Thousands of bike enthusiasts around the country joined in Ride2Work Day on Wednesday 16 October – 3130 of them at just five sites in metropolitan Melbourne and another 200 at three locations in Tasmania.
National Ride2Work day celebrated 31 years this year and people in all states were encouraged to leave their cars at home, skip the train or tram, and jump on their bikes again in 2024.
Organisations of all kinds came together for private and public celebrations of bike riding – 88 groups signed up with Bicycle Network to host an event.
In Tasmania, Bicycle Network celebrated Ride2Work Day in Hobart, Kingston and Launceston.
Ride2Work Day also marked the launch of Commute4Climate, a month-long challenge that encourages people to ride, walk, or bus to get around Hobart.
The challenge has been put together by university students using a Hobart City Council climate change grant for youth-led activities.
In Victoria, Bicycle Network teams were busy hosting breakfasts, events, chatting to riders and handing out fruit in three locations: the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Mentone in the City of Kingston and Duckett Street in Brunswick.
Riders stopping at MCEC stopped at sponsor stalls:
- Big Build provided information about infrastructure changes around Melbourne, including the Veloway, which is part of the West Gate Tunnel Project.
- Lime offered free soft drinks and shared information.
- The White Bike Foundation highlighted its important work on road safety for bike riders.
- Transport Vic provided giveaways along with bike rider safety information and booklets.
- Victoria Police offered bike engraving services to help keep bikes secure.
- The Shed treated provided free coffee for commuters.
Our Brunswick event, held just off the Upfield Shared Path, was a lively event with some committed bike riding supporters.
- Good Cycles, a longstanding supporter of Ride2Work Day, provided free bike tune-ups outside their store on Duckett Street.
- Victoria Police offfered bike engraving services to help secure bicycles.
- IMA Pantry provided free coffee for riders in attendance.
- Tern eBikes showcased its range of electric bikes.
Visitors to the breakfast tent at Mentone enjoyed sea breezes and the services of the following partners:
- Brainwave Bikes offered bike checks and their mechanical services.
- Dyson Bikes and Dutch Cargo organised e-bike free test runs.
- All delighted in a good Coffee Rider cup of coffee.
Bicycle Networks Data and Counts Team diligently counted more than 3130 people on bikes between 7am and 9am. More e-bikes were counted on the Upfield shared path in Brunswick (23%), Docklands (13%) and on Canning Street (12%) than at Kingston or the MCEC.
The team also counted 35 children riding bikes in Kingston and 26 children on the backs of bikes or in bike trailers.
See you in 2025
A big thanks to all our partners and participants around the country. We already planning Ride2Work Day 2025.
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