Posts Tagged ‘Rita Saffioti’
Minister Awarded for Advances in Micromobility
Sydney, NSW NSW’s first Minister for Active Transport and the linchpin behind the soon-to-be-launched Northern Rivers Rail Trails have shared the Leadership prize at this year’s We Ride Australia Cycling Luminaries Awards. In a first for the annual awards, the quality of nominees prompted the judges and organisers to split the prize into separate categories…
Record Spending for Active Transport in WA Budget
Perth, WA Active transport infrastructure in WA is set to be boosted a four-year $347 million allocation in the State Budget last month. The 2022-23 WA Budget includes: $47 million to further expand local bicycle infrastructure through the Western Australian Bicycle Network (WABN) Grants Program and other projects $62 million to continue the Principal Shared…
$8 Million for WA Active Funding Initiatives
Perth, WA Fifty active transport projects in WA will benefit from a total of $8 million in funding announced recently by the State’s government. WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced 38 local councils would receive funding through the WA Bicycle Network Grants Program over the next two years, adding more than 57km of high-quality cycling…
New $100 million Swan River Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge
Perth, WA New designs have been revealed for a $100 million Swan River Pedestrian and Cycling Causeway Bridge linking the Perth CBD with Victoria Park. The WA Government last week announced the contractors chosen to construct the six-metre-wide bridge, which will be built close to an existing Causeway Bridge over the Swan River. WA Transport…
WA Greens Take Up Campaign to Scrap Maximum Width Law
Perth, WA Lobbying for the abolition of a maximum width law for bicycles in WA is set to go to the State’s parliament, after Australian Greens politician Dr Brad Pettitt took up the cause. Dr Pettitt has joined Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) and WA bike industry representatives in calling on the WA Government to scrap…
Perth City Deal Totals $105 million For Sustainable Transport
On 20th September 2020 the Perth City Deal was announced, allocating $105 million towards 15 projects that were recently highlighted in the Perth Greater CBD Transport Plan – a shared transport vision between the State Government and City of Perth. This amount includes the previously announced $50 million for the Swan River Causeway Bridge linking…
$50 Million Walking and Cycling Bridge Announced for Swan River, Perth
The Causeway across the Swan River is the main entrance to Perth’s CBD from the eastern suburbs. As well as being packed with cars trucks and buses it currently carries an estimated 1,900 pedestrians and 1,400 cyclists each day. On Wednesday 26th August WA State Government Planning Minister Rita Saffioti announced a new $50 million…