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19 May 2022

Volunteers recognised during National Volunteer Week celebrations

Every year during National Volunteer Week, Bicycle Network inducts some amazing volunteers to our honour board and awards new life memberships at our annual volunteer celebration. Here are 2022's recipients.

19 May 2022

Singapore’s Integrated Transport Corridor

Singapore's Land Transport Authority is working on a new integrated transport corridor that will include a network of dedicated cycling trunk routes, bus lanes and pedestrian paths.

19 May 2022

Key Geelong link approaches final approval

The vital next stage of the bike route connecting central Geelong to the southern suburbs is approaching final approval after years of frustrating delay.

19 May 2022

Melbourne & Sydney share cycling successes

A forum this week in Hobart has heard how COVID-19 restrictions helped the cities of Melbourne and Sydney roll out new separated cycleways a lot quicker than planned and forged important new relationships with the state governments.

19 May 2022

Can e-bikes decarbonise our transport systems?

There is no doubt that e-bikes are surging in popularity, but what about their impact on the environment?

19 May 2022

Funding confirmed for 12 Apostles Trail

The State Government has again announced $4.5M in funding towards the 12 Apostles Trail from Timboon to Port Campbell and along the Shipwreck Coast.

19 May 2022

New health rules for drivers

It is a tragic reality that somewhere in Australia a bike rider will periodically be fatally injured by a driver with a medical condition.

19 May 2022

It’s Road Safety Week, so let’s talk about bike safety

We break down some of the key issues in the bike safety space, ones that we are actively campaigning for.

18 May 2022

A new Parkiteer Bike Parking Cage at North Williamstown

The new architecturally-designed Parkiteer bike parking cage boasts a max capacity of 40 premium bicycle parking spaces and is just 50m from the station entrance.

18 May 2022

More money for bikes in WA budget

The WA budget for the next fiscal year is headlined by $347 million for bike riding and walking infrastructure over the next four years.

18 May 2022

Police seek info on King Street fatality

Victoria Police are seeking information from the public regarding a fatal collision in the Melbourne CBD on Tuesday night.

17 May 2022

Dublin Road presents next trail opportunity

The removal of the level crossing at Dublin Road on the Lilydale line in Ringwood East has opened up the next opportunity to start the build-out of the planned bike trail network connecting Melbourne’s suburbs.

17 May 2022

New trail addition in Ringwood

The Victorian Government has announced it will complete the Heathmont Rail Trail through to Ringwood as part of the Bedford Road level crossing removal.

17 May 2022

Capital City Trail disruptions

There will be some brief disruption for riders on the Capital City Trail in Fitzroy North over the next two weeks.

17 May 2022

Tram works to close Glenferrie Road in June

The upgrade of tram track in Hawthorn will close Glenferrie Road to all traffic next month.

17 May 2022

Tassie Bike News Bites

This Tassie Bike News Bites looks at Intercity Cycleway work closures, federal election promises, new Back on your Bike sessions in Hobart and Devonport, and Devonport Council's new bike tool on video.

17 May 2022

An agenda for healthy cities

A group of cities has banded together with a vision to change the way we think about cities and to make health the single, critical factor around which way we plan our urban environment.

17 May 2022

Take me to the river

We’ve got another water themed social rides program over the next fortnight with multiple River Derwent rides in Hobart and a loop around Port Sorell in the north west.

16 May 2022

Recognising our LGBTIQ+ Community on IDAHOBIT Day 2022

This IDAHOBIT Day we celebrate the progress made and recognise the injustices still faced by millions of LGBTIQ+ people worldwide.

16 May 2022

Parkiteer is growing

Parkiteer growth is showing no signs of slowing with many cages planned as part of train station redevelopment projects.

16 May 2022

Disruptive Sunbury road closure will later benefit bike riders

There will be significant traffic disruption in Sunbury from later this month as Gap Road closes for the removal of the level crossing with a new rail bridge and road under the rail line.

16 May 2022

30 Year Hobart Plan open for comment

The Greater Hobart Committee has released for public comment a 30 year plan to guide transport and housing decisions as the population increases.

16 May 2022

Main Yarra Trail closure at Lower Plenty

Parks Victoria will be undertaking some asphalt repairs on a northern section of the Main Yarra Trail this week. As a result, sections of the trail will be closed.

