Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up

Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Background

• Albany Bicycle Users Group

– Established 2006

– First regional BUG in WA

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

The Problem

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Solutions

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Goals

• Connect dual use paths

• Bike lanes on arterial roads

• Improved end-of-trip facilities

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Initiatives • Identified priorities

• Funding

– Map

– Bike Week Cycling Treasure Hunts

– Cycle Friendly Businesses Project

– Lock up facilities

– On road signage

• Key reference group

• Letters of support for paths

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Initiatives

• Submissions

• Focused Bike Week events

• Letters to key agencies

• Bike rack design competition

• Promoting solutions

• School bike ed initiatives

• Media releases

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Strategic Advocacy

• WA Bicycle Network Plan submission

• Solutions focussed strategic political engagement

• Advocacy

– fix the biggest problem

– created Cycle City Albany

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Solutions Focussed

• Minister for Transport meeting request (May 2012)

• Stakeholder support

• Private sector support

• Requested

– $1.5 million

– Additional funds for Cycle City Albany

• City of Albany planning Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Cycle City Albany

• Transport Minister Troy Buswell announces $900,000 to plan and build significant bike network projects (13/12/2012)

• City of Albany required to match funds

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

City of Albany

• Bicycle Plan

• Mountain bike plan

• Construction underway

• Bike paths and trails “economic and tourism drivers”

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group

Transforming Albany into a Cycling City from the Bottom Up

Murray Gomm Albany Bicycle Users Group