Page 2545 - Week 06 - Thursday, 10 May 2012
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(9) How does the Government plan to promote use of the cycle loop.
(10) How can members of the public find out about the project and its progress.
Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Civic Cycle Loop will be designed and constructed in four separate stages:
Stage 1 - Rudd Street (between Marcus Clarke Street and Bunda Street) scheduled design completion May 2012, scheduled construction completion December 2012;
Stage 2 - Marcus Clarke Street (between Parkes Way & Rudd Street) scheduled design completion September 2012, scheduled construction completion June 2014;
Stage 3 - Bunda Street (between Rudd Street and Akuna Street) scheduled design completion December 2012, scheduled construction completion June 2014; and,
Stage 4 - Allara Street/Binara Street, scheduled design completion July 2013, scheduled construction completion June 2015.
(2) Funding allocated for the delivery of the Civic Cycle Loop is $6 million.
This funding is included in the 2009/10 budget allocation for cycling signage and paths and supplemented by the 2011/12 budget allocation Transport for Canberra (walking and cycling).
(3) Current funding covers the design and the delivery of stages 1-4.
(4) The design does not connect the southern ends of the loop.
(5) An initial stakeholder workshop was completed in December 2011. Further stakeholder and community consultation on the proposed design for Bunda Street is planned to be undertaken in July and August 2012.
(6) Separated cycle paths are not specifically covered in the TAMS Design Standards for Urban Infrastructure – Pedestrian and Cycle Facilities (DS13).
The Civic Cycle Loop is being designed to meet the principles in DS13, however the design criteria is defined in the Austroads Design Guides.
(7) Refer to answer to question 6.
(8) TAMS is currently reviewing and updating the Design Standards and Specifications for Urban Infrastructure. The outcomes of the review will be presented to Government in August 2012.
(9) The Civic Cycle Loop will be promoted as part of the Transport for Canberra program and promoted as an important project in encouraging people to adopt more active and sustainable transport options.
(10) TAMS will present information on the Civic Cycle Loop project and its progress on the TAMS website as the design and implementation develops. Information will also be presented to the cycling advocacy groups through the Bicycle Advisory Committee convened by TAMS which meets six times a year.
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