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Stimulus Funding for Cycling network & healthier transport

By pds - Posted on 01 November 2009

Please find below a link to further details on the recent good news, kindly relayed to us by the Office of Cycling and Walking. BISA put in a detailed and (obviously) pursuasive submission arguing from a significant proportion of these projects.
http://www.minister.infrastructure.gov.au/aa/releases/2009/October/aa425_2009.htm
And also ... http://alp.org.au/media/1009/msinfrtard150.php
 
We also worked actively with the Cycle Promotion Fund's national campaign to advocate for a sugnificant part of the economic stimulus package to go towards construction of bicycle facilities (again we provided a multi-page, costed submission). This result is I think clear evidence that the role of state and community-based organisations is an important one! It also demonstates why it is so important that organisations such as BISA actively work with the Department for Transport's Office of Cycling & Walking in a constructive and strategic manner. Congratulations to all who contributed to the process - this is an important step forward in building momentum for a better cycling future for all South Australians!
More story from the national perspective available at http://www.cyclingpromotion.com.au/content/view/450/9/
(14 October 2009)Today’s announcements by the Minister for Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, naming the  first major cycling infrastructure projects to be funded under the $40m Cycle Paths Fund has been warmly welcomed by the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (ACDPA), Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF) and Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).
This group of organisations shares a common vision and view about the benefits of physical activity and mental well being and is united in its support for the funding of these projects that are expected to:

  • provide more opportunities for Australians to be active in their daily lives
  • make it easier for Australians to replace short car trips with walking and cycling
  • fight the obesity epidemic
  • create between 500 and 700 local jobs, contributing to economic recovery
  • ease traffic congestion, and
  • create better urban environments for us all.

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