Aerial arterial bike ways

SkyCycle will cater for the commuter cyclist - people who want a direct route into work and provide separation between cars and bicycles. The new high capacity bike highway would be 14m wide, accommodating three or four cyclists abreast in each direction. Lifts and ramps would get cyclists up to the cycleway

The first route to be planned for London is a 6.5km artery from the Olympic Park at Stratford, where the Brits won all their Gold Medals in 2012, in East London to Liverpool Street in the City. It would be able to deliver up to 5,000 cyclists an hour in and out of central London. The investment required for such a future proofing transport endeavour is an estimated $340 million.

The corresponding Melbourne SkyCycle way could be the one linking the AMCOR Alphington paper mill site along the Eastern Freeway to Melbourne CBD. The old paper mill site will be developed to a mini suburb of 1500 dwellings for several thousands of inhabitants that need access to efficient transport from this site to the city. Transportation is sadly lacking at present in the area and have delayed the development of this prime site of real estate.

It is by rethinking the transport needs of the future and by putting the bicycle on top that we can keep our cities downunder among the most liveable megacities in the world.

The London Skycycle would be a toll road that will pay itself through the patronage of commuters keen on looking after their health, the environment and being good members of society.

The usage of the London Skycycle is envisioned to be charged to the bicycle commuters using the ubiquitous Oyster card, the equivalent to the Melbourne MYKI card system.

I saw the Premier of Victoria Mr Naphtine riding a bike the other day in support of breast cancer. Maybe he could show the same support for commuter bike riders? And in the process promote the continued liveabliity of Melbourne.