Western Australian Bicycle Network Grant Projects

The City is constructing a new shared path along Butcher Road and Palmer Crescent. The path starts at Newburn Road, runs along the west side of Butcher, and then the north side of Palmer to join to the recently constructed shared path on Mack Place.

The new shared path was originally identified in the City’s Bicycle Plan and are part funded under the Department of Transport’s Western Australia Bicycle Network (WABN) grants program. The new red asphalt shared path will be 3.0 metres wide and will connect students, residents and workers to the new train station.

Specific works to be undertaken this financial year include:

• Removing the existing kerb and around 1.7 metres of verge on the west side of Butcher and north side of Palmer.
• Constructing a new red asphalt shared path 3.0 metres wide with a new kerb, leaving the existing road at 6.0 metres wide (currently 7.4 metres).
• A completion of the shared path from the end of Mack Place to Maida Vale Road.
• Bright, colourful decorative paintings at road crossings.

The reason for reducing the road width is to reduce the impact to residents along these roads, while leaving a width that meets current standards. All driveways and reticulation that are affected by the work will be repaired and reinstated.

The decorative paintings will look like those already applied at Walker Crescent, Maclarty Way and Kiandra Way. The art for these was created by a local artist, after a series of school workshops in 2019.

Works are expected to take place in February and March 2021 and will be undertaken during business hours (7:00am to 7:00pm). There will be further notice to affected residents before the work starts, to arrange for driveway access and to set out and reinstate reticulation.

Should you have any questions about the scheduled works, or the High Wycombe Local Route Project, please contact the Asset Delivery Team on (08) 9257 9999 or email enquiries@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.

On 25 May 2020, the City of Kalamunda announced the shared path upgrade along Welshpool Road East was complete. Funding to undertake the upgrade, was funded under the Department of Transport’s Western Australian Bicycle Network Grants Program, with the work delivered in partnership with the City of Canning. The new shared path, commences in Hale Road and traverses along the northern verge of Welshpool Road East, crossing the Rail Bridge and Roe Highway. Dubbed the ‘Welshpool Road East Route’, the new shared path is part of the City’s vision under the Bicycle Plan 2017 to better connect residents to the Principal Shared Path network and key points of interest in the City.

The City ran a survey, with each response going in the running to win 1 of 5 Gift Cards valued at $50 each.

The random draw took place on 4 August 2020 at 11:08:18 am (AWST). The draw winners are:

• Daniel Mitchell – Wattle Grove
• Darren Wallace – Walliston
• Christina Marrell – Wattle Grove
• Dianne Catapang – Wattle Grove
• Matthew Demmer – Kalamunda

Congratulations to all the winners for the prize draw and thank you to everyone who completed the survey!

A portion of Welshpool Road East has been given a shared path upgrade. Funding to undertake the upgrade, was funded under the Department of Transport’s Western Australian Bicycle Network Grants Program, with the work delivered in partnership with the City of Canning.

The new shared path commences in Hale Road and traverses along the northern verge of Welshpool Road East, crossing the Rail Bridge and under Roe Highway.

Mayor Margaret Thomas said, “Cycling is extremely popular and we acknowledge that there is a need for improvements to the road network to ensure cyclist and other road users can all enjoy travelling in our region.”

“We have been successful in obtaining funding for a number of projects, with this one the latest to be completed, to further improve the network infrastructure.”

The shared path will provide connectivity and a strategic link from Wattle Grove to the Roe Highway Principal Shared Path and greater pathway network. This project also provides improved access across the municipal borders of the City of Kalamunda and the City of Canning.

“This project is extremely important as it directly acknowledges and supports the Community feedback received through the City of Kalamunda's community engagement undertaken as part of the development of the Kalamunda Bicycle Plan which was adopted in June 2018.”

“Dubbed the ‘Welshpool Road East Route’, the new shared path provides a strategic link to Roe Highway for residents living in proximity of the route and provides better connections for commuters between the cities of Kalamunda and Canning.”

The new route was virtually activated with a cyclist filming the ride along the new route and the footage streamed on the City’s Facebook page. Residents can also take a look on the City of Kalamunda You Tube channel.

“Residents are encouraged to jump on their bikes and give the new shared path a go!”

For more information on upcoming projects and upgrades under the WABN grants, please visit engage.kalamunda.wa.gov.au/wabn-projects

For more information please phone 9257 9999 or email enquiries@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.

The City of Kalamunda was awarded funding under the Western Australian Bicycle Network Grants (WABN) Program(External link) to design and deliver improved bicycle routes in High Wycombe. The project will install shared paths that will connect students, residents and workers in the vicinity of High Wycombe to the new train station.

The City of Kalamunda, in partnership with The Place Team (Town Team Movement) facilitated a three-stage process to engage with the community. The results have been used to inform a final art design brief for local indigenous artist, Aurora Abraham.

Stage One - Co-Designing Community Values with Young People:

Organising workshops with approx 90 students at High Wycombe Primary School and Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School on March 13, 2020. Our team facilitated artistic design workshops and storytelling sessions utilising different methods to engage with young people.

The primary school students were asked to:

• Share and draw their experiences with friends and families, riding bicycles and scooters, walking through their neighbourhood and hanging out in public spaces throughout High Wycombe.
• ‘Freely’ draw their stories hanging out with mates in High Wycombe on long sheets of butcher’s paper during lunch period. Students were also encouraged to add comments and ideas to other students’ drawings.
• Aurora Abraham presented her local indigenous family history and information regarding the six seasons for the purpose of sharing some of her own community values and indigenous knowledge. The students were able to ask questions about her stories and draw images of how it made them feel about High Wycombe.

Stage Two – Interactive Survey:

• Publishing an interactive online survey and short video explaining the results of stage one. The survey was made available for all High Wycombe residents to participate between 7 – 21 April 2020. The purpose of the survey was to prioritise and comment on the community values and initial design ideas.

Stage Three – Outcomes Report and Final Design Principles:

• Developing an engagement outcomes report and artistic brief with defined community values and design principles for local aboriginal artist, Aurora Abraham, to complete final art treatments for the future shared paths in High Wycombe.

To view the outcomes of the student workshops and online survey, please take a look at the Engagement Report.