Tauranga City Council has been urged to complete a world-class cycleway around Mount Maunganui in three years.
Mount-based cycle group Bike Mount wants the council to spend up to $75,000 to investigate building a one-way traffic system around Pilot Bay and Marine Parade.
The project would round off the northern end of the Mount cycleway that was already 70 per cent funded by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Bike Mount's submission said the agency funding did not include the connection that looped around Pilot Bay and Marine Parade. The one-way system would free up access and reduce congestion for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.
The already funded portion of the Mount cycleway was planned to be finished by the end of 2018, encompassing Totara St, the corresponding length of Maunganui Rd, Golf Rd, and a big section of Marine Parade.
Bike Mount said the Pilot Bay/Marine Parade connection was supported by Tourism Bay of Plenty, the council's infrastructure team, camping ground management, Mount Hot Pools staff and several significant regional businesses.
The proposed unfunded southern end of the cycleway consisted of paths and sections of road along the Hewletts Rd side of the airport, and Maunganui Rd from Golf Rd to Bayfair.
"We strongly support this section of the cycleway and its potential to become part of the Mauao Cycleway route to provide a safe and scenic commute for Omanu and Arataki residents."
Bike Mount spokeswoman Heidi Hughes said the cycleway was a "no brainer". Completion of the funded portion would leave parts disconnected, so it was set to fail a little bit.
"How can we make this an integrated vision and create a world-class cycleway ... it needs to be a collective vision," she said.
The submission to the council's 2017-18 Annual Plan asked for $50,000 to $75,000 to complete the feasibility study and undertake traffic modelling for the one-way system. The request will be considered next month.
In another cycling submission, Chris Ingram of Cyclists and Walkers presented a petition signed by 148 people supporting the construction of the airport trail, plus a boardwalk around the side of the estuary that skirted Tauranga Intermediate, from 18th Ave to Fraser Cove.
His petition also supported the two-day Bay of Plenty coastal cycle trail from Omokoroa to Paengaroa, including the cycle bridge across the Wairoa River.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has asked the city council for a $600,000 contribution to the bridge, potentially bringing the city's funding for the Omokoroa to Tauranga trail to $1 million.
Councillor Larry Baldock asked Mr Ingram whether he would support giving $600,000 to the bridge and nothing for other trails for two to three years.
Mr Ingram said he would like to negotiate the amount. "Safe and linking cycleways is the vital thing ... we have got to have safe cycleways."