tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25044891539968195602024-02-19T16:10:36.554+11:00MELBOURNE CYCLE CITYOn ya bike!tbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874804957531480012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504489153996819560.post-27176595620009730262011-06-13T18:06:00.001+10:002011-06-16T19:56:25.657+10:00Merri Creek Trail 'Boardwalk' reconstructionThe long wooden ramp section of the Merri Creek Trail in East Brunswick is due to be rebuilt! Hoorah!<br />
The current ramp has exceeded its useful life, it's done a great job for the last 10-20 or so years and is in need of upgrade.<br />
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The Moreland City Council claims the new ramp will be wider, a softer incline, and more accessible to a wider range of users. Plus, it's to be constructed from a recycle plastic material! Wow!<br />
Works due to be completed by July if weather isn't too disruptive.<br />
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A few council signs have been put up (and then fallen down) around Sumner Park and the other side of the ramp, with info about diversions.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tb_melb/5823856112/" title="RIMG0070 by TB_Melb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/5823856112_14c5920436_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="RIMG0070"></a>tbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874804957531480012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504489153996819560.post-13365218532043451402011-06-13T17:39:00.000+10:002011-06-13T17:39:17.466+10:00Cycle Chic - Doggy Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyuVtJWtZLRY6VbrZmXP1tl3ZYHhLavEwHU6ypXwXwLMQzr-iS2uMOqcjQBThNdJ7oMwwKMInEi4t7efQ1i4Iqnr2MLDMD0TQxGifxqnExrC8okrx20XPjxqy4mraiU9E35pWHXJ6Dbsx/s1600/IMAG0431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyuVtJWtZLRY6VbrZmXP1tl3ZYHhLavEwHU6ypXwXwLMQzr-iS2uMOqcjQBThNdJ7oMwwKMInEi4t7efQ1i4Iqnr2MLDMD0TQxGifxqnExrC8okrx20XPjxqy4mraiU9E35pWHXJ6Dbsx/s640/IMAG0431.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cycle Chic / Doggy Chic, in East Brunswick!</div>tbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874804957531480012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504489153996819560.post-31913619346916638532011-06-10T23:47:00.000+10:002011-06-10T23:47:18.075+10:00Upfield Path.... where to start?The Upfield Shared Path, running parrallel to the Upfield train line through Brunswick and Coburg, is in quite a run-down state. Avoiding much of the car traffic and associated issues along Sydney Road, the path has the potential to be a really valuable link through these suburbs to/from Royal Parade and the city. It would be impossible to chronicle all the issues with the Upfield Path at once, so we'll slowly go through them all eventually!<br />
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This is one spot on the path in Brunswick that could lead to a real nasty mishap. Situated adjacent to the footbridge over the rail tracks near the Brunswick Pool.<br />
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Heading North, cyclists are first squeezed along the much narrower-than-usual patch of bitumen, then face the prospect of colliding with the concrete support holding up the stairwell.<br />
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Once you ride past the stairs you're confronted by a rather stealth pole (especially in darker hours) which accompanies the deadly wire running diagonally across the path!<br />
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The council (i assume) have done a little work to make it a bit safer, painting the pole red and yellow, and adding the handy fence-bar stopping collisions from the intersecting footpath.<br />
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As is the case with most of these issues, the main factor holding back progress is the apparently expensive nature of fixing it. The ideal solution would be to re-configure the lower half of the staircase to lead down the other side, thus allowing the widening of the path. This, accompanied by a repositioning of the support wire and the removal of the unnecessary metal pole would greatly improve the junction for all users!tbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874804957531480012noreply@blogger.com1