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22 October 2019

Bicycles and the City of Melbourne’s 2030 Transport Strategy

The City of Melbourne Council has unanimously approved it’s 10 year Transport Strategy which establishes a long-term vision for the all city commuters.  Bicycle Network supports the transport strategy for its bold vision for bicycles, and all other transport modes. With the state government being seemingly ambivalent about the role of bicycles in reducing congestion, [...]

21 October 2019

ACT Police put close-pass drivers on notice

ACT Police are stepping up their enforcement of minimum passing distance law with the announcement of a crackdown on motorists who pass people on bikes too closely.

18 October 2019

Help shape Victoria’s new Road Safety Strategy

Victorians are being called on to help inform the priorities for the state’s next Road Safety Strategy which sets out to stop people from being killed or seriously injured on our roads.

17 October 2019

Bikes banned on Newcastle light rail route

Bike riders have been banned from Scott Street in the mixed running section of the Newcastle Light Rail following the completion of the NSW Government safety review.

10 October 2019

RACV school speed proposal not low enough

Bicycle Network supports the RACV’s call for lower speed limits outside every school in Victoria, but would like to see it go further.

10 October 2019

Macksville to Nambucca path imminent

18 months since funding was announced to complete the cycleway between Macksville and Nambucca, construction is expected to start by the end of the year.

10 October 2019

Cairns to Gordonvale connection

A new 20 km off-road bike path has been announced to bridge the missing links from Cairns all the way south to Gordonvale.

10 October 2019

How will injury insurance work with automated vehicles?

What if a car that ran a red and bounced you onto the road was self-driving? And wasn’t carrying any humans. And wasn’t keen to exchange details.

9 October 2019

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.

2 October 2019

Police blitz shows bike rider compliance is up

The results from NSW Police’s latest blitz on bike riders and pedestrians shows that people who ride bikes in Sydney are generally obeying the law.

26 September 2019

Demerit-dodging loophole needs to be dropped

A loophole that lets Victorian drivers get away with speeding a breaking road rules needs to be closed so that dangerous drivers can be taken off the road.

26 September 2019

2019 National Cycling Participation Survey Results

2019 National Cycling Participation Survey is disappointing again. The results show more of the same problems that plague Australian bike riders.

26 September 2019

Victorian wellbeing plan goes active

The Victorian public health and wellbeing plan 2019–2023 has outlined active living as a focus area to improve the wellbeing of our people and communities.

23 September 2019

Car-free days for Canberra

The ACT government is considering car-free days in Canberra as a way to lower the territory’s emissions and encourage more people to ride.

12 September 2019

Big MTB plans for Mount Canobolas

A major mountain bike track proposal for Mount Canobolas, in the Orange region, has been approved for further planning by the NSW state government.

30 August 2019

Four new bike paths for Sydney

In exciting news for all Sydneysiders, the NSW Government will be funding the construction of four new separated cycleways in the City of Sydney.

30 August 2019

Don’t send blue bikes to the scrap heap

Bicycle Network is calling on the Victorian Government to move Melbourne’s blue share bikes to another city instead of sending them to the scrap heap.

28 August 2019

Tassie Bike News Bites

A new bike store in Launceston, a fourth go around at the Paris Brest, changes to Greater Hobart Bill & more parking in Devonport.

28 August 2019

Parliament looks into Hobart traffic congestion

Is Hobart sufferring traffic congestion? That’s what the Tasmanian Parliament’s Legislative Council will attempt to determine in a new inquiry that’s calling for submissions before 27 September.

15 August 2019

Level X-ing detour plan gains steam

When the elevated rail tracks are under construction for the level crossing removals on the Upfield line in Brunswick and Coburg, where will the bikes go?