Strathnairn – canberra.bike

Ginninderry Estates: more urban sprawl?

View of Brindabella Range, Bicentennial National Trail, Strathnairn, ACT

The new suburbs at the western edge of Belconnen look like more urban sprawl. Although the blocks were hotly contested recently, it appears the residents are not aware of the congestion that has been predicted with the development of Molonglo 3. What are their options by bike when the road congestion hits.

West Belconnen Structure Plan

Structure plans are different to concept plans, but it may not be obvious. Cycling is not mentioned much in the Territory Plan. Here are extracts from the West Belconnen Structure Plan.

Cycling: West Belconnen Concept Plan

Bike ONLY path, new suburb of Strathnairn, West Belconnen

West Belconnen Concept Plan is found in the Territory Plan. Cycling is not mentioned all that often in the Territory Plan. Here are the extracts for West Belconnen.

Macnamara: a new suburb in Ginninderry

Safe cyclings with the"continuous verge treatment", Bike ONLY path crossing Ariotti Street, Strathnairn, West Belconnen

The Ginninderry estate development has some of the best active travel infrastructure in Canberra. They did not invent it but rather were the first to implement the ACT Standards. It can be done.