$1 Million For Bikes in Melbourne City Council Budget

[Cr David Risstrom]

The Australian Greens (Victoria)
 MEDIA RELEASE 25 May 2004

$1 MILLION FOR BIKES IN MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET

Melbourne City Council has committed $1 million each year for the next two
years for bicycle infrastructure and projects in its proposed 2004/5 annual
budget.
 
The proposed budget was approved by the Finance, Corporate Services and
Governance Committee at Council tonight, and will be distributed for public
comment before its final adoption by the Council on 24 June 2004.
 
Greens Cr. David Risstrom, who rode to the Council meeting on his bicycle,
moved the amendment to the proposed budget that was passed by the Committee
tonight. 
 
³With petrol prices above $1 a litre and heading for the sky, more and more
people will be looking to dust the cob webs off their bikes and use them
whenever they can², said Cr. Risstrom.
 
³Bikes are a serious form of transport that have got short shrift for too
long.  If we can get more people into the city with less impact and with
great health and environment benefits to everyone, we¹d be mad not to back
them², Cr. Risstrom said.
 
³The Council¹s commitment sends a strong political message that they are
serious about creating and funding people¹s transport choices², said Cr
Risstrom.  
 
David Risstrom, who is also the Victorian Greens Lead Senate Candidate said,
³Creating and funding transport infrastructure that gives people a choice to
use more efficient, less expensive transport modes is something that
Federal, State and Local governments should make an absolute priority.  It¹s
all about making it possible for people to make transport choices that suit
them and don¹t cost the earth.²
 
For more information: Cr. David Risstrom  0418 502 713





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