Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
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COUNCIL MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011<br />
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These Blue Sky projects concentrate on major north-south and east-west links through the<br />
<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cambridge</strong>. These projects are used in developing a program <strong>of</strong> works totalling<br />
$500,000 per year which would, if completed as programmed, provide immediate<br />
improvement to the existing bike network by completing existing links or providing new<br />
links.<br />
Other Blue Sky options for development, but not shown on drawing Appendix I, include:-<br />
1. Path through Bold Park between Bold Park Drive, linking to Bold Park Pool and The<br />
Boulevard.<br />
2. Path through the Wembley Golf Course connecting the main access, driving range and<br />
exiting on Empire Avenue adjacent to the Herdsman drain.<br />
3. Path along the Herdsman drain linking Empire Avenue to Pearson Street (City <strong>of</strong> Stirling).<br />
Future Planning<br />
It is proposed the "Blue Sky" Shared Path Program be reviewed again during 2012 in order to<br />
integrate with work currently being completed by the Department <strong>of</strong> Transport. The work being<br />
carried out involves development <strong>of</strong> a state Moving People Plan. This plan covers the entire<br />
metropolitan area and considers issues like:-<br />
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Location and function <strong>of</strong> activity centres and provision <strong>of</strong> priority for pedestrians and<br />
transport modes.<br />
Location and function <strong>of</strong> key employment areas and how to best provide transport to them.<br />
Preferred networks for different modes <strong>of</strong> transport including pedestrians, cyclists, public<br />
transport, general traffic and freight movements.<br />
It is also noted a Draft <strong>of</strong> a new WA Bike Plan is expected to be released for public comment in<br />
January 2012.<br />
POLICY/STATUTORY IMPLICATIONS:<br />
There are no Policy or Statutory Implications related to this report.<br />
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:<br />
Year 1 <strong>of</strong> the Five Year Program is included in the 2011/12 Budget and has a total funding <strong>of</strong><br />
$500,000.<br />
STRATEGIC DIRECTION:<br />
The recommendations <strong>of</strong> this report supports the goals <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong>'s Strategic Plan 2009-2020<br />
<strong>of</strong> providing:-<br />
- services that meet the needs <strong>of</strong> ratepayers, residents and their visitors that assist with<br />
personal and community safety; and<br />
- community infrastructure and facilities that are well used and maintained through the<br />
improvement <strong>of</strong> Transport Infrastructure (roads, footpaths etc).<br />
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