Monday, March 2, 2009

Article - Australia: Melbourne to get more bike lanes

Western Australia Today, February 22
Author: Clay Lucas

New bicycle commuter routes and the inclusion of special lanes in all large-scale road projects are expected to be part of the first major bicycle plan for Melbourne since the early 1980s.

In the strategy, now to be launched next month, $18 million a year will be spent over the next six years, with a renewed focus on priority routes into the city centre.

[Compare this ambitious bike strategy in a National Capital to what is being done in Ottawa. - MH]

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