Thanks Jim for this synopsis from Anthea's presentation: "Anthea highlighted the health and fitness benefits to society from encouraging bike riding. She also made the point that in many areas the road and potentially the rail/public transport access to popular destinations like the city was basically at capacity (with big $ to increase capacity) so encouraging riding (and walking) was a way to allow increased access via alternative infrastructure when the existing is fall and either impossible or expensive to increase.
She emphasised that BN was not anti cars (or public transport) but was in favour of having a broader focus that serviced cars etc but included riding and walking. One specific example was that when new road/rail infrastructure was developed the interaction with riders and pedestrians should be done at the design stage rather than as an afterthought.
She was asked an intersting question by Rosemary Nixon as to the policy in Portland which paid cyclists $3/day (I think I have the value right) to provide incentive for them to ride vs drive. Anthea knew about this approach and not only endorsed it but has promoted it with state government officials - unsuccessfully this far."
