“A cycle path built through part of Sydney’s inner west will be ripped up on Tuesday, five months after it was completed, due to a council decision described by riders as a knee-jerk reaction to complaints from residents.”
“A cycle path built through part of Sydney’s inner west will be ripped up on Tuesday, five months after it was completed, due to a council decision described by riders as a knee-jerk reaction to complaints from residents.”
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Design authority for cycling infrastructure needs to be taken away from councils.
No need for it to be politicised by grand-standing local demagogues running on a dog-whistle platform of “we hate cyclists getting in our way when we’re driving our SUVS on roads we pay for and they don’t”
I’m actually starting to think it WOULD be a good idea to get rid of local councils altogether. Nothing important would be lost.
Local councils are where we store mediocre politicians who are really trying to get a safe state or federal seat.