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Safer Cycling in the CBD

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Ellen Sandell
State MP for Melbourne
23 May 2019

The current peak-hour only bike lanes on Exhibition Street just aren’t safe.

I’m delighted that Melbourne City Council supported my proposal last night to make Exhibition St a fully separated bicycle route, linking the busy Canning and Yarra Trail cycling corridors.

This will cost $2.6m and a lot of lost revenue in on-street parking, but safety comes first.

- Greens Councillor Rohan Leppert

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Ellen Sandell
State MP for Melbourne
23 May 2019
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