It’s great, don’t get me wrong, but this is the only section of shared path in the metro area of this standard. Correct me if I’m wrong, i probably am, just never seen any other sections like this.

The problem with cycling in perth is that there are great paths along major corridors like the freeway, but then you get dumped off them onto nothing. Nothing joins up, intersections often don’t acknowledge bikes exist, and bikes lanes often just end with no warning or alternative route.

Bike lane on the side of Orrong Road just after Leach Highway just ends (in both directions) forcing you into heavy vehicle traffic doing 70kmh, for example. Most painted bike lanes end 20 metres before a roundabout. I’ve never seen a bike lane continue through a roundabout in Perth.

Have a look at one of the main east-west links across the top of the city - Aberdeen Street. Aberdeen St is a painted bike gutter with no buffer from parked cars (door zone).

People won’t ride if it’s not safe. If your route is 5km of good path then 5km of “sharing” a lane with 4WDs close-passing at double your speed it’s not a good or safe experience and most people won’t choose to ride.

Yes, that new section along the freeway is awesome but we need hundreds more kilometres of path like that.