As the member for Hobart and a representative of this highly congested city, I want to express to you the frustrations of the community that I represent about the lack of ...
How will you embed active transport projects in what you're doing with infrastructure projects, where possible?
At the public meeting on Tuesday 25 March, even though there was a strong argument and vote that evening in favour of installing bike lanes
It was one of the biggest public meetings I have been to in a very long time. A little under 1000 people filed into the City Hall on Macquarie Street.
The Rockliff Government must immediately restore its funding for the Collins Street bike lane trial following the outcome of last night’s public meeting.
Deputy Speaker, I rise today to talk about Collins Street in Hobart. Collins Street is a secondary road, running east to west. It is a popular walking and riding route.
The Greens welcome the redevelopment the Bellerive ferry terminal, however call on the government to improve active and public transport linkages to the new terminals.
I want to make three points and just point out that tomorrow is Ride2Work Day around Tasmania, but particularly two breakfasts are occurring in the south at Kingston and Mawson ..
In relation to active transport and bike lanes, I'm pleased to see that the government has helped fund trials in Hobart and in other places. In relation to joining up that network - you're looking at the Greater Hobart Bus Network review - but joining up existing bike lanes, is that part of your strategy as well? Also, is there any funding in relation to that?
Minister, traffic congestion and air pollution are two major factors that affect transport and our health generally. I'm just interested to know what sort of incentives you might be considering in relation to active transport, such as e‑bikes or personal mobility devices. Are there any sort of incentives and subsidies in that area?