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Cycling fiasco latest legacy of poor planning in Newcastle's urban renewal

Michael Parris
October 17 2019 - 7:00am
CHANGE OF DIRECTION: A cyclist shares the footpath with pedestrians in Scott Street on Wednesday after the government banned bikes from using the road. Picture: Max McKinney
CHANGE OF DIRECTION: A cyclist shares the footpath with pedestrians in Scott Street on Wednesday after the government banned bikes from using the road. Picture: Max McKinney

Banning bikes from 340 metres of road may seem a minor setback in the context of the NSW government's decades-long Revitalising Newcastle project, but it is symptomatic of an ad hoc approach to planning.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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