Working hours parking at Woden

What’s wrong with the bus option?

They run semi-expresses at least every 5 minutes on the intertown route between Tuggeranong and Woden.

Cheap too, especially with a weekly, monthly or Fare Go ticket.

trevar said :

I’ve never seen a tricycle for a grown up… do many people have these? I think such a thing should be made more readily available for us unco folk.

There are lots of brands and models – mine is a Greenspeed that I bought from the very helpful Ian at Flying Furniture in Dickson. I’ve seen a few of them around town, but no, they’re not really common. They’re a lot dearer than a normal bike and I’ve never been able to find anyone who would insure it, which is why I’m a bit cautious about where I leave it.

ns said :

On another note I think you should be able to find a safe place to leave your trike without too many issues. How big is it?

Not much longer than a normal bicycle, but wider obviously. Where I work now, I can lock it up in the bike shed and it only takes up one spot, but there are limits – for example I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t fit into one of those bike lockers at the bus interchanges.
In any case, it turns out that there might be spots available for bikes somewhere in the building carpark – they’re trying to find out.

ML-585 said :

Without revealing any personal details, why will you need to drive twice a week? Would getting a Park and Ride permit be an option?

Oh, it’s nothing exciting – appointments with a personal trainer at a gym at Tuggeranong – we get along well and I don’t want to change to another trainer, or gym for that matter.

If you don’t mind a bit of a walk there should still be some parks at 9am in the car park between Phillip Oval and Canberra College and across the street from the Hellenic Club (you access it by driving past the swimming pool and then circling behind Phillip Oval and ending up back alongside Launceston Street). I think it’s called the Irving Street car park and it’s $7 a day.

Or like AndyC mentioned the Easty Street carparks are $5.50 a day and sometimes there are still parks there at 9:30am.

On another note I think you should be able to find a safe place to leave your trike without too many issues. How big is it? Westfield Woden has free covered parking for motorcycles in all their carparks.

Without revealing any personal details, why will you need to drive twice a week? Would getting a Park and Ride permit be an option? On those days where you cannot (for whatever reason) catch the bus for the entire journey you can park your car for free at Tuggeranong (assuming that’s where you live) and then continue your journey to Woden by bus. This would be cheaper than paying for parking at Woden. Having a Park and Ride permit does not obligate you to use it every day.

For more details about Park and Ride, visit this webpage: http://www.action.act.gov.au/park_n_ride.html

Where ar you going to be working?? I know the building I am in has secure pushbike parking in the basement.

If you are in the plaza, good luck.

I wouldn’t start my car for that distance. At 7 km you wouldn’t even get hot and sweaty on a bike so you could look into that. I’m sure there are many people prepared to teach you. Even me! 🙂

And if you google Pedal Power they run adult beginner courses. And if you’re worried – just double lock it to something. I survived for years in Melbourne through uni by double locking it on the street. Lots of others locked up insecurly went for a walk to the great beyond but mine was always fine.

I work at Woden and rarely at work before 8.55am. If you are at work before 8.30am you can park in the $7 a day out the front of the old Albermarle building on Furzer Street. After 8.30 you can get in at the Phillip pool (also $7 a day). I’ve never missed out on a park at the pool, but some days when I’m very late (read: woke up late and despite the lack of time, decided I still needed bacon and eggs for breakfast) I end up almost in front of the Southern Cross Club gym, but luckily my aforementioned breakfast helps me to walk the extra few steps.

I have previously contemplated going to the $4 a day carpark but am sufficiently deterred by the hoodlums and would be quite happy if my car’s paint job remained un-keyed.

Swinger Hill Shops. Close enought to walk too and from, or carry the bike in the car and ride to work from the shops.

I’ve never seen a tricycle for a grown up… do many people have these? I think such a thing should be made more readily available for us unco folk.