Early investigations for the upgrade of the South Gippsland Highway between South Dandenong and Lynbrook could provide a vital bike connection to Cranbourne through the suburbs in Melbourne’s south-east.
Geelong’s plan to transform its central business area into a people-friendly and attractive streetscape has progressed another step with the release of master plans for Mercer and Gheringhap Streets, two gateways to the city.
When Bren Christiansen decided to take a bike tour through Morocco, he thought I would have an amazing tour, how could it not be amazing cycling with friends and other like minded people? Then a devastating earthquake struck in the leadup.
The UK government will equip more children with the skills to walk and ride to school through a £60 million ($115 million) investment over the next two years.
A driver impaired by a cocktail of drugs has been sentenced to seven years and 10 months imprisonment over the death of Melbourne physiotherapist Harry Papagolas in Spottswood in September 2021.
This year’s Great Vic Bike Ride took in a just a small slice of Gippsland, but given this region is the size of Switzerland, here's why you should add it to your 2024 travel wish list.
It's 5.30am in Yarram and most of the township is fast asleep, as are the 1500 unexpected visitors who arrived by bike the day before. Bicycle Network's General Manager of Events, Caitlin Borchers, is awake though.
More than $7 million in grants that could pay for cycling paths are up for grabs in the coming months so if your local council has been dragging its heels on a project you are keen on, it’s time to encourage them to get on with it.
The Tasmanian Government has released a masterplan about expanding the Hobart ferry service to six more sites along the River Derwent, so what does that mean for people riding?
The Fern Tree Christmas lunch features in this fortnight of social rides, along with the popular folding bike convoy to MONA and country challenges out of Hobart
A new track alongside the North West Bay River, grants go to new shared paths in Devonport, Hobart and Kingston, South Arm Rd design underway, and Hobart gives green light to Augusta Rd cycleway.
The State Government announcement of a major upgrade to the La Trobe Street tram route that will also deliver significant improvements to the popular east-west bike facility through the CBD to Docklands.
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Heading for Hurstbridge with your bike and counting on trains to complete the journey? There are bus replacement services in the coming weeks that may impact your travels.
Tasmanian e-bike buyers will get a helping hand from government after 17 November through a $200,000 e-bike and e-scooter rebate scheme that will cover up to 12% of the cost of a bike.
An important new study has reinforced that the best way to make friends with your heart is medium to vigorous exercise—exactly what a bike ride offers.
It's happened in Brussels and it's happened in Paris. It's happened right across Wales and it's about to happen in Amsterdam. Now 30km/h default speed limits are coming to the Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and Collingwood.
Planning for the upgrade of the freeway between Caroline Springs and Melton, set the deliver a big boost in bike facilities to the west of Melbourne, has reached a further milestone.
Riders along the Chandler Highway route in Alphington will notice temporary changes to the bike lane configuration due to a construction project within the former paper mill site.
The Dandenong Creek Trail will gain a missing link, a new underpass and new local connections as part of a major level crossing removal project in Dandenong.
A key piece of Sydney's bike puzzle has been slotted into place, and riders travelling through the Kingsford region have a relaxing new route towards the city.
Singapore Changi Airport has a bright new idea to help passengers fill time in between flights, and it involves getting them out and about on two wheels.
Bicycle Network's Behaviour Change team has earned recognition at the Cycling Luminaries Awards in Canberra this month, taking out the Bike Culture Award for its pioneering Open Streets program.
Longford winds back kerb extensions for rider safety while Kingborough wants to introduce them, Hobart Council looking for climate champions, and the Tasman Bridge upgrade gets the federal government tick.
It’s a mixed bag of social rides this fortnight. A few out of towners in the Ranelagh and Orford rides, a couple of Fern Tree challenges and the monthly north-west ride is heading to the edge of its turf at Port Sorell.
Tasmanian e-bike buyers will get a helping hand from government after 17 November through a $200,000 e-bike and e-scooter rebate scheme that will cover up to 12% of the cost of a bike.
The Tasmanian Government has announced more than $3 million in grants for projects throughout the state as part of Round 1 of its Better Active Transport grants.
The hectic Camberwell Junction precinct in Melbourne’s east is set to be re-ordered and revitalised with bike-friendly placemaking and active transport priority.
The City of Hobart has released a Discussion Paper to prepare a new Sandy Bay and Mount Nelson neighbourhood plan, proposing a separated cycleway along Sandy Bay Road.
Bringing a heavy e-bike to a rapid stop on slippery roads can be a nerve-wracking—or worse—experience for riders who have embraced the electric-assist world.
Bike News Bites features the members movie night in Hobart, Sally's Ride in Launceston, work on the Foreshore Trail and Hobart Council looking for comments on its budget and climate strategy.
Our social rides have a helping flavour this fortnight with the E-bike Coffee Club ride showing people how to get around Glenorchy, ride leader Brian and others helping Alice build confidence at Kangaroo Bay and the Open House Hobart ride getting a Back on your Bike session to get riders ready to roll.
The Tasmanian Government has released a draft plan to reduce the state’s transport emissions, with an increase in active and public transport as one of its priorities.
