Item 10.2 - Attachment 1 |
Minutes of the Parramatta Cycleways Committee 24
November 2009 |
MINUTES OF THE PARRAMATTA CYCLEWAYS COMMITTEE
HELD IN THE BOARDROOM, LEVEL 12, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 30 DARCY STREET,
PARRAMATTA ON TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2009 AT 5:58PM
PRESENT
Richard Birdsey, Darryn Capes Davis, Antony DeVries, Peter Dixson,
Brian Ford, Peter Gilbert, Michael Goard, John Holstein, Pam Kendrick, Ian
Macindoe, Edward Pearce, Katherine Stone and Maureen Walsh
IN ATTENDANCE
APOLOGIES
Apologies were received from Julie Owens, Wayne Merton and Laurie
Ferguson
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Peter Dixon declared
a pecuniary interest in item 7.i as he works for the DECCW who funds Ride to
Work
Richard Birdsey
declared a non pecuniary interest in item 7.iii as he represents BicycleNSW.
AGENDA ITEMS
4.
Election of Chair and Deputy Chair of Cycleways Advisory Committee
Glen Elmore called for nominations for the position of
Chairperson.
The nominations received for Chairperson, in alphabetical
order, were:-
(1) Glenn Elmore (declined)
(2) John Holstein
(3) Maureen Walsh (declined)
There being no further nominations, Glenn Elmore declared
John Holstein duly elected as Chairperson for the next 12 Months.
Glenn Elmore called for nominations for the position of
Deputy Chairperson.
The nominations received for Chairperson, in alphabetical
order, were:-
(1) Ian Macindoe
There being no further nominations, Glenn Elmore declared
Ian Macindoe duly elected as Deputy Chairperson for the next 12 Months
5. Scope of the committee
5.i Bike plan
The Bike Plan was developed in 2008 and is a working document that includes background of routes, rationale and a series of maps of priorities routes that Council are working to complete. The Bike Plan does not include all routes but is a guide to the work plan and includes the top council priorities.
Members of the Committee can nominate to receive a copy of the Bike Plan either as soft of hard copy.
5.ii Cycle Network
5.iii Cycle Promotion
5.iv Reporting of maintenance and other
issues
6. Cycleway Construction Project 2009/2010
Maps of all areas included in Attachment 1
6.i Federal funding Projects
· Blacktown to Parramatta Connections
· Parramatta Valley Cycleway – Park Street foreshore , Rydalmere
· Ermington Bay Nature Pathway
· Secure Bicycle Parking in Parramatta city centre
Details included in the handout tabled at the meeting included as Attachment 2
6.ii Council Projects
· Westmead : Reviewing the shared path from the end of T-Way and mark the route with cycle logos. This is part of the Westmead transport study ..
· City Centre: Upgrading the footpath on O’Connell St to shared use
· Marsden Road Carlingford: Upgrading the footpath to a shared use between the corner of Marsden Rd and Pennant Hills Rd and the pedestrian traffic lights outside the school.
· Investigate the Mona Street Bridge, Granville; Investigate possible solutions to identify a scheme for future implementation
· Investigate cycle route past Guildford Station ; Investigate possible solutions to identify a scheme for future implementation
Other projects include -
· Duck River Catchment Sustainable Business Program which will investigate a route from Clyde Station to Camellia
6.iii RTA Projects
· M2 intersection upgrade - Council has made a submission to the M2 widening project to include 3 metre shared paths at the intersection of the M2 and Windsor Road.
· Bus priority work – The RTA has agreed to provide a 3 m wide shared path on Windsor Rd as part of a bus lane between Hammers Rd and Thomas St. The RTA has also indicated it will fund shared path on Church St between By St and Pennant Hills Rd as part of a bus lane proposal.
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· RTA Funding for 2010/2011 – Funding submissions have been submitted to the RTA for a shared path between Telopea and Carlingford Stations in the strip park which runs parallel to the train line and for cycle lanes in South Street at Rydlemere.
7. Cycling Promotion
7.i Ride to work
75 Riders gathered at Prince Alfred Park for Breakfast provided by DECCW, this was a 50% increase from last year, over 10% had never ridden to work before, there was a good cross section of people and Sydney Water had a strong contingent.
The
7.ii Earth Ride
The first annual Earth Ride commuter breakfast was hosted by the business A B Mouri at Camellia in October. This was a joint event with BicycleNSW and was attended by 20 riders.
7.iii BNSW MOU
Council is looking to establish a Memorandum of Understanding with BicycleNSW to formalise the working relationship. No other Councils have memorandums with BicycleNSW.
8. Traffic Committee Items
The Parramatta Traffic Committee considers traffic related matters. Pam Kendrick has been the committee’s representative. It was agreed that Pam continue to be the committee’s representative.
Pan Kendrick advised that a new
roundabout is proposed for the intersection of Brickfield and Fennel Streets,
9. Cycle Route Mapping Project
The audit is part of a larger mapping project similar to the Area Health Maps, and will be for the entire LGA, but will include linking routes across the LGA.
10. General Business
BicycleNSW – No Excuse Zone
BicycleNSW will be working with
Council to develop a No Excuse Zone map centred on
Dates for Next Year
Meetings will be aligned with the Traffic Committee, which is dependant on Council Meeting dates. The committee will be informed of when the dates have been finalised.
Contact List
A contact list will be circulated to all members of the committee.
RTA Rep
The committee asked if a RTA representative would like to
sit on the committee.
The meeting terminated at 8.05 pm.