulders would make it possible for use by racing cyclists, triathlons, touring cyclists, commuter and recreational cyclists.
5. Buildings and roads and footpaths need to be accessible for people with disABILITIES. Smooth crossing of gutters and flat crossing of intersections as well as being able to get into buildings and especially toilets. For example there is no ramp at the front entrance to the Cairns Civic Theatre.
THE VISIONS ARE ENDLESS!