Comments on: Hidden Treasures: Tennyson St Cycleway

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 06:55:26 +0000

Personally, the few times I’ve biked down this road, I’ve elected to use the road. Other road traffic knows what to expect from a bicycle, and popping out from behind parked cars would be “unanticipated and unpredictable”

Also having almost been doored by a passenger getting out of a car parked on the right hand side of a one-way street has opened my eyes to being predictable.

Accidents happen when things become unpredictable – the “what are you doing?” moment.

By: Anton

Anton — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 22:29:59 +0000

I found it by accident one weekend on an exploratory ride round my new neighbourhood. The day I discovered it was rubbish day, so there were bins around the pathway. Like a lot of cycling infrastructure, once you get to know it, its easy enough, but navigating it for the first time (it took a while for me to realize it was even there!) was interesting.

By: ****ing Andrew

****ing Andrew — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 06:48:07 +0000

living nearby I use parts of it often and it always feels like santcuary. The kerbs discourage parking hard against them leaving room to squeeze around a door.
Most of the cross street curb cuts are a little abrupt on a rigid, the one at the start by the river heading towards Colombo St particulary so. I’m sure it discourages some roadies from entering it, sometimes to the ire of motorists up the hill. They put a little blob of tar and gravel in a couple of them when they built it which transitions them nicely.
Continuing up Strickland St would be very nice but I could never see these dimensions working in commercial, high vehicle movement areas.

By: Lennyboy

Lennyboy — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:22:39 +0000

In reply to Ethan. They're currently doing planning for the first six routes; probably looking at stuff on the ground in the next 1-2 years. Will post more details when I get it.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:16:25 +0000

It looks great, I’m looking forward to the new $70m cycleways being implemented around the city. Have you heard any timeframe for them being built?

By: Anne Heins

Anne Heins — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 23:27:27 +0000

I happened to ride along it a few weeks ago, and although the actual cycleway isn’t the smoothest surface in the world at times, it was awesome. Having a separated cycleway not only makes you feel heaps safer, it also gives you a sense of legitimacy as a different form of road transport, and gives a visual sign to cars that cyclists are a valid part of the transport mix on the roads. More of these please!