Future Expansion
In December 2008 the Victorian State Government (then Labour) released their Victorian Transport Plan which budgeted $100 million for cycling over 12 years. In 2009, the Victorian Cycling Strategy was also released. However the Victorian Auditor-General reviewed this Strategy in 2012 and found there had been almost no progress on the items in the Plan, which included more cycle lanes and junction treatments, and that it had been sidelined by the new Liberal government. In 2012 there was an outcry from cyclists followed the almost total deletion of cycling projects from the State budget, with protests organised by Bicycle Network Victoria.
Parks Victoria strategy includes expanding the trails
Development of the network is hampered by the number of agencies that may be involved when a new path is proposed. Such agencies could include VicRoads, VicTrack, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water and the local Councils. The network is clearly fragmented along Council boundaries. Some examples would include:
- the St Georges Rd Trail at the boundary of Darebin and Whittlesea
- the Gardiners Creek gap at the boundary of Boroondara, Stonnington and Monash
- the termination of the East Malvern Station to Centre Rd Trail at the boundary of Monash and Kingston
Read more about this topic: Bike Paths In Melbourne
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