Amsterdam is preparing to join the growing list of locales with default 30km/h speed limits in built-up areas, as evidence continues building around the benefits for all road users.
Biketober is done and dusted and while the riding to work continues for many commuters all over the country, there are figures well worth celebrating from the month-long bike riding challenge.
Registrations are now open for volunteers to secure a site during Bicycle Network's upcoming Super Sunday active transport survey on Sunday 12 November.
Setting off into the wilderness with everything you need strapped to your bike can be an exhilirating experience. But an equally daunting one depending on the type of adventure you've got in mind.
The transport sector is on track to become Australia's largest source of carbon emissions by 2030, but the federal government is now developing a plan to stem to the tide.
After a decade-long battle, the notorious Black Forest Drive through Macedon and Woodend will be transformed from four lanes to a traffic-calmed two-lane road with separated bike lanes.
An organised mass participation ride like Around the Bay can act as a powerful motivator at any point of a health journey, but at one cardiac health clinic in Melbourne's it is serving as a vital pathway on the road to recovery.
Improving conditions for bike riders and making it easier for everybody to choose sustainable modes of transport can mean great things for the environment, but at Bicycle Network we know there is always more that can be done.
Byron Shire has given the go-ahead for the development of Northern Rivers Rail Trail through its territory, opening an opportunity for the next stage of the 132 km project.
The need to slow car traffic in built-up areas and create separation to protect vulnerable road users from vehicles were some of the strongest themes put to the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into road safety last week.
When staff at Willoughby Public School went to the local council with concerns about car congestion and road safety, they expected to met with engineering solutions to improve the flow of vehicles and people.
Low-speed streets are instrumental in encouraging bike riding and other forms of active transport, and more of them could be on the way in New South Wales following landmark changes to the govermnent's speed zoning standards.
Learning to ride a bike is an invaluable skill that stays with you a lifetime, and the Mayor of Boston is looking to offer every child the opportunity with a new city-wide free bike education program.
Bike riders in Melbourne’s inner north could be on the path to a better riding environment as the City of Merri-bek embarks on a new transport strategy.
Bicycle Network’s free Ride2School program has shared the joy of riding with hundreds of thousands of students for 17 years. But the program, beloved by schools across the country, is under threat.
Hundreds of people on bikes, scooters, e-bikes, cargo bikes, recumbent bikes and other modes of low and people-powered transport are expected to join the next Critical Mass event in Melbourne on Friday 30 June.
Chalk drawings on the road, bikes cutting laps and laughter in the air were signs of success this week as Bicycle Network continued its Open Streets program at Brunswick South West Primary School.
The Shrine to Sea project, funded by the State Government with $13M in 2018 to provide a walking and biking boulevard between St Kilda Road and the beach at Beaconsfield Parade, no longer contains a walking and biking component.
The face is boiling red, the window starts to slide down, the rider—just a metre away—prepares for a spray, or a swerve, and the fight or flight reflex prepares to kick in.
Many solutions to climate change carry remains far off in the distance with lots of unanswered questions, but the good news is we have tools at our disposal today to make a real and lasting impact.
Google has introduced a feature for its Maps software that allows people to preview their journey in detail and offers many advantages for bike riders.
When the 480 km Tasmanian Trail was first dreamed up back in the 1990s it was by horse riders looking for a multi-day challenge.
Fast-forward 26 years and it’s now bicycle riders looking for an adventure to test their gravel and touring bikes who are now the dominant trail user.
Work is nearing completion on an innovative new bridge over the Parramatta River, a first of its kind for Australia and one that offers easy access at either end.
The trial of the separated bike lanes along Elizabeth Street in Richmond has received the stamp of community approval and the temporary structures look set to be upgraded to a permanent facility.
The popularity of gravel bikes and gravel riding opens the door to routes in the Bega Valley that aren’t possible on a road bike, and require too much highway time to be fun on a MTB.
Another gap in the St Kilda Road bike lane corridor will soon be connected as works starts on the city-bound section between Park and Dorcas Street, South Melbourne.
The City of Darwin is casting an eye to the future and floating the idea of reduced speed limits to make its CBD more compatible with alternative modes of transport.
Victoria’s experiment with e-scooters has been extended another six months and will now include privately owned devices in addition to the hire schemes in Melbourne and Ballarat.
Construction of the new land bridge connection on the northern side of the Walmer Street Bridge has been delayed and is now not expected to be completed until late July or early August.
We know riding a bike is good for our general wellbeing, but new research digs into the details to suggest even a small spin can have big benefits for the brain.
Bike riders joining the 2023 United Energy Around the Bay will ride on a closed lane of the Princes Freeway for the first time in the iconic event’s 30-year history.
Bike riders and pedestrians are set for safer, smoother travel in Western Australia following a state government commitment to a raft of new active transport projects.
Overflowing bike sheds, proud parents and ear-to-ear smiles could be found all over the country today as thousands of kids took part in another joyous National Ride2School Day.
Two different riders in Melbourne were given unreasonable fines by police but had a good result in court. If you've also been wronged you can get support.
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