Bicycle Plan

Council has reviewed the bicycle studies previously undertaken by the ex Concord and Drummoyne Councils and is in the process of implementing the Canada Bay Bike Plan. 

The Canada Bay Bike Plan has taken into consideration a number of previous bike plans and related studies undertaken for the former Drummoyne and Concord Council’s. Consultation for the development of the Bike Plan was based on input from the local community, the Local Bicycle Users Group (BayBug), Council, RTA and the Bicycle Consultative Committee. Feedback was very extensive from BayBug and included several meetings and workshops and detailed saddle surveys by members of the group.

The Bike Plan is categorised in route development strategies, which includes:

• Regional Routes. These routes are formally included by RTA in the BikePlan 2010 and have funding and priorities allocated
• Strategic Routes. These routes are of great regional and strategic significance, but have no RTA funding
• Links to adjacent jurisdictions. These are links from existing and proposed cycling facilities within the Council boundaries across to adjacent areas and they cross major boundaries, such as Parramatta Road
• Local routes. They are bicycle routes along local streets and through Council parks and reserves Parking facilities, such as bike lockers for commuters and on-street bicycle parking stands.

Funding has been estimated in the Bike Plan in terms of implementation 3 major priorities:

• Priority 1 – short term (within 5 years)
• Priority 2 – medium term (from 5 – 10 years)
• Priority 3 – long term (more than 10 years)

The grand total estimated amount to complete the Bike Plan (as per the final report – Feb 2005) is estimated as forty six million (46.000.000).

Part of the above program relates to the completion and upgrading of the RTA Regional Route network, which should be funded by the RTA. The remainder of the works (Priority 1) would generally fall under Council’s future budget planning and funding from other sources.