Petition Calling for Public Meeting
The Confederation of Greater Hobart Business has launched a petition calling on the Hobart City Council to hold a public meeting regarding the proposed Collins Street bike lanes.
1000 signatures from Hobart residents are needed to force the Council to hold a public meeting on this matter.
Details: cghb.org.au/petition
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A Thousand Sign Petition Calling for Rethink on Bike Lane Plan
16th December 2024: A public meeting about Hobart’s controversial bike lanes in Collins St is likely to be held in February after a petition attracted 1000 signatures.
The signatures were gathered by Confederation of Greater Hobart Businesses chairman Edwin Johnstone and could result in an elector poll of Hobart ratepayers on the issue.
Details: cghb.org.au/1000-signatures
Scrambling to Hurt Hobart Businesses
12th December 2024: A majority of Hobart councillors voted to continue the scramble crossing trial indefinitely. Why call these things a trial? The outcomes are predetermined and never put in place with local businesses in mind, just ideology.
Details: cghb.org.au/scramble
ABC Radio Interview on Collins Street Changes
2nd December 2024: CGHB Chair, Edwin Johnstone talks to Jo Spargo from ABC Hobart Breakfast on the Collins Street Bike Lane proposals.
Listen Here: abc.net.au/collins-street
Transport Minister urges Hobart City Council to abandon Collins Street bike lane plan
26th November 2024: Tasmania’s Transport Minister has called for plans to install bike lanes on both sides of Collins Street to be scrapped, following a survey that suggests the majority of the community is against them.
Having already stripped the Hobart City Council of $170,000 in funding for the project, Minister Eric Abetz said the findings must be noted.
Article: pulsetasmania.com.au
Majority of Hobart Residents Opposed to Collins Street Bike Lanes, Research Shows
22nd November 2024: A clear majority of Hobart residents are opposed to the proposed Collins Street dual-bike lanes, according to research undertaken by respected Tasmanian pollster Enterprise Marketing and Research Services (EMRS).
Details: cghb.org.au/emrs-poll
Business Wants Data on Cycleway Impact
9th November 2024: Last week over 100 concerned business owners and residents of Hobart attended a public meeting on the bike lane proposal for Collins St. The event was organised by the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business.
Details: cghb.org.au/cycleway-impact
Public Meeting Outcomes
7th November 2024: On Thursday 31st October the CGHB held a public meeting at the RACV Hotel is Hobart. The purpose was to discuss the current and proposed changes to vehicle access and parking on Collins’s Street in Hobart’s CBD due to the installation of dual bikes.
Details: cghb.org.au/outcomes
‘Fed up’ Hobart businesses threaten elector poll over controversial Collins Street cycle lanes
31st October 2024: Frustrated businesses are gearing up to challenge the Hobart City Council over its controversial plan to remove 49 car parks along both sides of Collins Street for a dual cycle lane trial.
The council’s decision to forge ahead with the project, despite the state government pulling $170,000 in funding due to “considerable concern”, has ignited fury among many.
Article: pulsetasmania.com.au
Collins Street: Public Meeting
17th October 2024: The Confederation of Greater Hobart Business (CGHB) invites business owners and concerned members of the public to a public meeting on Thursday 31st October at 5:00pm.
Selected speakers will discuss the current and proposed changes to vehicle access and parking in Hobart’s CBD.
Details: cghb.org.au/cbd
City of Hobart takes $170,000 from emergency fund for Collins Street dual bike lane project
16th October 2024: The Hobart City Council will tap into its emergency fund, typically reserved for covering project cost overruns, to finance the contentious Collins Street dual bike lane trial.
Seven councillors voted to allocate $170,000 from the contingency fund to keep the project moving on Monday night after the state government withdrew its financial support.
Article: pulsetasmania.com.au
No such thing as a free ride for Council
15th October 2024: It is welcome news that the Tasmanian government will not progress with funding for the Collins St bike lanes. Collins St is a vital service road in the inner CDB of a capital city, it is not a suburban street.
Details: cghb.org.au/collins-street-funding
Tasmanian Government pulls the plug on $170,000 Collins Street cycleway grant
11th October 2024: The Tasmanian Government has backpedaled on its decision to provide $170,000 in funding for Hobart City Council’s controversial Collins Street bike lanes.
Minister for Transport Eric Abetz said the decision was made after reviewing feedback from affected community members, including businesses on the busy city street.
Article: pulsetasmania.com.au
Parking Crucial For City Traders
26th July 2024: Hobart’s Central Business District is undergoing significant changes at the moment with many more planned. A total of 59 parking spaces are about to be removed from Collins St for dual bike lanes and this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Details: cghb.org.au/parking-crucial
Give businesses full picture on bike trials
26th July 2024: The Hobart City Council are planning to take 59 on street parking spots out of Collins Street for “trial” parklets and dual cycle lanes. To justify this change they are quoting parking occupancy rates of 79% between Harrington and Murray St.
Details: cghb.org.au/parking-crucial
Collins Street: Questions to Hobart City Council
25th June 2024: Questions asked during public question time to Hobart City Council on Monday 24th June.
Details: cghb.org.au/collins-street-questions
Collins Street: Feedback
27th May 2024: The small businesses of Hobart need your help with stopping these current planned dual bike lanes for Collins Street so we can seek a sensible compromise..
Details: cghb.org.au/collins-street-feedback
Collins Street: Questions to Hobart City Council
27th May 2024: The City of Hobart plans to remove 59 parking spaces from Collins St in the inner CBD to make way for dual bike lane.
Details: cghb.org.au/collins-street-plans