Cycle paths in Perth

"Joop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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There is a new cycle path in Perth from Bayswater to East Perth.
It must be a real winner, as every week I see more bicycles on this

stretch.

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Anyone know how many cyclists use this road every day?

Now we only need a proper connection between Bassendean and Midland.

Bloody

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dangerous piece of road that is, especially the bridge over the Swan

river.

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Joop

A mate of mine and his girlfriend commute on it every day. I got a chance
to ride it and it is bloody lovely. Undulating hills and no cars and very
few pedestrians to worry about.

Fraser

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"Joop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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There is a new cycle path in Perth from Bayswater to East Perth.
It must be a real winner, as every week I see more bicycles on this

stretch.

Quoted message said:

Anyone know how many cyclists use this road every day?

Now we only need a proper connection between Bassendean and Midland.

Bloody

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dangerous piece of road that is, especially the bridge over the Swan

river.

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Joop

A mate of mine and his girlfriend commute on it every day. I got a chance
to ride it and it is bloody lovely. Undulating hills and no cars and very
few pedestrians to worry about.

Yes, its bloody marvelous.
If only we could get rid of those pesky humps at every incline. Or at least
make them smooth. Going over them at speed is really uncomfortable.

Joop

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Yes, its bloody marvelous.
If only we could get rid of those pesky humps at every incline. Or at

least

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make them smooth. Going over them at speed is really uncomfortable.

You can't have everything mate. It looks like the Perth city councils are
really serious about putting in bike paths everywhere. My mate who rides
the path every day is a civil engineer and said it would of cost them
several million to build. Good stuff.

Fraser

A mate of mine who works for Westrail has told me that the counters have
measured about 100 each day - a low number as far as they're concerned,
leading to questioning the cost of future paths. But that was before the
Maylands-Bayswater extension.

I now use the path whenever I commute to work - it makes it much quicker:
0.5 km less on the trip and no traffic lights. I'm waiting for an accident
at the Caledonian Road crossing near Maylands Station however.

The path originally was to go to Midland, but it will stop at Bassendean -
saves the expense of a new bridge across the Swan River.

John

"Joop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There is a new cycle path in Perth from Bayswater to East Perth.
It must be a real winner, as every week I see more bicycles on this

stretch.

Quoted message said:

Anyone know how many cyclists use this road every day?

Now we only need a proper connection between Bassendean and Midland.

Bloody

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dangerous piece of road that is, especially the bridge over the Swan

river.

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Joop

"Joop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There is a new cycle path in Perth from Bayswater to East Perth.
It must be a real winner, as every week I see more bicycles on this

stretch.

Quoted message said:

Anyone know how many cyclists use this road every day?

Now we only need a proper connection between Bassendean and Midland.

Bloody

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dangerous piece of road that is, especially the bridge over the Swan

river.

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Joop

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I ride it from bayswater to west perth. Absolutly fantastic & increased my
life expectancy, no more clashes with cars.
When is the link to bassendean to start..This portion should be very cheap
as the terrain is very flat & reduces the need for retaining walls , a major
cost of the project......
The humps at inclines are a bit of a pain but are there for wheel chair
safety, this enables then to rest on the inclines if required & slow there
decents......
Caladonia Ave is a prob..have to keep eyes peeled & slow down
here.............
Im going to Track at midland after work tonight & the bridge across the swan
nasty...Have to time it right with the lights or hope it is congested over
the bridge......
there is a path over the bridge which is adequate just needs some hotmix but
inconvenient to switch over to.
The tunnell under lord street will be expensive....
Fingers crossed it will go to midland............
Alot of walkers use the path too, these r probably not picked up in the
counting ........

Regards

BG

"John Beaverstock" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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A mate of mine who works for Westrail has told me that the counters have
measured about 100 each day - a low number as far as they're concerned,
leading to questioning the cost of future paths. But that was before the
Maylands-Bayswater extension.

Sounds very low to me. I remember from a discussion with the BTA here in
Perth the initial number was around 600.
And now this path is rather busy. Many cyclists and pedestrians on the road
in the morning and evening.

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I now use the path whenever I commute to work - it makes it much quicker:
0.5 km less on the trip and no traffic lights. I'm waiting for an accident
at the Caledonian Road crossing near Maylands Station however.

Yes, that is a very dangerous crossing. Problem is that there are no road
markings, neither is there a flashing yellow light or a similar warning
sign.

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The path originally was to go to Midland, but it will stop at Bassendean -
saves the expense of a new bridge across the Swan River.

They only have to attache a small extension to the left side of the left
railway track (coming from Perth) as there is a path on the Perth side and
there is aroad on the Guildford side.

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John

"Griffo Perth" <[email hidden] Perth> wrote in message
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"Joop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There is a new cycle path in Perth from Bayswater to East Perth.
It must be a real winner, as every week I see more bicycles on this

stretch.

Quoted message said:

Anyone know how many cyclists use this road every day?

Now we only need a proper connection between Bassendean and Midland.

Bloody

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dangerous piece of road that is, especially the bridge over the Swan

river.

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Joop

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I ride it from bayswater to west perth. Absolutly fantastic & increased my
life expectancy, no more clashes with cars.
When is the link to bassendean to start..This portion should be very cheap
as the terrain is very flat & reduces the need for retaining walls , a

major

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cost of the project......
The humps at inclines are a bit of a pain but are there for wheel chair
safety, this enables then to rest on the inclines if required & slow there
decents......
Caladonia Ave is a prob..have to keep eyes peeled & slow down
here.............

Horrible place. And no markings on the road either.

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Im going to Track at midland after work tonight & the bridge across the

swan

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nasty...Have to time it right with the lights or hope it is congested over
the bridge......

With a strong breeze in the back you can make enough speed to go with the
flow, but it is always a bet...

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there is a path over the bridge which is adequate just needs some hotmix

but

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inconvenient to switch over to.

It used to be not too diffilcult, but they changed the design of the
beginning of the guard rail for the cars of course, so now it is almost
impossible for a bike to cross to the sidepath.
And the wooden planks splinter easily, good for punctures.

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The tunnell under lord street will be expensive....

I don't mind to cross it level at the top, as long as you can then continue
staight onto the small road next to the railway, cross the newly to be build
foot/cycle bridge next to the track.

Joop

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Fingers crossed it will go to midland............
Alot of walkers use the path too, these r probably not picked up in the
counting ........

Regards

BG