New Bike Racks for the City Centre

Help us decide where to install them.

In celebration and recognition of WA Bike Month, City officers are asking the public to identify key areas where new bike racks could be installed within the city centre, as well as encouraging more cycling in Fremantle by increasing safe areas to park bicycles.

Improved access to safe bike racks in Fremantle not only benefits cyclists but also has the potential to:

• Reduce informal bike locking and declutter city streets.
• Avoid an ad-hoc approach to where future bikes are installed.
• Increase security, safety, and convenience for bike users.
• Reduce bicycle vandalism.
• Improve footfall and movement within the centre of Fremantle.
• Encourage cycling use, support inner-city businesses, and facilitate community bonding.

Alongside community feedback gathered during this engagement process, the planning and implementation of new bike racks in the city centre will also be guided by the City's Integrated Transport Strategy (2015) and the 2019-2024 Bike Plan.

It is important to note that this City Centre Bike Rack project does not include the scope to include changes to other types of cycling infrastructure or policy in Fremantle. City Officers will soon be conducting an internal review into the current Bike Plan, due to expire at the end of 2024, and will conduct extensive engagement with the community on any next steps. You can read the current Bike Plan here.

What type of bike racks will the City install?

City officers will be implementing this type of bike rack:

How can the community influence the project?

We are asking the public to:

• Share your thoughts on existing and future bicycle infrastructure in Fremantle by completing the City Bike Rack Survey.
• Plot key areas for new bicycle parking, as well as current issues with bike infrastructure in the city centre through our Interactive Map.
  

Share your feedback at the City Centre Cycle Fair!

The City has partnered with WestCycle and the RAC to host a cycle fair in Walyalup Koort as part of WA Bike Month events. The City's Community Engagement Team will be collecting feedback for this project at the event.

Join the festivities and shift your cycling skills up a gear at the City Centre Cycle Fair Event:

• When: Sunday October 27
• Where: Walyalup Koort, Fremantle
• Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
• Cost: Free

City Officers aim to:

• Work with the community to improve access to bike racks in Fremantle’s City centre.
• Inform the public on how to make future requests and work with the City of Fremantle to improve bicycle infrastructure.
• Implement solutions with strategic, long-term thinking and guidance that speaks to the City of Fremantle’s 2024-2034 Strategic Community Plan, 2019-2024 Bike Plan and Integrated Transport Strategy, as well as the City’s asset renewal program related to footpaths, street lighting, and other amenities.
• Keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and provide feedback on how public input influenced the project.
• Work with you to ensure that your concerns and aspirations are noted, and provide clarity on questions that may arise.

How can you make your submission?
Submissions can be submitted online via the submission form below, or:

• By Mail
  PO Box 807
  Fremantle WA 6959
• In Person
  Walyalup Civic Centre
  151 High Street
  Fremantle WA 6160
• By email - communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au
• Online via the submission form below

A hard copy of the survey can be sent or picked up upon request by emailing the Community Engagement team here: communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au.

Submissions close on Friday 8 November, 2024.