Comments on: Main Yarra Trail reconstruction from Bridge Road to Monash Freeway, Richmond http://www.yarrabug.org/2010/01/22/main-yarra-trail-reconstruction-from-bridge-road-to-monash-freeway-richmond/ Abbotsford, Alphington, Burnley, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Cremorne, Collingwood, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill, Richmond Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:56:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adrian http://www.yarrabug.org/2010/01/22/main-yarra-trail-reconstruction-from-bridge-road-to-monash-freeway-richmond/comment-page-1/#comment-26355 Adrian Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:56:05 +0000 http://www.yarrabug.org/?p=270#comment-26355 While most of the new trail is quite an excellent standard, the trail continues to be plagued by problems: The issues are: 1) While the Melbourne Girl's College detour is due to construction on private land, it has gone on for long enough. It is here that competing with car drivers who are inconsiderate is a big problem. Have seen nothing on Bicycle Victoria's website regarding this lately. 2) Contractors who think it is OK to place "men at work" signs in the middle of the trail followed by parking their vehicle over the pavement of the trail. This is a regular occurrance and I would love to see them ticketed for parking on a path/trail. 3) Using the Yarra Boulevarde road beside the bike track due to the blockages, leads to being passed closely by motorists at speed very dangerously, also suddenly stopping in the middle of the road with no indication, and being of course being told to get off the road and onto the bike track by motorists. Motorists want cyclists to be out of their way, but the only dedicated bike/shared trail in the area is continuously blocked. While most of the new trail is quite an excellent standard, the trail continues to be plagued by problems:

The issues are:
1) While the Melbourne Girl’s College detour is due to construction on private land, it has gone on for long enough. It is here that competing with car drivers who are inconsiderate is a big problem. Have seen nothing on Bicycle Victoria’s website regarding this lately.
2) Contractors who think it is OK to place “men at work” signs in the middle of the trail followed by parking their vehicle over the pavement of the trail. This is a regular occurrance and I would love to see them ticketed for parking on a path/trail.
3) Using the Yarra Boulevarde road beside the bike track due to the blockages, leads to being passed closely by motorists at speed very dangerously, also suddenly stopping in the middle of the road with no indication, and being of course being told to get off the road and onto the bike track by motorists.

Motorists want cyclists to be out of their way, but the only dedicated bike/shared trail in the area is continuously blocked.

]]> By: Speedlinking 30 January 2010 :: Treadly and Me http://www.yarrabug.org/2010/01/22/main-yarra-trail-reconstruction-from-bridge-road-to-monash-freeway-richmond/comment-page-1/#comment-26159 Speedlinking 30 January 2010 :: Treadly and Me Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:56:39 +0000 http://www.yarrabug.org/?p=270#comment-26159 [...] Meanwhile the Yarra Trail is undergoing reconstruction works between Bridge Road and the Monash Freeway [...] [...] Meanwhile the Yarra Trail is undergoing reconstruction works between Bridge Road and the Monash Freeway [...]

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