Hobart City Centre

Collins St is one of the most important cycling routes in Hobart. It is the main access point from South Hobart as it connects directly to the Hobart Rivulet Track, has gentle grades and low and slow traffic volumes. This makes it an ideal candidate for improvements as a major cycling route.

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On 14 October 2024 City of Hobart voted to make up the funding shortfall for the Collins St trial as a result of Minister Abetz blocking approved state government funding. Car parking will still be available on both sides of Collins St, but in lower volumes. The block between Murray and Harrington Streets will have on-street dining and no carparking but there are 782 spaces at the Centrepoint Carpark servicing that block. Parking sensor data shows that even at peak times around half are not being used. Converting that surplus space to separated cycleways and outdoor dining is a reasonable balance for the street and will give people who can’t or prefer not to drive a transport choice to access one small corner of the city. 

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Council endorsed concept plans on 27 May 2024 for a separated cycleway between Molle St and Murray St and commenced detailed design and consultation. The project was given the green light by Council at the meeting held on 16 September 2024. For details see City of Hobart website.

One-way Argyle Street provides a link from the city to the northern suburbs.

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• 2007 -  New on-road painted bike lanes were installed on the two-way section at the northern end of Argyle St between Federal St and Lewis St, the first bike lanes on an arterial road in Hobart.

• 2009 - Painted bike lanes were installed in the section between Brisbane St and Federal St, which included a chevron buffer from moving motor vehicles.

• 2023 - Development application approved for a bike lane between the waterfront and Brisbane St, with the exception of the block between Collins St and Liverpool St (hospital and Argyle St carpark block).

• 2024 - Kerbside painted bike lane installed with separation in some sections.

More details on City of Hobart website.​

A convenient cross city route between Elizabeth St and Campbell St, the flat geography and low traffic volumes make it a good cycling route.​

• 2021 - A development application was submitted by UTAS which included parklets and a bike lane on Melville Street between Elizabeth and Argyle St. Cycling South made a representation requesting a bi-directional separated cycleway. View here.

• 2024 - Development application withdrawn by UTAS.

​Harrington Street provides an important link between Sandy Bay Road and Collins St and would be suited to a bi-directional separated cycleway that extended to Melville St.
 

Molle St provides a link between Macquarie St and Goulburn St and routes in between such as the Hobart Rivulet Track to South Hobart, Liverpool St and Collins St to the city.

• 2010 - A bike lane was installed on Molle St between Macquarie St and Goulburn St as part of a project to improve the road crossing for people travelling between the Hobart Rivulet Track and Collins St. An underutilised traffic lane was removed on Molle St to reduce the crossing distance and the excess space was converted into a bicycle lane. 

• 2022 - Traffic signals were installed at Molle St to make it easier for people to cross between the Hobart Rivulet Track and Collins St.

One-way Campbell St provides access to the eastern side of the city from the northern suburbs and links to the Royal Hobart Hospital, TasTafe, UTAS Menzies Institute for Medical Research and UTAS Hedberg Performing Arts campus, as well as the Hobart waterfront.  

• 2009 - Painted on-road bike lanes installed between Burnett St and Brisbane St.  Campbell St had adequate width to install the bike lanes without removing parking or travel lanes, making it a good trial project for the traffic engineers and designers who hadn't done this sort of treatment before.

• June 2023 - A development application was approved for a separated cycleway on Campbell St.

• April 2024 - Separated cycleway installed between Brisbane St and Hobart waterfront.

More details on City of Hobart website.​

Midtown Streetscape Project

As part of a streetscape upgrade planned in 2019 between Melville Street and Warwick Street, Council prepared a design that included uphill bicycle lanes. Cycling South's comments can be viewed here. An uphill bike lane was trialled alongside new parklets on the block between Mevlille and Brisbane Streetin 2021.

With the installation of the Rose Garden Bridge over the Brooker Hwy in 2020 providing a convenient link from the Intercity Cycleway to the northern side of the city, Bathurst St has become an important cycling route.  Bathurst St will have a bicycle lane installed to provide a connection between Argyle and Campbell St. The design is being finalised.

Murray Street is well-used by commuters from West Hobart heading into the city but does not have any cycling infrastructure.

Liverpool St is the only road within the CBD grid that allows for cycle travel north east to south west due to the one-way street system.

• 2015 - The block between Elizabeth St and Murray St was reduced from two travel lanes to one lane, allowing for wider footpaths and the introduction of a 30km/h speed zone. Stand-up lanes and bicycle storage boxes were installed at the Elizabeth intersection. No bicycle lanes were included in the project but the traffic volumes are too high to meet the criteria for a shared space with cars.