Bike Boulevards-Conquering the Last Mile

Background The Netherlands Influentials Tour 2014

Dutch experts visit in March 2015

Ministerial Roundtable Dinner

Imagineering Workshop

Outcome-$3m demonstration bike boulevard program for 15/16

High level buy in a must have

Early Development Working Group formed with LGA’s and advocacy groups

Dick van den Dool (GTA) engaged for Bayswater and Vincent-keeping the Dutch connection

Flyt Integrated Transport Strategy contract extended for Belmont

Route options explored and ranked

Concept options explored and developed

What is a Bike Boulevard 30km/h local road

School Zones drop to 30km/h as demonstration projects

Maximum vehicle volumes approx. 1,500 per day

Provides connections to local amenities and higher order cycling facilities such as Principal Shared Paths

Target is short to medium length trips

Cycling for most ages and most skill levels

City of Vincent Project-1km-$0.835m

City of Bayswater Project-4.5km-$1.8m

First Concept-City of Bayswater

Concept and Animation-City of Vincent

Safe Active Streets Program

City of Bayswater/Vincent Concept

City of Belmont Project-4km-$1.75m

City of Belmont Concept

Consultation-Stage 1 With elected members

Minister launches program and consultation, animations released

Very strong media interest and coverage

With residents and community via town hall meetings

Many phone calls and emails after

Stage 1 extended to January 2016

Consultation-Stage 1 Key Issues Raised Location of slow points

Intersection treatments

Lose of parking

Area wide traffic management

Perceived traffic redistribution

Property prices will go up/down

Where are the cyclists

Consultation-Stage 2 Concepts revised where possible based on feedback

Another town hall meeting for Bayswater

Drop in session in the park for Vincent

Residents voted-60% support

Similar issues raised to that of stage 1

All three projects endorsed by April for implementation

What’s next One project has hit construction, two more are nearing

construction and planning for future stages continues

30km/h standards to be developed with minimal signage and line marking

Additional funding of $3m pa in 2016/17 and 2017/18

7 new bike boulevards in the planning stage in 2016/17

Before and after studies underway for the three 2015/16 projects

National Bike Boulevard Workshop for Perth on 13 October 2016

Key Learnings High level buy in and support is a must have

The Dutch experts visit and High Level Ministerial Dinner were a game changer

The original timeframes were too ambitious

Developing new innovative standards can be a challenge

Key Learnings (cont) The program has consumed two resources, without

additional resourced being allocated and this has been challenging

The website has worked well

The engaged approach taken by the State/Local Government and advocacy groups has worked well

Ideally, a whole of network approach should be taken

Perth Events for 2016 Perth 2050 Bike network Plan released on 29 July

International Cycling Workshop with Dr Marco te Brommelstroet on 12 October

National Bike Boulevards Workshop in Perth on 13 October

More Information Full website at:

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/activetransport/safe-active-streets-program.asp

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