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LEICHHARDT BICYCLE USERS GROUP
LBUG Home Rides Calendar Join LBUG Contact Big Bike Day Go For a Ride LBUG on Ning
LBUG meetings - LBUG Committee Meetings are held quarterly. We also attend the Leichhardt Council Bicycle Advisory Committee, usually on a Wednesday night in the Town Hall. If interested in coming along, contact us or council. Tel 98103706 for next meeting date or check with Leichhardt Council on their bicycle page or tel 93679222
Agendas and minutes for the BAC.
LBUG on Ning - new interactive web site to allow members to make comments, start discussions and add photos. Our Rides Calendar is there too. You can see when the next ride or tour is on and and help plan rides. It is easy to use and anyone can join. (You can view the site but to use the interactive facilities you will need to Sign Up first and choose a password. After that you Sign In each time. Set your computer to remember the password and it is very easy.)
For those interested in the Council Bike Plan come along to the next BAC on Wed 8 February in the Town Hall at 630pm. Entry for side door in Marion St. See links to the Agenda in the box above.
Rides for Summer are on the Calendar on Ning, plus a draft for the rest of the year. The Rides Committee will be meeting in January to finalise the draft for the rest of the year. We will do several weekend or longer tours as well as our regular day rides around Sydney, including monthly EasyRides on the first Sunday usually. Download an EasyRide flyer.
New website is at leichhardtbug.ning.com. To get curent news and ride information, take part in discussions and view and upload photos or files visit our new site. Will keep this site as a gateway until further notice.
Nov 2010. LBUG is now an Incorporated Association. This means we need to have several meetings a year, elect officials, report our finances and keep records. In return we get protection under the Sporting Clubs Act against claims for liability and we also get to remain affiliated with Bicycle NSW, under their rules.
The cycleway part of the project has been "postponed" for more studies. A petition of 10,000 signatures has been collected. See more at Greenway .
[September, 2010] LBUG asked for a children's cycling circuit, better internal roads, better access from surrounding streets and for making the Park a cycling destination. We also asked for a bike path along the Balmain Rd frontage, so cyclists can avoid the traffic on Balmain Rd. The Council says it is not in the Plan, but we say it was in the Drafts, and should not have been taken out of the final plan, although we say it still is mentioned. Bicycle NSW is asking the Council for an explanation. Discussion on Ning.
[Dec, 2012]
There are often outbreaks of irate letters to the local papers about speeding cyclists and, in retaliation, about careless dog owners and unaware pedestrians, ipod in ear, and so on. LBUG has had a Path Etiquette on its website for some time, and is keen to promote better understanding and behaviour by all users.
Cycling continues to make the Herald's pages. If it isn't a swag of Letters to the Editor (pro and anti cycling) it is articles like this or a strong pro-cycling Editorial on 2/1/2009. [Jan2, 2009]
Balmain Road is one of the few ways to get across the City West Link, and is also relatively flat, so it is an important route for cyclists between Leichhardt and Rozelle or Balmain. This is recognised in the Leichhardt Bicycle Strategy, where it is designated a Strategic Route, NS 4.
Balmain Road does have the drawbacks of being narrow in sections and fairly heavily trafficked, but measures can be taken to make it safer for cyclists. See the suggested measures in the Bicycle Strategy at page 7 of the Works Schedule.
There is a bike lane from Parramatta Rd to Marion St, and you can bypass one section by taking Deryshire Rd behind the Secondary College. Then there is the new pedestrian/cycle path from the City West Link to Leichhardt Secondary Collegel, but the crossing of the City West Link needs improvement.
The RTA is to resurface the section from Wharf Rd to Rozelle in early 2012 and this will be an opportunity to mark a proper bike lane on both sides, but only if parking is removed for the Callan Park side. An alternative is to build a path in Callan Park behind the brick wall. See Callan Park item. The RTA is looking at some designs for the road, and the Council is reluctantly considering if they can support removal of car parking on the Callan Park frontage.
A 40 K limit would make the road safer for all road users.
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| From Bicycle audit Sept 2008- Leichhardt. |
With a digital camera it is easy enough to take photos of roads around Leichhardt and put together a safety audit of cycling conditions. LBUG discussed the audit with the Council to seek action. If you see any hazards or problems that should be fixed, like poor surfaces, holes, bumps, lips, squeeze points, poor access, let us know and contact the Council too. Your efforts can help us all hget better conditions for cycling.