Queensland
Work on the much-anticipated $38.9 million Sydney Harbour Bridge ramp upgrade has begun. When completed, the bike lane will link the country's most famous bridge to the bike network in Milsons Point.
Bike partnership a winner in 2024 Cycling Luminaries Awards
Melbourne-based RideKola and Good Cycles' Equitable Commute Pilot Project has won WeRide Australia’s Cycling Luminaries 2024 Bike Culture Award.
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.
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.
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.