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In the three years of Bicycle Network's Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain we have learnt to expect the unexpected, and this weekend was no different.
Rugged weather for Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain
Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain has made a name for itself as a rugged event, with brutal climbs and unpredictable weather, and this weekend will be no different.
Singapore says no more cars
With roads already taking up 12 per cent of its land area, Singapore will cap the total number of cars in the city state from February 2018. “In view of land constraints and competing needs, there is limited scope for further expansion of the road network,” the Land Transport Authority (LTA) explains. The island government [...]
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.
Mobility rated mediocre in Australia
A new city-ranking list has named Brisbane as the best city in Australia but overall mobility in major centres is mediocre. Called the Sustainable Cities Mobility Index and published by private engineering and urban planning firm Arcadis, the list ranks cities on the performance of their transport networks, for quality of life, environmental impact and [...]
Infrastructure win on bike corridors
The State Government has committed to an accelerated roll-out of a network of strategic cycling corridors over the next 15 years.
Liveable speed spreads to Maribyrnong
The City of Maribyrnong is the latest Melbourne local council to embrace liveable speed streets to enhance bike riding and reduce risk for riders. Maribyrnong councillors on 17 October unanimously backed a proposal to reduce speeds on local streets across the municipality to 40 km/h in a staged approach across seven areas. The proposal argued [...]
Mind. Body. Pedal shortlisted for health award
Mind. Body. Pedal, has been chosen as a finalist in the Encouraging Physical Activity category for the 2017 VicHealth Awards.
Bike parking in Darwin a dire situation
Not a single respondent to a Bicycle Network survey said that Darwin has adequate bike parking. In September, Bicycle Network asked locals to have their say on how to make Darwin a better place to ride. Of those who took the survey, more than half ride a bike every day and three quarters ride at [...]
Bike vision confirmed for Fishermans Bend
The transport plan for Fishermans Bend confirms that bikes will have high priority in the new suburb that will house 80,000 people and 60,000 workers.