Ride2Work
Melbourne bike riders were out in full force for Ride2Work day 2023, celebrating some of the city’s best bike routes to work, and the improving spring weather. Bicycle Network Counts at four key sites around Melbourne counted 2917 bike riders and 141 micro-mobility (e-scooter) users. Numbers were higher than last year at three of the [...]
Get ready to roll for National Ride2Work Day
Riding to work is a great idea any time of year, but on Wednesday 18 October there's be even more reason to wheel out the bike and join in the commuter evolution.
Wheel out the bike for National Ride2Work Day
The countdown has begun for Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding, set to take place on Wednesday 18 October.
Bikes hit the streets for National Ride2Work Day
The weather couldn't have been better for this year's National Ride2Work Day, Australia's biggest celebration of commuter riding.
The Case for Parkiteer (Secure Bike Parking)
Not everyone lives within riding distance of where they need to go but the Parkiteer secure bike parking service is a solution to make active travel more accessible.
What comes first, the bike rider or the bike lane?
Do we install bike infrastructure to attract more riders, or is infrastructure built because of more riders?
Singapore’s Integrated Transport Corridor
Singapore's Land Transport Authority is working on a new integrated transport corridor that will include a network of dedicated cycling trunk routes, bus lanes and pedestrian paths.
Can e-bikes decarbonise our transport systems?
There is no doubt that e-bikes are surging in popularity, but what about their impact on the environment?
Free brekky for Melbourne bike commuters
Hop on the bike and pedal to the office on Thursday 7 April via our Back on your bike’ celebration in Southbank to grab a bite to eat, free bike tune-up and more.
Ride2Work Day back in town after year off
The weather didn’t dampen Ride2Work Day celebrations as riders came together in Hobart last week after the event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
National Ride2Work Day back with a splash
National Ride2Work Day was back with a splash this year, with the weather not dampening the spirits of thousands of riders around the country who swapped the car for a two-wheeled commute this morning.
Rethink your commute this National Ride2Work Day
With many Australians heading back to the office for the first time in a long time, National Ride2Work Day next Wednesday 10 November is the perfect opportunity to rethink your commute.
Get ready to roll: it’s Ride2Work Day!
We are all set for Ride2Work Day next Wednesday 10 November, are you?
Kickstart a new habit this National Ride2Work Day
National Ride2Work Day on Wednesday 10 November is the perfect time to rethink how you get to your place of work or study. See what we've got planned.
Ride2Work breakfast is back! (fingers crossed)
After missing last year due to COVID-19 we are bringing the Hobart Ride2Work Day breakfast back on Wednesday 10 November, but around the corner at the front of Brooke Street Pier.
A new date for National Ride2Work Day
Bicycle Network is excited to announce that this year’s National Ride2Work Day has a new date – Wednesday 10 November.
Infrastructure Victoria backs bike incentives
Infrastructure Victoria has proposed a paid ride to work scheme to get more people on bikes and reduce traffic congestion in the COVID-normal world.
New business guide supports more riding
Employers who want to make it easier for staff and customers to ride to their businesses can now get help from Bicycle Network’s Bikes are Good Business guide.
Black Spot funding gives bikes a better run
Bike riders will be given precedence over barristers with digital alerts to be installed around the La Trobe Street bike lane in Melbourne's legal precinct.
Take our end of trip facility survey
Bicycle Network is asking bike riders how they use end of trip facilities at work and if that might change because of COVID-19.
Want to commute but don’t know how?
Many people are out of the habit of getting into their cars every morning, now it's broken how do we help them into a new habit of riding to work instead of driving? Finding a route to work they are comfortable with is a big start.
Will our Super Tuesday numbers trump 2019?
Bicycle Network's annual Super Tuesday commuter bike count returns next week on Tuesday 3 March to measure the nation’s growth in bike riding.
Electric share bikes to jump into Melbourne
Share bikes are returning to Melbourne after Melbourne, Yarra and Port Phillip councils struck a deal with Uber to allow their brand of JUMP e-bikes to operate in the city.
Change to footpath riding law not enough
Bicycle Network is disappointed by the Andrews Labor Government’s decision to increase the age that people in Victoria can ride a bike on the footpath by just one year.
2 wheels beat 4 in Ride2Work Day Commuter Challenge
Two wheels have beaten four in this year’s Ride2Work Day Commuter Challenge, which saw six different transport options from South Hobart to the waterfront.
Salesforce builds Australia’s biggest bike shed
Tech giant Salesforce's new $1.5 billion Circular Quay headquarters is set to include the country's biggest underground bike shed, with 700 bike parks in the basement.
Darebin Cycle Angels to keep you pedalling on Ride2Work Day
Keep an eye out for Darebin Cycle Angels on National Ride2Work Day who will be out there to help you.
Is your bike fit and healthy?
Bikes are mechanical objects and have a service life – it's important to look after your bike so it looks after you.
Green wave a go on Albert Street
A green wave for bike riders on Albert Street in East Melbourne will be made permanent after a trial by City of Melbourne found it reduced travel times by almost one minute.
Biking to work makes you productive and the boss happy
A study of Australian workers has found that those who commute short distances or ride bikes to work are more likely to be happy, and therefore more productive.
