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July 2024

Queensberry Street upgrade plan launched

The City of Melbourne has released draft designs for better bike lanes in Queensberry Street just north of the CBD as the thoroughfare is stripped of the now surplus traffic lanes added for the duration of Metro Tunnel Project.

Cargo bikes for social rental

The City of Stuttgart in Germany is pioneering new social rental concept for cargo bikes that is based on the user’s capacity to pay.
Three people on bikes ride up a steep slope on the Remembrance Bridge, with the Cenotaph and River Derwent in the background.

Social rides mix country and city

This fortnight of rides includes the big weekend away at Longford hosted by the north-west riders. Two days of riding out of Longford and Cressy is on the cards for anyone who wants to join in. And the usual city based rides are happening in and around Hobart.
White bicycle symbol on green pain with white painted buffer tot he right with three white and red bollards at the end.

Tassie Bike News Bites

New paint on Argyle Street, Devonport exploring parking, Clarence planning ferry terminal and making it easier to MTB and Collins Street ride show support for trial.
Image of road at dawn or dusk with car lights on.

North Hobart plan offers bike options

The City of Hobart has released a draft plan for North Hobart for public comment that includes a possible separated cycleway connecting Lenah Valley to the city and a 30km speed limit along Elizabeth Street.

1 in 3 adults at risk from lack of exercise

The world’s leading health organisation has sounded the alarm on rising physical inactivity rates across the globe, as a new study reveals one in three adults aren’t moving their bodies enough.