Newsroom

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September 2024

BikeSpot rates riding routes across the country

The results are in for BikeSpot 2023, and the expansive crowd-sourced mapping project has reinforced the benefits of protected infrastructure for people who ride bikes, while highlighting areas in need of improvement across the country.

Bellarine route upgrade

Work is starting soon to upgrade two sections of Murradoc Road, a key east-west link across the Bellarine Peninsula between St Leonards and Drysdale.

Ride2School ramps up in Melbourne

Bicycle Network’s Ride2School program is building momentum, courtesy of a $200,000 investment from RACV that will benefit countless students over the coming two years.

Tech solutions for driver distraction

In the wake of recent research showing driver distraction to be increasingly involved in truck safety incidents, technical countermeasures are emerging as a potential solution.

Collins Bridge fully open

The intermittent closures of the Collins Bridge over the Yarra at Gipps Street in Abbotsford are at end.

St Kilda Road route now complete

Works at the Anzac Melbourne Metro Station are almost done, and the St Kilda Road bike lane project is essentially complete.

Drivers twig to local speed and red light cameras

New data from the Victorian Government seems to show that drivers have identified and memorised the locations of fixed position speed and red light cameras near where they live, making sure they drive more slowly and carefully close to home.