community services · City of Vincent
North Perth resident challenges Vincent’s claim that 33 bike-plan actions are complete
The City will answer questions about the 2013 and 2023 - 2028 plans at its 17 November Ordinary Council Meeting.
A North Perth resident has challenged the City of Vincent’s claim that 33 of 60 actions in its Bike Network Plan 2023 - 2028 are complete, saying the available evidence supports only 12.
The resident’s written questions asked how more than 200 actions in the City’s 2013 Bike Plan were completed, carried into the newer plan or discontinued. Administration’s responses are due at the 17 November 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting.
The questions also challenge an August 2026 implementation update that listed 33 of the current plan’s 60 actions as “Completed”. The resident assessed all 60 actions against the evidence in the update and identified support for only 12 of the 33 reported completions.
Four examples were cited. Action 11, which concerns investigating options to improve cycling conditions along Vincent Street, was listed as still underway despite a 2025 due date.
Action 28 concerns investigating a safe crossing of William Street near Raglan Road. The update provided no information about that location or the action’s status, according to the submission.
The submission also questioned whether a concept design on file for an eastbound bike lane along Bulwer Street showed that Action 29 had been delivered. For Action 43, it said the update referred to a request for a safe crossing at one Charles Street location but provided no information about the second.
The questions ask the City to explain the criteria used to classify actions as complete and whether it will review the implementation update and provide an updated assessment of all 60 actions.
They also seek a public account of the 2013 plan’s actions, including which were completed, carried into the 2023 - 2028 plan or discontinued, and the reasons for those decisions.
The responses will clarify which cycling improvements remain planned and how delivery is being tracked. The questions are separate from a petition considered at the same meeting seeking a traffic and safety assessment of the Woodstock Street and Edinboro Street intersection in Mount Hawthorn.
Reference minutes
City of Vincent Council Meeting (Ordinary and Special) - 20 Oct 2026, held on 20 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The City of Vincent’s 2013 Bike Plan contained more than 200 actions.
- The Bike Network Plan 2023 - 2028 contains 60 actions.
- An August 2026 update reported 33 actions as completed.
- A written assessment cited in the questions identified evidence for 12 of those 33 actions.
- Examples raised included Vincent Street, William Street near Raglan Road, Bulwer Street and Charles Street.
- Administration’s responses are due at the 17 November 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting.
Why it matters
- The response will clarify which cycling improvements remain planned and whether the City’s completion reporting reflects work delivered on the ground.