Bicycle Network: Bike Futures Services

City of Melbourne BikeScope survey 2010

15 June 2011. Congratulations to Simon French, avid bike rider and RiderLog App user and winner of the iPAD prize for the City of Melbourne BikeScope Survey.  

21 July 2010. Bicycle Network Victoria and the City of Melbourne invite all cyclists who ride in and through the municipality to complete an on-line BikeScope Survey. Like in 2009, this survey will form a key component to the City of Melbourne Bike Account.

The final report derived from the BikeScope Survey will clearly prioritise the actions that need to be taken to improve facilities and increase cycling in the City of Melbourne

Compete the survey and go into the draw for the chance to win one of these 3 great prizes.

• First prize - iPhone4 (eligible for Bicycle Network Victoria members only)
• Second prize - $400 Gift Voucher provided by BSC bikes (eligible for non-members only).
• Bonus prize - iPAD, 32GB (eligible for members and non-members who switch on their RiderLog app when riding for the duration of the survey period)

The survey closes Monday 23 August.

BSC Bikes have 2 stores located in the CBD at 323 Elizabeth St Melbourne and 7-9 Artemis Lane, QV Building. Check out their website at www.bscbikes.com.au

BSC Bikes also have stores located on Brunswick Street and in Greensborough.

To be eligible to receive the iPAD, when you have downloaded the RiderLog App and registered your details, you needed to have ticked "share my information".

To download the free RiderLog App please click here.

City of Melbourne BikeScope survey 2009

Riders riding more often

18 September 2009. The data from the 2009 BikeScope has been fully analysed and provided to Council. This report is designed to inform the annual City of Melbourne Bike Account.

Of particular interest from the wide range of data collected this year, is that riders in the City of Melbourne are riding more often.

In 2009, just over 40% of riders are riding 5 days a week or more. This compares with a figure of 35% in 2008. Conversely in 2009, just about 29% of respondents said they were riding 2 days a week or less whereas in 2008 the equivalent figure was just under 36%.
 

31 August 2009. Congratulations to Ray from Croydon who won the 3G iPhone and to Richard from Rosanna, winner of the $200 Village cinema pass.

11 August 2009. The BikeScope survey for 2009 has now closed - many thanks to all riders who responded. Council will be receiving the report and analysis in the next two weeks.

For the survey this year, we have used a new online locator tool to identify preferred locations for on-street bike parking in the City of Melbourne. This tool can be adapted for use in a variety of ways - for example, to enable riders to identify problems on a particular bike facility (such as potholes or line of sight issues).

An example of the output from this tool is shown here. If you are interested in how your municipality could use this tool, get in touch by phoning Mike Williamson on (03) 8376 8848.

14 July 2009. Melbourne City has opened its annual bike survey to discover the good, bad and beautiful of riding in the municipality.

This research is vital for the analysis and future planning of bike facilities and your responses will be used to in develop a picture of the City of Melbourne riding environment.

Importantly the survey results will form the basis of Melbourne's annual Bike Account—the public report to the community which measures progress on improving the riding environment.

Within the survey you will also have the opportunity to indicate your preferred location(s) for additional bike parking in the City of Melbourne.

Take this survey now.

You can go into the draw to win a $200 Village Cinemas Gold Class Gift Card, or if you are a Bicycle Network Victoria Member you can go into the draw to win an Apple 16Gb iPhone* valued at $879.

* To be eligible for the iPhone you must be a current Bicycle Network Victoria Member. You can join/renew online

* Please pass this survey onto your family and friends. Send them an email

* iPhone is an outright purchase and does not require an ongoing purchase contract. Network access and download plan are not included and will remain the responsibility of the winner

It's on again! City of Melbourne BikeScope 2008

18 Aug 08 The BikeScope is now closed. 

Congratulations to Alan of Brighton - winner of the 8Gb iPhone and
Alan of Rowville who has won the Village Cinemas Gift Card. We will be contacting you by email and phone shortly.

04 Aug 08 Welcome to Bicycle Network Victoria's survey of people who ride in the City of Melbourne.

Your answers will help us better understand the cycling environment of the City of Melbourne. The results of this survey will be presented to the City of Melbourne and will help inform their future planning.

Go into the draw to win a $200 Village Cinemas Gold Class Gift Card, or if you are a
Bicycle Network Victoria Member you can go into the draw to win an Apple 8Gb iPhone* valued at $726.

This survey will close on Friday 22 August 2008 and the prize winner will be contacted by email and phone on Wednesday 27 August 2008.

* To be eligible for the iPhone you must be a current Bicycle Network Victoria Member. You can join/renew online.

* Please pass this survey onto your family and friends. Send them an email

* iPhone is an outright purchase and does not require an ongoing purchase contract. Network access and download plan are not included and will remain the responsibility of the winner

Jun 08 Preparation has begun for this year's BikeScope and the Melbourne Bike Account report by the City of Melbourne.

Sep 07 The results are in and we have been collating them to present to council in a comprehensive report.
With just under 2,000 responses, many with detailed feedback, it has been a big job to go through the data and build a clear summary for Council as to what riders opinions are and what they want done by Council to improve the network.

Some very distinct themes were identified. Some were expected but the real value came in the unexpected weight of feedback on particular parts of the network that had not been anticipated. This process demonstrated that BikeScope has quickly and clearly given Melbourne City Council the data and evidence for particular projects to be initiated as part of their capital works program.

If you would like to know more about the MCC BikeScope and how it could help your council,
email Jason den Hollander

Aug 07 BikeScope 2007 has now closed. Thanks to the almost 2,000 people who filled in the survey.

Congratulations to Marj from Seddon who one the major prize. Other winners will be written up soon.

Jul 07 Your answers will help us better understand what riders need in the City of Melbourne. The results of this survey will be presented to the City of Melbourne and help guide their future planning.

Please check this boundary map (PDF 1.13MB) if you are unsure which areas make up the City of Melbourne.

This survey will close on 5 August 2007 so be quick!