Reports Officer comment:-
Update: 20 December 2006 - no report from 2006 has received any improvement - we would like to see Main Roads and the Cairns City Council who are responsible for providing safe and efficient bikeways fix these problems. There is not a service to the community or a government policy that bicycles and walking is not part of the SOLUTION. i.e. HEALTH - ECONOMICAL TRANSPORT - TOURISM - ROAD SAFETY - ACCIDENT PREVENTION - ECONOMY - ENVIRONMENT - SAFE CITIES - REDUCED POLLUTION - ALTERNATE ENERGY - RECREATION - SPORT - INCREASED POPULATION - NEW DEVELOPMENTS ETC - every aspect of human life is centered around basic movement such as walking, cycling, prams, wheelchairs, wheeled toys - mechanical means of transport such as motor vehicles, trains, buses, aeroplanes, boats are dependant on people being able to access these modes by basic movement. Therefore a balance of facilities for motorised and non-motorised transport is essential for safe and efficient transport services.
Over the past 11 years, 230 reports are now in the process of being recorded, inspected, forwarded to many people and we have achieved a considerable degree of awareness and improvement in the bikeway network, not only for cyclists of all ages but for people with disabilities who ride tricycles and wheelchairs, people pushing prams and walking the dog, pedestrians etc. Many works still need to be done. We are concerned that small works such as a pot hole is quickly done but more important safety issues and attention to detail is not so readily attended to such as standard width bike lanes, road to path connections and much more. By looking through these reports we get to understand the enormity of the problems out there for people in our community.
The Bikeability Toolkit - Bikeability Web Site
The bikeability Toolkit is a resource that every one can use, engineers, planners, advocacy groups and cyclists in our communities. We would like to suggest that our cyclists have a go at using this tool to enhance their reports. Here are a few simple steps:-
1. Go to the bikeability web site.
2. Click on Route Based Checklist.
3. Save to your computer.
4. Print 2 copies and study the questions.
5. Select a bike route from home to your most travelled destination.
6. Ride the bike route and make notes and take photos as you go.
7. Then fill in the questions on the checklist.
8. Send to CBUG and keep the second copy for reference.
SUBJECT COLOUR CODE: Red, Dangerous; Orange, Hazard; Green, good; Black, completed
| DATE | No | SUBJECT | LOCATION | AGENCY | PROBLEM | ACTION | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/06 | 230 | bike route | Clifton Beach - Trinity Beach | CCC Division 11 | mostly functional bike route with path locations identified as worthy of mainteance and upgrading and other important safety issues | BIKEABILITY ROUTE BASED CHECKLIST 25/11/06 - minor works needed - vegetation removal - gutter ramp Poolwood Rd- road modification Madang St | bike routes need upgrading to encourage more children to cycle school - previous reports 137, 184, 185 |
| 13/6/06 | 229 | signalised intersection | Bruce Highway - Draper St | CCC Division 1 | upgrade of road crossing and road connection to Cairns Rd, Gordonvale | plans need to include bike lanes - bicycle push buttons | important bike route to connect east and west Gordonvale |
| 5/8/06 | 228 | bike route | Greenslopes St, Centenary Lakes to Freshwater via Kamerunga Rd, and return via Reservoir Rd and back streets of Whitfield and Edge Hill | CCC Division 10 | mostly functional bike route with path location identified as worthy of implementation along Saltwater Creek and other obvious inadequacies need improvements | inspection needed - issues - narrow foot bridges, no lighting, no signage, continuity of bike lane, safety railing, handrails, intersections, road to path connections, path needed along Saltwater Creek, remove large cement bollard on Russell St bridge or completely replace with new wide bridge - | bike routes need upgrading to encourage more people to cycle |
| 26/5/06 | 227 | bike route - wheelchairs | Glenmead Village, Redlynch to Central Shopping Centre, Larsen Rd | CCC Division 12 | dangerous - no safe route by road - no connection to bike path | Redlynch Intake Rd, north of Larsen Rd has no road shoulder and no foot path - there is no path connection from Glenmead Village to the adjacent bike path | bike routes need upgrading to encourage more people to walk, cycle and especially use wheelchairs - people in aged care need independance of travel, exercise and recreation |
| 16/2/06 | 226 | bike route | Capt Cook Hwy - Machans Beach to Cairns North | CCC Division 10 | dangerous - no safe crossing of the Captain Cook Highway between Avondale Creek bridge and Collins Ave | issues - underpass Barron R bridge - path connection to Greenbank Rd - path cleaning south of Quarry St - roundabout Machans Beach turn-off - bicycle detection General Aviation - they work but diamonds marked on highway - should be on the side streets | bike routes need upgrading to encourage more people to cycle - BIKEABILITY ROUTE BASED CHECKLIST 29/11/06 |
| 15/1/06 | 225 | bike path | Forest Gardens to Anderson Rd | CCC Division 3 | children walk and cycle on cane railway line to access schools in Anderson Rd - children are required to cross the 6 lane Bruce Highway twice and to cross three signalised pedestrian crossings to access the path on the opposite side of the highway | this bike path or alternate facility is urgently required | the community is restricted with inadequate car parking at schools - lack of safe bike paths do not achieve the aims of our strategies and policies to increase cycling and walking to school |