March 2021
The installation of a new underground electricity network through Collingwood may intermittently interrupt bike routes over the next five months.
Tassie Bike News Bites
Hobart reseals, highway duplication and service works affect bike riders while the North-East Rail Trail saga is still with the tribunal and Blue Derby logging protests continue.
Know your risk – never ride through floodwater
Our thoughts are with our members and friends across NSW who over the weekend faced a one in 50-year extreme weather event, which came with torrential rain, disastrous flooding, and evacuations.
Cycleway & bridge rides rule March into April
The Intercity Cycleway is getting a workout from our social ride leaders over the coming weeks with all of the southern rides utilising this critical piece of infrastructure, while our north-west riders make the most of their quieter roads to see Latrobe and Sassafras.
There’s a new event in town
You may have heard, there’s a new event in town. Like, right in town. This May, the heart of Melbourne CBD will turn into a one-off bike riding playground. You don't want to miss this one.
Make walking, bike riding easier as more Victorians return to the workplace
A coalition of 13 walking, bike riding, transport, health and research groups are urging the Victorian Government to make it easier for people to walk and ride as more Victorians return to working onsite.
From the centre to the kerb – Anzac Station marches to a different drum
The St Kilda Road bike lane project has taken an unexpected turn with news this week that the bikes lanes will be along the kerbs for about a kilometre through the Anzac Station precinct.
Peel Street upgrade starts
Work installing protected kerbside bike lanes—and peak period bike lanes—on Peel Street, North Melbourne, starts on Sunday.
Works begin on Childs Road project
The upgrade of Childs Road—that will also deliver a bike underpass on the Darebin Creek Trail—is underway. Some bike routes will be impacted during build.
New bridge for Merri Creek gets rolling
The way-too-narrow bridge over the Merri Creek at Harding street is to be replaced with a new structure to carry both pedestrians and bikes.