FOR any survey circulated by a local council to garner more than 2000 responses, it must be focused on an area of significant interest.
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Albury Council received that many responses last year when it asked the community to provide feedback for its draft bike plan.
The plan is now on public display and cyclists and other users of the city’s bike path network are being asked to make final submissions to the five-year plan before the start of upgrades expected to cost more than $200,000.
Feedback from cyclists and others using the paths, particularly in Noreuil Park, have asked the council to consider improvements to safety in areas that are highly congested.
In turn the government has placed stickers on the paths themselves, urging cyclists to ring their bell when they’re passing people and to ride at a safe speed.
They are common sense rules but it’s vitally important that cyclists and pedestrians alike are alert to others sharing any path they may be on.
The draft bike plan will also focus on the creation of more scenic routes and a better connection between the city’s east and west, all improvements that will lift an already valuable asset.
