I was invited to speak on behalf of the Boroondara Bicycle Users Group about the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail at the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre (SHNC) Annual General Meeting on 5 September 2011.
The SHNC has three cycling groups that do regular rides around Boroondara, from short social rides up to 70km trips across and out of Melbourne.
The Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail is a proposal for a family friendly safe cycling and pedestrian route that would connect many schools and activity centres through the middle of Boroondara in an east-west direction.
I emphasised that there is a chronic lack of a safe cycling route east-west through Boroondara. A route that connects the Yarra, West Hawthorn, Glenferrie Road, Auburn Road shopping centre, Camberwell Junction, Maling Road, Union Road shops through to Box Hill could be used for a variety of local trips.
It would also be great for children who are learning to ride, and for families who like to ride on a route free from cars.
There were over 50 people at the AGM, many of who cycle regularly. All were keen to use sections of this route.
The City of Boroondara has added this route to their Bicycle Strategy, but much of the route following the train line to Box Hills is controlled by the Victorian State Government via VicTrack and VicRoads. So far, the Victorian Government has been unwilling to develop this route, despite support from Finance Minster and member for Box Hill Robert Clark (for the portion of the route in his electorate).
If elected to Maling Ward, I will advocate to and work with the Victorian Government to realise the fantastic opportunity that this route offers to local residents.
You can also read my submission to the Bicycle Network Victoria survey of candidates here]
More information
The SHNC has three cycling groups that do regular rides around Boroondara, from short social rides up to 70km trips across and out of Melbourne.
The Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail is a proposal for a family friendly safe cycling and pedestrian route that would connect many schools and activity centres through the middle of Boroondara in an east-west direction.
It would also be great for children who are learning to ride, and for families who like to ride on a route free from cars.
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| Cycling with my daughter Chloe along the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail Route |
There were over 50 people at the AGM, many of who cycle regularly. All were keen to use sections of this route.
The City of Boroondara has added this route to their Bicycle Strategy, but much of the route following the train line to Box Hills is controlled by the Victorian State Government via VicTrack and VicRoads. So far, the Victorian Government has been unwilling to develop this route, despite support from Finance Minster and member for Box Hill Robert Clark (for the portion of the route in his electorate).
If elected to Maling Ward, I will advocate to and work with the Victorian Government to realise the fantastic opportunity that this route offers to local residents.
You can also read my submission to the Bicycle Network Victoria survey of candidates here]
More information
- Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail - Victorian Cycling Network
- Hawthorn to Box Hill Cycle Trail - Greenlivingpedia
- East West Link - Boroondara BUG
- Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
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