16 May 2022

Airport Rail re-aligns trail

The construction of the rail link to Melbourne Airport will require a realignment of the M80 ring road trail in Airport West.

16 May 2022

Measuring the ‘bikeability’ of cities and neighbourhoods

Researchers at University of Queensland will be developing a tool to assess the quality of the bike landscape in Australia.

16 May 2022

Pittwater Road Shared User Path now open

Active travel along Pittwater Road, Ryde, just got easier with a new continuous shared user path between Victoria and Epping Road

10 May 2022

Recall: Brompton recalls e-bike models

British folding bike manufacturer Brompton has recalled four models of the electric assisted version of its iconic folding bicycle.

9 May 2022

ALP promise funding for Frankston Arts Trail

If elected, the Australian Labor Party has promised to provide $2 million to deliver the Frankston Arts Trail, a proposed arts and cultural bike trail.

9 May 2022

Funding announcements for bikes in the election: update

With election campaigning now well underway, funding announcements for bikes by the major political parties have been slowly trickling in.

5 May 2022

Kerferd Road bike lanes dumped

In a puzzling decision the plan to place pop-up bike lanes on Kerferd Road in Albert Park has been withdrawn by the Department of Transport.

5 May 2022

Parkiteer bike cages opened at Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach

More bicycle commuters are now able to ride and park their bikes securely in new Parkiteers along the Frankston line as part of the Level Crossing Removal works.

5 May 2022

Bikes cop blame as city has prospered

Business leaders are busily lamenting new bike lanes on city streets, but how relevant is this old hat argument to a new era of transport?

5 May 2022

Feds promise $5 million for Peninsula Trail

If re-elected at the forthcoming election the Coalition Government has promised to provide $5M towards the vital Moorooduc-Mornington missing link on the Peninsula Trail.

5 May 2022

Ride a bike right out of Singapore’s airport

Singapore travellers are now riding between the airport and the city using a new 3.5km park connector, raising the international bar for airport travel.

5 May 2022

Victorian Budget 22/23: what’s in it for bikes?

The Victorian Budget for the next fiscal year was revealed this week and bikes have made it into the budget papers, albeit modestly.

5 May 2022

More evidence that bike lanes have minimal impact on congestion

A recent study from researchers at Swinburne and Melbourne Universities has found that the effect of installed bike lanes on car travel times is actually miniscule.

4 May 2022

Mickleham Road paths upgrade in state budget

The $207M upgrade of a section of Mickleham Road in Greenvale announced in the State budget this week will also deliver desperately needed bike facilities.

4 May 2022

Yarra Ranges gets bikes on the bus

Yarra Ranges is the latest council to add bike racks to their bus lines, allowing riders to include public transport as part of their journey.

4 May 2022

Victorian Liberals to fund bike bridge

The Liberal Party has committed to fund the proposed Anniversary Trail bridge over Toorak Road in Camberwell.

4 May 2022

E-scooters reduce active travel

A recent study into shared e-scooters schemes in a major university city has shown that the use of the devices reduces healthy active travel, especially walking and bike riding.

4 May 2022

New pipe bridge project to disrupt trail

Melbourne Water will begin work on a new pipe bridge across the Maribyrnong River that will deliver a great new connection for our network of bike trails.

4 May 2022

Craigieburn Rail Trail breathes again

A pulse has been detected in the long dormant project to build a trail linking Pascoe Vale to Craigieburn along the rail corridor.

4 May 2022

Can rail beget trail for UK

Should the UK incorporate bike infrastructure into the development of the multi-billion dollar HS2 high speed train project?

4 May 2022

Building blitz detours Preston trail

An intense 24-hour-a-day level crossings construction blitz will close the trail immediately north of Murray Road until early June.

4 May 2022

Strategic Cycling Corridors in the plans for east Sydney

The NSW Government have announced that around 250 kilometres of strategic cycleway corridors will be built in the eastern parts of Sydney.

4 May 2022

Newcastle main street to trial 30km/h speed limit

Newcastle Council will receive $500,000 from the NSW Government to trial a 30km/h zone on Darby Street, as well as streetscape activations.

2 May 2022

More wins for Victorian rail trails

A number of rail trails across Victoria will see improvements and extra funding commitments this month.