City of Adelaide has axed plans to build an east-west bikeway
City of Adelaide councillors this week voted to scrap plans for an east-west bikeway, with one councillor calling the move "an utter failure of leadership".
MoreCity of Adelaide councillors this week voted to scrap plans for an east-west bikeway, with one councillor calling the move "an utter failure of leadership".
MoreThe City of Adelaide is currently accepting online community feedback for the CBD's overdue east-west bikeway. One councillor says information supplied to the public about a potential new design was "factually incorrect and blatantly misleading".
MoreFollowing a motion from Deputy Lord Mayor Mary Couros, further community consultation will be undertaken before implementing the city's proposed east-west bikeway. Some councillors are concerned the move will kill off the infrastructure project all together.
MoreA jagged east-west bikeway cutting through the city along Wakefield and Franklin streets was proposed to the city council last night. The route must now find support in time to be constructed before the council's State Government funding expires.
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