'It's ludicrous': petition forces council to rethink cycle route

Grahame Fleming, Phil Fleming and Dave Morris championed a petition to change the Charlestown to Whitebridge cycle route. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

SAFETY concerns and people power has forced Lake Macquarie City Council to rethink a cycling path that would cross the driveways of multiple properties in a Whitebridge Street.

Lonus Avenue resident Grahame Fleming put together a petition with about 135 signatures against the route the council chose for a shared path linking Charlestown and Whitebridge.