Perth Voice Interactive

BAYSWATER is going green with a new city-wide bike plan.

The council will spend $100,000 a year on a series of improvements recommended by an independent bike plan that it commissioned.

Works will include resurfacing, direction signs and new cycle lanes in areas including Riverside Gardens and Eighth Avenue.

Proposed bicycle boulevards will link the Morley city centre with the Midland to Perth rail line and the foreshore through the roads of Drake, Lawrence, Leake and Catherine Streets.

Maylands resident John Caputo says sections of the cycle path near the yacht club need re-surfacing: “I cycle and rollerblade with my kids down at the river all the time,” he says. “We usually go all the way down to Claisebrook Cove in East Perth.

“Most of the path is good but there a few sections near the yacht club that could be smoother—especially when you’re rollerblading!”

Mayor Sylvan Albert says the bike plan will be good for kids.

“Having access to safe routes is especially important when bringing your kids to school,” he says.

“This way you can safely teach kids to ride their bikes from a young age.

“The city has reviewed the existing cycling infrastructure, including local routes and shared paths.”

by STEPHEN POLLOCK