Pedal Power ACT in the shadows
If Pedal Power ACT is failing, it is due to our indifference. An overview of the party policies for the 2020 ACT Election can be found on the Pedal Power ACT scorecards.
Tag: ACT Budget
ACT active travel investment: what is enough?
If we want to get the job done, how much is really enough?
Molonglo Valley: getting it right first time round
The test of Active Travel Standards is whether they are applied in new estate developments.
ACT Election: the end is tomorrow
Voting for the 2020 ACT Election will be starting soon. Canberra still has the feel of the big country town, and starting to realise it cannot stay that way.
Woden light rail could cost $1.9 billion: ACT Budget
Light rail continues to be a challenge for the ACT Government.
Light rail enabling works on Barr’s Budget wishlist to PM
ACT Government’s Federal budget requests. An article from The RiotACT. Cycling is “on a list of infrastructure projects sent to the Prime Minister by Chief Minister Andrew Barr.”
More roads and not much else
Most of the investment is still improving roads. The relative investment in road improvements ($986 million), light rail ($336 million) and cycling ($17.9 million) between 2020-2024.
Opportunities lost in estate development
New estates could showcase what Canberra could be.
Planning bike networks is doable
We cannot make a baby without a baby-making machine.
Giving cycling a fair cut of the cake
20% of Ireland’s transport budget will go to walking and cycling.
Pedal Power’s recommendations: ACT Election
The ACT Election was a chance to prioritise cycling.
Cycling infrastructure: a better investment for recovery
“In Australia, however, walking and cycling only receive between 0.1% and 2% of transport budgets.”
