CYCLING NEWS ROUNDUP

weekly cycling headlines from Canberra, Australia and the world

compiled by Roger Bacon, Pedal Power ACT Advocacy Team
roger.bacon@tpg.com.au

Sunday 21 August 2022

Monitoring ACT GOVERNMENT CYCLING COMMITMENTS 2020-24 - Pedal Power ACT

Headline news

The ACT Legislative Assembly declared a climate emergency on 16 May 2019.
CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION
On the waitlist for an electric vehicle? Consider an e-bike in the meantime - The Echidna
Politicians 'must not be afraid to ruffle feathers locally' if Ireland to cut emissions - Irish Examiner
[USA] What IS in the Inflation Reduction Act for bikes? - People for Bikes
Oakland, California, planning e-bike library to cut congestion and carbon - Smart Cities Dive
Denver to drop road expansions as planners shape climate-minded future - Colorado Public Radio
Why we drew 600-mile long picture of a bicycle across Europe - The Guardian

AUCKLAND'S PLAN TO REDUCE TRANSPORT EMISSIONS
The pathway to lower transport emissions in Auckland - Our Auckland
Climate change: Auckland councillors vote to cut transport emissions by 64% - Stuff.co.nz
Auckland’s best chance to fix its clogged transport system - The Spinoff

E-BIKE SUBSIDIES AROUND THE WORLD
France is now offering a €4,000 e-bike subsidy to people who trade in their car - ebiketips
Requesting a subsidy for the purchase of a pedelec25 or a bicycle - Luxembourg Government
Rebates - EV Assist Nova Scotia
Blue planet, green ideas: Prince Edward Island subsidizes e-bikes - OI Canadian
E-bikes flood Denver streets - The Denver North Star

REDUCING TRAFFIC SPEED ON SHARED STREETS
30 kph speed limits on WA streets as government expands 'safe active streets' program - ABC
[NZ] How we can improve how we care - Newsroom
‘Edinburgh has led in Scotland’, say speed limit campaigners of 20 mph cap - The National
Municipality of Amsterdam to lower speed limit from 50 to 30 - I Am Expat

CYCLING SAFETY
What should happen to drivers who kill cyclists? - Outside Online
Traffic deaths are surging, but we have the tools to make Americans safe - NACTO

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High priority items below are in red type.

Local news

Upgraded pedestrian crossing on David Street, Turner - Pedal Power ACT

National news

10 images show how attractive Australian shopping strips can be without cars - The Conversation
Perth shopping strips could get a major makeover - The Age [paywall quota]
Rail Trails Bill speeds through NSW Parliament - Micromobility Report
Free bike lessons for City of Sydney residents - Bicycle Network

International news

NZ
[Auckland] NZ Transport Agency gets an F for Harbour Bridge cycling decision - Today FM
New Zealand's first e-bike festival lands in Queenstown - NZ Herald

Europe
This Dutch design swaps one car parking space for 10 bikes - Fast Company
What is Good Move? - City of Brussels

UK
How to talk about car free cities - Google Docs
Grant Shapps’ bike licence plates proposal ‘a strange and pointless idea’ - The Guardian
“No plans to introduce registration plates” for cyclists, insists Grant Shapps - road.cc
'We have let so much of our cities go over to cars that we’re having to pull it back' - Cycling Wkly
[Podcast] Why is Oxford so popular for cycling? - Streets Ahead

USA
The final mile: US cities - People for Bikes
What can Chicago learn about cycling from the Netherlands? - Streetsblog Chicago
[Video] Studying the resilient street of the future - YouTube [Prof Billy Fields, Texas State Uni]
[Video] Did you drive here? Why that choice was made for you. - TED Talk

Global
Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership & use - Nature

Shawlands, near Glasgow

The President of the UK Automobile Association responding to the Minister for Transport's comments about registering and insuring bicycles:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

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