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Casey riders - drafting of council Budget 2013/14 underway
05 March 2013. As you read this Council is preparing its draft 2013/14 Budget. The time to act is now for more bike infrastructure funding!
As a ratepayer and rider now is the time for Council to hear from you if you want more funding to improve the local riding environment.
Click here to tell your Council to invest in bike infrastructure (E-mail contact for Council provided) in the 2013/14 Budget.
Bicycle Expenditure Index (BiXE) 2012
15 November 2012. The City of Casey’s BiXE rating for 2012 is $4.65. This is below the Outer Zone council average for 2012, which is $5.65. This is based upon council spending of $1,215,000 and population of 261,198.
Relevant bicycle related investment for the 2012/2013 financial year includes but is not necessarily limited to expenditure upon the following projects/programs:
• Loxley Boulevard to Sweeney Reserve
• Caulfield Court to Ray Bastin Reserve
• Linking Paths program, which is a program that delivers shared path connections across the municipality
Additional spending sourced from external grants and funds may apply – particularly given that Casey is a designated growth area – but that is outside the scope of BiXE reporting.
The City of Casey achieved a five-year BiXE average of $6.72. This is above the Outer Zone council five-year average for 2012, which is $5.80.
See full BiXE report available here.
VoteBike - Local Council Elections 2012
27 October 2012. Local council elections are being held in Victoria on October 27 2012. Bicycle Network Victoria is once again running VoteBike that allows you to engage with potential candidates on local cycling issues. We will collect statements from candidates about their commitment to cycling in Casey and publish them on the VoteBike Facebook event page for you to comment on.
Bicycle Network Victoria has identified the following key projects for the City of Casey that need the support of local councilors:
- Shrives Rd shared path - The shared path from Narre Warren Creek to the station needs to be upgraded to give riders better access to public transport.
- Hallam Main Drain & Berwick Town Drain - The Hallam Main Drain Trail can be built on or alongside the waterpipe route from the Eumemmering Creek/South Gippsland Highway junction in the east, to the Berwick town centre and Monash University (Berwick Campus) in the west.
- Ride2School - Continue to provide safe routes to schools foster healthy transport options for kids and reduce peak morning traffic congestion by up to 20%.
- Outer urban planning for new developments - Planning the cycling network in new urban growth zone developments is key to providing healthy transport options for families and children.
- BiXE - Increase council spending on cycling facilities. In 2011 Casey spent $1,110,000 giving a BiXE index of $4.34. The average of surrounding councils was $6.00. The City of Casey achieved a five-year BiXE Average of $7.45.
To view candidate statements for Casey go to our Find a Candidate page. Or to comment on candidate statements as well as voice your support for particular local cycling projects, visit our Facebook events page for Casey.
VoteBike allows you to have your say and make sure your vote counts for improved cycling conditions in your local area.
Draft Path and Trails Strategy
24 October 2011. The City of Casey endorsed a Draft Paths and Trails Strategy which is now on Public Exhibition.
BiXE 2009: City of Casey
Casey City Council has a BiXE 2009 of $7.77. This result places Casey well above the average Outer Councils' BiXE 2009 of $5.78. It shows that Casey continues to meet the recommended $5 per resident.
Casey is to be congratulated on its investment in bike infrastructure. Casey has achieved a 3 year average BiXE of $8.95.
Casey City Council has further opportunities to invest funds into cycling infrastructure such as:
• Linking the 3 trails – Eumemmering Creek, Dandenong Creek and the new Dandenong Bypass
• Providing more on road bike lanes on Council-maintained roads, particularly around schools.
Jun 07 After spending over $1 million on bike paths in 2006/07 the City of Casey is about to spend $1.8 million on bike paths in the coming financial year.The 2007/2008 City of Casey draft budget includes the following path initiatives:
- $400,000 for recreation paths (inc
- $155,000 for ‘connecting footpaths’ (various
- $1,000,000 for ‘
- $40,000 for paths in Annaconda reserve (Narre Warren North)
- $62,000 for grave
- $217,000 for paths and a bridge in Frog Ho
This is great news for bike riding in Casey. The new paths will help get people riding to the shops, to the train and to school. They will also provide great places for families to ride their bikes for recreation.
City of Casey Mayor, Colin Butler said
“The City of Casey has invested $1.8 million for development of recreational paths in 2007-08 which is great news for cyclists and walkers in Casey. The new paths will facilitate travel to and from work for our adult residents as well as to local schools for students. It will also provide a safe and reliable recreational network for families, and will aid in promoting healthy recreational activities for the whole community. Our City is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia and has one of the largest percentages of people under the age of 40, therefore Council is committed to developing a large path network to meet local recreational needs. Following on from our investment in the criterium track at Casey Fields and having the Government-funded State Mountain Bike Centre located at Lysterfield Park, the City of Casey is leading the way with cycling and recreational path development.”
Jun 05 Restoration and improvement of the Warneet Pavilion will be ready for the increased tourism expected as a result of the Commonwealth Games mountain bike event at the State Mountain Park Centre, Lysterfield Lake Park ($20,000).
There is also a 'Warming up for the Games' event: a community bike ride, walk and physical activity day which is going to be held on Sunday 20 November 2005 at Lysterfield.
Bicycle Network Victoria met with Casey City Council in 2003 to discuss how the cycling network can be improved. Very little of VicRoads Principal Bicycle Network (PBN) has been installed or Parks Victoria's Metropolitan Trail Network (MTN).