The Clipsal 500 road closures come into full effect this week with delays of 20 minutes or more expected. Why not beat the congestion and give cycling a try?
Adelaide City Council’s Smart Move website has interactive tools to help cyclists plan their journey around the road closures.
Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood is a keen advocate for cycling and is regularly seen riding to and from Town Hall.
“Over 9,000 people now ride to work every day. It’s a healthy, fun, inexpensive way to get around and more people on their bikes will help ease traffic in our streets. It’s a smart move for the city,” he said.
Adelaide City Council is committed to providing safe and convenient cycling into and around the city and its Smart Move strategy, launched late last year, sets out a ten year plan for improving cycling throughout the city and achieving safe links to and from the neighbouring suburbs.
Part of this plan is the development of a priority Bikeways Network that will provide a higher level of safety, particularly through the installation of separated bikeways, with the first planned along Frome Street between North Terrace and Carrington Street.
In the 2012-13 Financial Year Council committed $2 million to its Bicycle Action Plan with the State Government contributing a further $225,000. This funding has gone towards a program of bicycle works to improve the safety and visibility of cyclists.
These include the installation of green bike lanes at points of conflict with traffic, upgrading existing bike lanes, extending bike lanes up to two intersections including Bartels Road/East Terrace and Franklin Street/West Terrace, installing green bike boxes at some of the busier intersections, installing 40 new bike rails, one new secure bicycle parking area at Light Square UPark and an expanded secure bike storage area at Wyatt Street UPark.
To use the journey planning tools, go to smartmoveadelaide.com.au/#/safer-cycling
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