Comments on: A big blue cage http://treadly.net/2009/07/30/a-big-blue-cage/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BBUG member http://treadly.net/2009/07/30/a-big-blue-cage/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 BBUG member Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:21:31 +0000 http://treadly.net/2009/07/30/a-big-blue-cage/#comment-1598 <p>These are a great innovation. Patronage varies from site to site but there is no doubt there is a great need in some places. For example, the one at Hoppers Crossing is continually packed out. Swipe card convenience and if you lose your card, a 24 hr number to call to get the door opened, gives good security. Just their presence advertises cycling and East Malvern Station is a major cycling hub and a zone 1 station, so it's a well chosen location. It's also worth noting you can leave a bike there all the time, so you can have a bike available when you <strong>arrive</strong> at your destination, for those that work near the station.</p> <p>The Boroondara Bicycle Users Group (BBUG) backed a Local Area Access Program - <a href="http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/planningprojects.nsf/AllDocs/0FC5022E934D569ACA2571BE001D7777?OpenDocument" rel="nofollow">see link</a> - (LAAP) funding application made by Stonnington Council for this immediate area but nothing has come of it so far. We are still trying to have SCC agree to a path along the M1 on the golf course - the <a href="http://boroondarabug.org/wiki/index.php/Golfers_Choice" rel="nofollow">"Golfers Choice", see link</a> - which would provide further bike access to this same station. We encourage local readers to come to the East Malvern Station footbridge opening (mid-late August) to show Government that we need more of this sort of infrastructure. It's suggested a minister may make some sort of announcement, so we hope for more breadcrumbs.</p> These are a great innovation. Patronage varies from site to site but there is no doubt there is a great need in some places. For example, the one at Hoppers Crossing is continually packed out. Swipe card convenience and if you lose your card, a 24 hr number to call to get the door opened, gives good security. Just their presence advertises cycling and East Malvern Station is a major cycling hub and a zone 1 station, so it’s a well chosen location. It’s also worth noting you can leave a bike there all the time, so you can have a bike available when you arrive at your destination, for those that work near the station.

The Boroondara Bicycle Users Group (BBUG) backed a Local Area Access Program – see link – (LAAP) funding application made by Stonnington Council for this immediate area but nothing has come of it so far. We are still trying to have SCC agree to a path along the M1 on the golf course – the “Golfers Choice”, see link – which would provide further bike access to this same station. We encourage local readers to come to the East Malvern Station footbridge opening (mid-late August) to show Government that we need more of this sort of infrastructure. It’s suggested a minister may make some sort of announcement, so we hope for more breadcrumbs.

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