Box Hill to Ringwood Bike Path Alignment Report
Box Hill to Ringwood Bike Path Alignment Report Version 3 Tue, 8 Mar 2016 Page 1 Commercial in Recommendations Report.DOCX of 45 Confidence Alignment Recommendations – Box Hill to Ringwood Bike Path Executive Summary The Box Hill to Ringwood Bike Path (the Bike Path) was identified as an opportunity in 1996 from a feasibility study for an Eastern Rail Trail initiated by stakeholders, including City of Whitehorse. In 2010 the local bicycle group produced a report detailing and costing route options for the rail trail, and rallied support with the local community (including a petition of more than 4,000 signatures), Members of Parliament and City of Whitehorse. In 2012 a Business Case was prepared and the government announced more than $10 million to fund construction of the bike path. In the May 2015/16 State budget, the Government confirmed that funding of $14.8 million is allocated to the project. Further to this funding, level crossing removal projects along the corridor have contributed positive outcomes to the connectivity of the Bike Path. There are no Australian standards for bicycle paths, only guidelines to assist with consistency in design. Desirable levels have been provided where possible; however it is key to note that the guidelines intend the use of Context Sensitive Design, allowing flexibility in brown-fields location where designs are heavily constrained by existing development. The key to design is to balance the Bike Path project’s needs with the many inputs received, to arrive at the most appropriate solution in consideration of user safety, project objectives, stakeholder needs, community opinion, conformance with design guidelines and project scope and budget.
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