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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.

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 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.
Aerial view of wide road and footpath dominated by people walking and riding.

Bike groups press governments at COP29

A coalition of bike riding, walking and health groups is pushing for greater commitments for active transport at the latest global climate change meeting in Azerbaijan in November.

Traffic limited in central Paris

As Australia's big-city politicians push to squeeze more cars along their streets, Paris continues its successful strategy to filter cars out, giving more space to people and making streets more attractive and economically vibrant. 

Teen drivers and mobile phones a dicey mix

Teenage drivers who use their mobile phones while driving are significantly more likely to engage in risky driving behaviours such as hard braking and rapid acceleration, a US study reveals.