NCA shifting dirt around the lake to make them look busy

If the NCA need something to do, I’d quite like them to bring back the heritage bus shelter on national circuit (it got slightly damaged by a truck backing into it, so they removed it holus bolus).

I presume we are talking about where Bowen Ave (coming from Kingston way) curves into King’s Avenue. Agreed, this is dodgy territory for cyclists and pedestrians, especially when the road is chockers with people going to/from work.

This intersection is on my daily bicycle commute and I would be happy to see it made a bit more pedestrian/cyclist friendly. Hell, it’s bad for cars too, the man could fix that while he’s at it.

I recently half read an email where a cycling lobby group (NOT Pedal Power) was liaising with some planning body to sort it out. Sorry, I can’t remember anymore details than that, but it is on a planner’s radar, somewhere.

“Gee – they built those buildings badly in the 70’s?”

A lot not much chop about how they are building them now either – viz. Canberra Centre flooding, DEEWR building collapse…

Hey Johnboy
What are the chances of starting a “bridge to bridge, unbroken” campaign on the riot-act?

Well yes, it is not technically going all the way around the lake.

But the bridge to bridge walk is commonly called “around the lake”. Not exactly accurate, but it is the most common usage for the term. And probably the most common walk that hundreds of people do every day.

Whatever it is called…it is still a very hazardous road crossing.

So why call it around the Lake?, to me that means Scrivener Dam via Dairy Flat.

“bridge to bridge” people call it.

Starting at NGA, around Commonwealth Ave bridge and continue back to NGA – via the scary 6 lane road crossing with poor visibility of oncoming traffic.

By around the lake, do people mean around the Lake or around the Central Basin?

Sometimes I go the other way on the lake shore path UNDERNEATH Kings Bridge.
Maybe its hard to find from the other direction?
Hint, just walk near the lake’s edge.

YES – I am amazed noone has died crossing that road too. And hundreds of people do that walk round the lake every day.

NCA could do something really really useful if they could fix that up.

ant – you can go under the road if you want to end up in Kingston. If you want to continue your circuit round the lake you have to play chicken with three lanes of speeding cars on a tight bend.