Cycling is taking off in Tasmania amid coronavirus, but how bike-friendly are Hobart and Launceston?

For those who have ever ridden in a bike lane that comes to a sudden and unexpected stop in Hobart, Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds says there is a reason why. Key points: New figures show there’s very few new on-road bike lanes planned for Hobart and Launceston More than 1,100 cyclists were counted across six sites in Hobart during peak times Hobart’s Lord Mayor says she’d support pop-up bike lanes through parking corridors "That's where a council road becomes a state government road," she said. 'Pop-up' up cycleways could be the answer The Bicycle Network Tasmania said it would like to see the state's councils respond to the rising popularity of cycling during the pandemic. Recreational Bike Paths Recreational Paths Planned On-road Bike Paths On-road Paths Planned Lockers, Etc Kingborough 47.02kms 7.5kms 11.14kms 7.5km n/a Sorell 20.5kms 61km 0 0 8 Clarence 22kms n/a 6kms n/a n/a Brighton 13.5kms 0.5kms 0.7kms 3.37kms 1 Glenorchy 24kms 1.2kms 2.5kms 0.2kms 5 Hobart 61kms 47kms 14.5kms 4kms 100 Launceston 55kms 5kms 37kms 2kms 2 Meander Valley 1.2kms 0 0 0 6 There's only 35 kilometres of on-road cycleway in the Greater Hobart area, which also covers Glenorchy, Clarence, Brighton, Sorell and Kingborough. Clarence: Planning for continued extension of paths on main corridors including South Arm Hwy, Clarence St to Tasman Bridge, Tasman Highway, East Derwent Highway, Pass Road Kingborough: Beach Road between Roslyn Avenue and Church Street Shared Path, Gormley Drive Shared Path to connect to Kingston High School and Kingborough Sports Centre precinct, Channel Highway Taroona shoulder improvements to allow exclusive bicycle lanes, feasibility studies for Kingston to Margate Shared Path and Snug to Coningham shared path.