November 2024
UPDATE: The Great Alpine Road has reopened between Harrietville and Dargo High Plains Road following repairs to a section of road damaged by a collapsed mine tunnel.
Hobart bike trips jump in new survey
The Greater Hobart Household Travel Survey has been released and shows a big jump in bike trips over the past five years, especially for older Tasmanians.
Key Coburg corridor set for makeover
One of the most important bike routes across Melbourne’s north will be revamped in a transport and urban design project launched by the City of Merri-bek.
Bike-friendly trains roll out
The first of the new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains, featuring greatly improved provision for bike riders, has rolled off the assembly line in Ballarat.
Belgrave Rail Trail gets improved connections
Riders will welcome recent improved connections added to the rail trail to Belgrave from Ringwood, and more improvements are on the way.
Better bike facilities for Brunswick
Albert Street in Brunswick could feature a better environment for bike travel under improvement plans to make it easier to walk and ride along the street.
Super Sunday counts show rise in active travel
Preliminary results from Bicycle Network’s Super Sunday 2024 bike counts show a 4% increase in active travel volumes compared to 2023.
Toowoomba leads Qld on active street design
Queensland’s first Safe Active Street, which gives priority to bikes and active travel, has won the 2024 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia excellence award this week.
Bike trail gets green light in Sydney’s West
An improved pedestrian path and bike path along Parramatta’s Duck River in NSW is set to open in three stages between 2026 and 2028.
Bike riders to the rescue in Valencian floods
Violent floods caused by a Dana phenomenon (when warm, moist air meets cold air, creating an unstable weather system; and worsened by climate change) had devastating effects in Valencia’s southern outskirts (Spain) earlier this month.