The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly to the need to address the missing cycle (missing link) path in West Belconnen – specifically Kippax Shops to the Belconnen town centre.
Residents note that Ginninderry will deliver cycle way connections as part of their development (Stage 2 and Stage 3) down Drake Brockman Drive to William Hovell Drive, and from North Ginninderry access road along Parkwood Road joining a short existing path to Kippax Shops on Southern Cross Drive. Southern Cross Drive is an arterial, feeder road connecting West Belconnen suburbs to the Belconnen Town Centre and onwards towards Civic. This missing cycle path disincentivises people from riding and therefore locks more people into needing a car to get around. In a climate emergency, the Government must make it easier for people to make climate-friendly choices in their everyday lives.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call on the ACT Government to: Deliver a physically separated, dedicated bicycle pathway connecting Kippax Shops to Belconnen Town Centre down Southern Cross Drive, using the MIS-05 Active Travel Facilities Design.
Following construction of the Southern Cross Drive cycleway, further construct an additional separated bike path from the corner of Southern Cross Drive and Kingsford Smith Drive up to the roundabout at Drake Brockman Drive (West Side) to connect it to the William Hovell Drive Duplication Project.