Preliminary discussions have been held between Penrith City Council and BMCC since the proposal was put forward by Blue Mountains Mayor Daniel Myles and Deputy Mayor Mark Greenhill earlier this month.

While Clr Davies said he had yet to speak to local representatives on the issue, a meeting attended by a Penrith City Council traffic engineer had been held and work was under way to cost the proposal.

“We have had some preliminary discussions,” Clr Davies told the Gazette.

“[We are] looking at a number of options. Blue Mountains City Council was going to take them away and come back with costings.

“We have not dealt with it as a council, however.”

The issue of a cycleway in the Lower Mountains was raised following a failed attempt by Greens councillor Howard McCallum to have investigations conducted into keeping Mitchells Pass closed to vehicular traffic, except in emergencies, at the November 1 council meeting.

Local cyclists said it was becoming increasingly dangerous to cycle in the area, and had welcomed Clr McCallum’s suggestion.

As an alternative, Clrs Myles and Greenhill wrote to Clr Davies over the possibility of locating a cycleway from behind Lapstone train station to Sylvan Place in Leonay on land within the Penrith Local Government Area (LGA).

Clr Davies said he was happy to consider the proposal.

“We are happy to work with council if something that’s going to be of benefit comes out of it,” he said.

“I can’t say we’ll go ahead or not, I don’t know what it’s going to cost and we haven’t done any local consultation with it.

“I’m not ruling it out, we need to know what it’s going to cost and where it’s going to go, then we need to consult with our constituents.

“If we can work with Blue Mountains and get benefit to residents of both Penrith and the Blue Mountains, I am happy to work on that.”