Bicycle Institute of South Australia

Norwood MP Steve Marshall has announced his proposal to turn Beulah Rd into a "bicycle Boulevard" where cyclists will get right of way and speed limits reduced to between 25 and 40km/h.

He told the East Torrens Messenger that his idea, which has the support of Bicycle SA, was inspired by similar shared road use plans in the US cities of Portland, Oregan and Berkley, California.

Mr Marshall told the paper that "many locals want to cycle to work by Payneham Rd, Magill Rd and The Parade are just too busy and not safe enough."

He wants to hold a public meeting to gauge community interest in the coming weeks.

To steal the ALP motto.

The BISA committee is getting together this weekend for a planning and ideas day where we want to, for want of a better word, brainstorm some ideas and projects to take us into the next few years.

We aim to look at what BISA's direction is, where we should be investing our time and your subscriptions, how we can better communicate with our members and other interest groups and develop goals for building membership and more.

We are meeting this Sunday from 11am at the Box Factory, Adelaide. If you are a member and would like to attend places are very limited so let us know ASAP. Otherwise you can make a submission by emailing the chair@bisa.asn.au with your thoughts. All ideas are welcome.

BISA welcomes the South Australian State Government's announcement of $1.3 million funding for 29 new 'Black Spot' bicycle projects across the state, aimed at increasing cycling safety and encouraging more to cycle to work or school. The Bicycle Institute helped in the process for nomination of the cycling 'black spots' needing such investment. These projects include a crossing and lights at the junction of South Terrace, Anzac Highway and West Terrace, a Wakefield St-to-Gawler Place bicycle lane with green pavement treatment in the CBD, a shared-use path at St Bernard's Rd, Campbelltown, a crossing upgrade for UniSA, Magill and a shared use path and completion of missing off-road links along Beach Road at Onkaparinga.

For many years BISA has lobbied for the comprehensive planning of Adelaide's proposed Greenway Network to establish what opportunities exist for Greenway construction and to better understand how they might connect all corners of the very large city Adelaide has become.

After some intensive liaison and discussions with the Land Management Corporation and authorities responsible for planning new development in the Western Suburbs, BISA has received preliminary notice of a comprehensive planning study for the City-to-Outer Harbour Greenway. This Greenway will extend from the Adelaide City Council area through the cities of Charles Sturt and Port Adelaide, running parallel to (and possibly sometimes on) the rail reserve, along the beautiful railway boulevards the West is known for.

The LMC, who have responsibility for new Transport Oriented Developments along the rail line, assure us that they are "committed to ensuring that these projects incorporate a future greenway" and are working with those concerned on a concept plan for the whole of the corridor. This is a great outcome, not just for the City-to-Outer Harbour Greenway but also for the planning of other potential Greenways across the metro area, particularly in the Eastern and North Eastern areas of the City where - apart from the Linear Park - none have been formally identified.

This month we have adopted a new email communications tool to deliver our monthly e-news and special announcements to our members and other interested parties.

If you are a member and did not receive this newsletter or you have recently changed your email address let us know by emailing our secretary secretary@bisa.asn.au.

You can now more easily manage your details via links on the newsletter email as well.

This Sunday, July 18, get dressed up in your best tweed suit or plus fours and join the Adelaide bicycle community for a fun event.

This months podcast from BISA and Adelaide Cyclists is an interview conducted by BISA Chair Jeremy Miller with the South Australian Thinker in Residence Fred Wegman.

We are really happy to announce that we have been awarded a Community Sustainability Grant of $7000 from the Conservation Council of SA.

Our submission was for the establishment of the Adelaide Community Bicycle Workshop. A CBD location to provide bicycle repair services to bicycle owners, recycle used bicycles for the community, provide bicycle repair knowledge to empower bicycle owners to repair their own bicycles and run workshops on increasing the use of bicycles for daily transport. By doing this the ACBW will support increased bicycle use for transport in Adelaide.

Overnight a ghost bike memorial to the cyclist who was killed on Payneham Road was placed at the location of last Saturday's accident.