Give your colleagues a hand to ride to work
Ride2Work Day is coming up on Wednesday 16 October, and we’ll be holding a celebratory breakfast at Mawsons Place in Hobart but it would be great to see some new faces over our coffees. If you ride to work, have you ever considered encouraging or mentoring someone else at your workplace to ride? When you [...]
An extra day off for riding to work
A Germany politician has proposed that those who ride a bike to work should get an extra day of leave each year. And he makes some pretty good points.
Do you Ride2Work? Take our survey.
Do you ride a bike to work? Let us know why you do or don't so we can make your commute easier.
Cargo bikes roped in to solve parking woes
Industrial ropes business Spidertech has bought two electric cargo bikes to bypass the hassle of finding parking spots in busy downtown Hobart.
Bikes beat buses by two hours in commuter race
Commuters on bikes beat those catching replacement buses to the city by more than two hours in Melbourne this morning as rail disruptions caused commuter chaos.
Don’t go loco during rail disruptions
Bicycle Network will be making sure commuters don’t go loco during upcoming rail disruptions by helping them jump on a bike and take two wheels to work.
RACV recommends strategic cycling corridors
The RACV has shown its biggest commitment yet to advancing bike riding in Melbourne by recommending improvements to a number of priority bike routes.
How do you ride to the station?
Would you like your bike trip to the train to be easier? Transport for Victoria and Public Transport Victoria want to hear your thoughts.
New survey aims to understand how young adults commute
A new study aims to understand how young adults commute to their place of work or study, and they're asking people aged 18 to 25 to complete a brief survey.
2019: A year of hard hats, trucks, and bikes
Metro Tunnel construction works in Melbourne are ramping up. With that will come extra truck traffic, but plans are place to reduce risks to riders.
Are you a #CyclewayUser in Sydney?
Sunrise's Samantha Armytage is wrong. We need to show her just how many people ride bikes on the City of Sydney's cycleways.
Uninterrupted ride to work for Perth’s north
Bike riders in Perth’s northern suburbs are set to enjoy a completely off-road and uninterrupted commute into the city once a major upgrade to the Mitchell freeway is completed.
Just imagine a city of separate cycleways
This article first appeared in The Mercury on Tuesday 16 October 2018. Ride2Work Day is held in October every year to celebrate and encourage people to ride bicycles to work. However, if we are serious about getting more people riding to work it needs co-operation in government, business and the community. Why do we [...]
Bike blasts through in commuter challenge
The trusty bicycle won the day in this morning’s Ride2Work Day Commuter Challenge from Derwent Park to Mawsons Place in Hobart. Participants on a bicycle, electric bicycle, driving a car and catching a bus all left the corner of Derwent Park and Main roads in Derwent Park at 8.18am. The bicycle rider took the Intercity [...]
That’s a wrap for Ride2Work Day 2018
More than 10,000 Australians saddled up for National Ride2Work Day, celebrating the benefits of riding to work and the communities that support this great cause.
Women called on to get rolling for Ride2Work Day
Women across Australia are being encouraging to leave the car at home and jump on their bike for Bicycle Network’s National Ride2Work Day this Wednesday, 17 October.
Ride2Work and win a Henty backpack
All Tasmanian riders who register on the Ride2Work Day portal will go in the running for a super cool black Henty Tube backpack and trucker cap.
Bosch leading in the workplace bike race
More than 100,000 employees of the German automotive electronics giant Bosch will get access to an ebike or standard bike.
Commuters still queuing in cars
Despite the average Melburnian's commute being 15 kilometres, three-quarters of all workers are still driving their cars to the office.
Cycling to cure cancer
Australia's peak body representing cancer doctors is recommending that exercise and bike riding becomes a cornerstone of cancer treatment.
Sedentary workstyle threatens health
The future of work will be increasingly sedentary, leading to increased chronic illness caused by lack of exercise. Unless you ride to work.
That’s not a Smurf, it’s a Super commuter counter
Australia’s streets will be awash with blue-shirted bicycle counters this Tuesday when almost 1,000 volunteers lead the Super Tuesday commuter count.
Riding a bike is not just for the elite
Riding to work is not for the elite and it's not the new golf – it’s transport. What’s missing is space to ride for people outside the inner-suburbs.
Employers urged to offer salary sacrifice ebikes
Australian employers are being urged to offer electric bikes as a salary sacrifice for their employees to ride to work for better health and productivity.
Tract on track to building a healthy workplace
The benefits of riding to work are being realised by Australian landscape architecture, planning and design consultancy, Tract Consultants.
RACV bike research highlights potential
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) bike research has found that with a little bit of help we can get more people riding.
Aussies get on their bikes and Ride2Work
Tens of thousands of commuters around Australia have embraced the bike and joined Bicycle Network's National Ride2Work Day.
Why is Ride2Work Day important?
Ride2Work is more than just a day – let's start a commuter revolution and build a healthier Australia.
Get on your bike at Ride2Work Day
All Australians are encourages to get on their bikes and go to work the healthy way on National Ride2Work Day next Wednesday, 18 October.
5 reasons to love riding to work
If you get yourself riding to work regularly you can open up a new world of opportunities … Good morning World! Not a morning person? Cycling fixes that. It’s a first-rate heart-starter and mood enhancer. You will find yourself greeting fellow commuters cheerily like the early bird you never knew you were. First to the [...]