CYCLING NEWS ROUNDUP

weekly cycling headlines from Canberra, Australia and the world

compiled by Roger Bacon, Pedal Power ACT Advocacy Team

Monday 22 April 2019

Headline news

LAUNCH OF CANBERRA LIGHT RAIL
With the beginning of light rail, Canberra is forever changed - CT
Be rail ready: safety tips - Our Canberra

TAS MOTORING ORGANISATION'S 30-YEAR PLAN SUPPORTS HOBART ACTIVE TRANSPORT
[PDF] Greater Hobart mobility vision: 30 year strategy - RACT
RACT Hobart vision supports separated cycleways - Bicycle Network

AUCKLAND CYCLING UP 6% ON PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS
2019 monthly cycle monitoring reports - Auckland Transport

VANCOUVER SUBMISSION CALLS FOR 66% OF TRIPS BY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT BY 2030
[PDF] Climate emergency response proposal for City Council - City of Vancouver

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High priority items below are in red type.

Local news

Chief engineer for ACT appointed - CT
Transport Canberra seeks 40 zero-emission buses to upgrade fleet - The RiotACT

National news

Federal election 2019 - Bicycle Network
Advocate training workshop, Melbourne, 14 May - We Ride Australia
Understanding the Heavy Vehicle National Law Review - Bicycle NSW
The importance of physical activity in obesity epidemic - Exercise & Sports Science Aust
Study: driver behavior shows greater need for protected bike lanes - Streetsblog USA
[NSW] WestConnex first proposes to replace a park with a bike path, then a freeway - SMH
[NSW] WestConnex downgrades Parramatta Rd bike path to part-time during major events- SMH
30 km/h speed zone to be enforced in Melbourne's inner north - Nine News
[VIC] Frydenberg tries a different tack with promise for safer cycling paths - SMH
[WA] Elderly driver charged over UberEats cyclist hit and run - WA Today
[WA] Few drivers fined over 1-metre rule, while cyclists cop it over helmets - WA Today

International news

NZ
[Vacancy] Head of Healthy Streets and Active Modes - Auckland Transport
Dangerous intersection by two Nelson schools a 'waiting game' - Stuff.co.nz

Europe
[Video] This is what it's like to park a cargo bike in Amsterdam Zuid station - Twitter
[Video, English subtitles] How the Netherlands cycles 15 billion km a year - YouTube
[Research] What will the car driver do? Cyclists' anticipation in safety situations – Science Direct
Ghent reports a 25% increase in cyclists in first year of traffic plan - Transport & Environment
[Video][Delft NL] Cycle and foot paths are continuous by design - Twitter [Modacity]
[Research] European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, April 2019 - Tech Uni Delft

UK
'Nightmare' video shows dangers faced by children cycling to school - Liverpool Echo
Flintshire gets ‘Balanceability’ funding boost for primary schools - BikeBiz
Girls cycling to school number triples following Sustrans Scotland project - Cycling Ind News
Campaigners in Cambridge ride for Space for Cycling ahead of local elections - road.cc

USA
Cambridge MA ambitious protected bike lane law - CityLab
Bike lanes are not good enough - YouTube [Billiant.org]
Shared micromobility in the US, 2018 - National Association of City Transportation Officials
[Video] Scariest part of my commute: Townsend St, San Francisco - Twitter [Alexandra Sweet]
Ridership jumped 400% when Seattle protected a bike lane - Streetsblog USA
Safest bicycle lanes are those with physical barriers - Philadelphia Inquirer

Global
A network of bike mayors will expand to 200 cities in 2019 - Fast Company
Painted white lines are not cyclist-protecting forcefields, agree experts - Forbes.com

Pedal Power ACT Vice President (Advocacy) John Widdup [left] boards light rail, 18 April [CT photo]

Opinions expressed in the Cycling News Roundup are those of the respective authors and are not necessarily those of Pedal Power ACT.

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