The Yarra Ranges council is seeking feedback from bike riders who enjoy riding in the area to help develop a new Paths and Trails Strategy.
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Bicycles and the City of Melbourne’s 2030 Transport Strategy
The City of Melbourne Council has unanimously approved it's 10 year Transport Strategy. We have a look at what that means for bike riding.
Works starts on Bay Trail extension
Work to extend the Bay Trail to Mordialloc starts next week, setting up a major milestone in the development of the popular trail on the Port Phillip shoreline.
Major impacts on St Kilda Road
Major works around the future Anzac Station site on St Kilda Road over the next two weeks will detour some riders and require all riders to take extra care.
William Street makeover delivers for bikes
Major upgrades to two busy tram stops in Melbourne's Williams Street next month will also result in better bike facilities on several blocks of the commuter route.
Tassie Bike News Bites
A new bridge linking Dolphin Sands and Swansea, e-bikes help family ditch car, rotarians riding to raise money for malaria research, new Launceston signs, rail trail legislation to go to parliament.
City cycleways needed now, Rivulet can wait
Hobart alderman Tanya Denison has proposed the Hobart Council investigate the possibility of using the Hobart Rivulet tunnel underneath the city centre for a walking and cycling commuter route.
Trails park opening in Footscray
The Quarry Park trails, skills park and pump track, just up from the Maribyrnong River in Footscray, are due to open on Saturday 12 October.
Changes at Yarra Trail underpass
The main Yarra Trail underpass at the Swan Street Bridge will get some safety tweaks next month, requiring a temporary closure from Monday 30 September.
New Launceston bridge design needs work
The development application for the University of Tasmania's new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the North Esk has raised questions for bike riders.
Green wave a go on Albert Street
A green wave for bike riders on Albert Street in East Melbourne will be made permanent after a trial by City of Melbourne found it reduced travel times by almost one minute.
Have your say on Upfield open space
Preliminary designs have been done to improve the Upfield path in the Bell-Moreland precinct, and there is opportunity for the public to provide feedback.
Wave of change: bikes, parking, public transport, walking
Glen Eira is the latest municipality to launch a major re-think on the transport challenges facing Melbourne as the metropolis crests the 5 million people mark.
MP doubles down on Sydney Road bike safety
MP for Brunswick Tim Read has redoubled his support for major changes on Sydney Road to improve amenity for all users of the struggling street.
Getting Sydney’s cycleways back on track
A large drop in motorist traffic in Sydney has created an opportunity to fix one of the many missing links in the CBD.
Bondi Junction cycleway faces court action
Business owners in Bondi Junction aren’t backing down from opposing the construction of a new cycleway, with the group now mounting legal bid to stop the project.
Tassie Bike News Bites
Tassie news includes a call for Commuter Challenge volunteers, Bicycle Network at the Writers Festival, this year's Australian MTB summit and new MTB trails and Hobart Council decisions.
Baby steps in Ballarat
The Ballarat bike path saga continues, with new designs for a cycleway down Sturt Street remaining a topic of hot debate.
Major rebuild of Upfield Trail announced
The Bell-Moreland level crossing project will deliver a new, broad and dedicated 2.5 km bike trail along the Upfield line in Coburg and Brunswick.
More investigation for Caulfield bike corridor
The City of Glen Eira has introduced Dandenong Road and Alma Road as potentially part of the solution for a major east-west bike corridor from Caulfield to St Kilda.