Speed limit cut to 30km/h on Preston shopping strip

Speed limit cut to 30km/h on Preston shopping strip

A $7.5 million plan to upgrade High Street has been endorsed by the council, but cyclists say they have missed out in the revamp.

Speed limit cut to 30km/h on Preston shopping strip

A $7.5 million plan to upgrade High Street has been endorsed by the council, but cyclists say they have missed out in the revamp.

Speed limit cut to 30km/h on Preston shopping strip

A $7.5 million plan to upgrade High Street has been endorsed by the council, but cyclists say they have missed out in the revamp.

Speed limit cut to 30km/h on Preston shopping strip

Councillor Ruth Jelley amended the motion endorsing the High Street plan to acknowledge concerns about cycling access, requiring an investigation into installing extra safety signs if bike lanes were too difficult. Gianni Menara, president of the Preston Business Association, supported the council’s bike lanes stance, saying on-street parking was still valuable to businesses. “[Shoppers] don’t just come from Darebin. We have people coming from t…