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Mike Turtur Bikeway

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Use
  
Cycling, walking

Season
  
all

Trail difficulty
  
Easy

Major cities
  
Adelaide

Length
  
9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi)

Location
  
Adelaide, South Australia

Trailheads
  
Glenelg, King William Street, Adelaide

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The Mike Turtur Bikeway is a cycling route adjacent to the Glenelg Tram route connecting Glenelg to the Adelaide city centre. It is a popular commuter route for people who live in the inner suburbs southwest of the city and work in or near the city centre.

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The bikeway was named in 2010 in honour of Michael Turtur, a former Olympic cycling gold medallist from Adelaide. As of 2016 it ends at South Terrace, Adelaide on the edge of the city centre. The state government and Adelaide City Council are seeking to design a bikeway along King William Street to extend it in to Victoria Square in the heart of the city.

As the bikeway is becoming more popular, a number of infrastructure improvements have been made or proposed to improve the safety and utility of the sections that were poorest. These have included an improved shared path where cyclists previously needed to use a parallel street. There is also a better crossing of the tram tracks at South Terrace and better crossing of Goodwood Road, along with planning to provide a grade-separated crossing of the Seaford railway line at Goodwood railway station.

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References

Mike Turtur Bikeway Wikipedia