CYCLING NEWS ROUNDUP

weekly cycling headlines from Canberra, Australia and the world

compiled by Roger Bacon, Pedal Power ACT Advocacy Team

Sunday 28 April 2019

Headline news

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: CYCLING COMMITMENTS
Labor commits $260m to National Bike Paths Strategy - Anthony Albanese MP
WRA applauds Labor's $260m bike infrastructure announcement - We Ride Australia
Bicycle Queensland welcomes Shorten cycling strategy - BQ
Labor makes $260m bike pledge - Bicycle Network
Labor pedals promises for Central Coast cyclists - NBN News
[VIC] Shorten commits $4.8m to Footscray route - Bicycle Network
[VIC] $2m secured for Baxter to Somerville bike path - Greg Hunt MP
[VIC] Feds to fund Boulie upgrade - Bicycle Network

TRANSPORT CANBERRA BROCHURE: LOADING BIKES ON LIGHT RAIL
[PDF] Bicycle access on light rail - Transport Canberra

DEATH OF WASHINGTON DC CYCLING ADVOCATE
Washington DC cycle campaigner killed, city govt 'dragging its feet’ on protected lanes - road.cc
Cyclists take over DC streets to demand safety - Streetsblog USA
Cyclists are using red cups to protest unsafe bike lanes - Streetsblog USA

REPORT BENCHMARKS ROAD SAFETY FOR 72 URBAN AREAS, MAINLY IN EU
- finds that a modal shift away from private motor vehicles could significantly enhance road safety in dense urban areas and deliver public health benefits
Road safety in European cities - International Transport Forum

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High priority items below are in red type.

Local news

Request for Tender: Design feasibility studies, Pt 3 Cycling Network Improvement Project - TCCS
[Opinion] 'Car-berra, the city that needs a bit more grit!’ - CT
Goulburn welcomes NSW’s next step on rail trails - The RiotACT

National news

[Opinion] A health election? If so, what's absent is serious national disease prevention - CT
Transport is more than road and rail investments - RACV
Bruising bollards continue to cause bother - Bicycle Network
[VIC] Vale Damion Drapac - Amy Gillett Foundation
30 km/h speed limit introduced to streets in Melbourne CBD - News.com
[VIC] Bendigo's new riding and walking strategy - Bicycle Network
Bicycling WA & WestCycle merge - WestCycle
[WA] $10m Budget boost to make Collie a world-class trail adventure town - Premier

International news

Europe
[Music video] Anthony's Putsch: King of the world - YouTube
ECF outlines conference sessions for Velo-city 2019 - Cycling Industry News
[Video] Utrecht: the flood of bikes - YouTube

UK
If you build them, they will come: record year for cycle counters - The Guardian
Trpt for London: funding for businesses to ‘enable employees to cycle to work’ - BikeBiz
Transport for London to pilot default green man signal at ten pedestrian crossings - road.cc
20 times more children could cycle to school with better transport planning - The Conversation
Aberdeen Cycle Forum plans demonstration over ‘lack of cycling infrastructure’ - BikeBiz

Canada
Vancouver unveils boldest climate action plan - Streetsblog USA
Vancouverites set new record in walking, biking and transit use - Vancouver Courier

USA
[Video] Protected bike lane bonanza - Vimeo [Streetfilms]
Want a happy commute? Researchers point to travel by bicycle - Minneapolis Star Tribune
How five cities are expanding bike share to underserved communities - Curbed
What is the Hierarchy of Controls, and what does it have to do with bikes? - TreeHugger

Global
[New book] Bike share, by Elliot Fishman - Amazon.com

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