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Plans for cycle ramp to Sydney Harbour Bridge slammed by expert

https://www.news.com.au/technology/e...9a2e942489a918

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- A NSW government proposal to build a ramp for cyclists up to the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been slammed by a landscape architect as “dangerous” and “unbelievable”. Options to improve access to the northern end of the Harbour Bridge cycleway were developed by Transport for NSW and released for community feedback on Monday. A two-storey spiralling ramp is one of two preferred options being considered, with the other a linear ramp that would wind its way north through Bradfield Park on a gentle gradient. --- The option of an elevator or travelator was ruled out because they “did not solve safety or congestion issues and were not supported by the Heritage Council of NSW”. However, David Vago, a landscape architect and urban designer, has questioned why an elevator was dismissed. “I don't believe that,” Mr Vago told NCA NewsWire of the Heritage Council reasoning. “It seems they've put a line through the (elevator) idea without even investigating it. “I can't see how the Heritage Council would support a giant ramp coming off the side of a heritage-listed bridge.” The Harbour Bridge is listed on the State Heritage Register and the National Heritage List.

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