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Pedal Power ACT Cycling News Roundup
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CYCLING NEWS ROUNDUP

weekly cycling headlines from Canberra, Australia and the world

compiled by Roger Bacon, Pedal Power ACT Advocacy Team
Sunday 29 August 2021

Headline news

The ACT Legislative Assembly declared a climate emergency on 16 May 2019.
CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION
[VIC] Our Climate Emergency Response Strategy 2021-2025 - Have your say Glen Eira
Sustainability report lifts the lid on bike industry - Latz Report
Focusing just on electric cars could impede race to net zero - UK Research & Innovation
[UK] How should we respond to the climate emergency? - Smarter Cambridge Transport
CORONAVIRUS - ACTION DURING THE CRISIS
Regular cycling booms in Sydney amid pandemic - The Age [paywall quota]
Cycling in Wales up 68% due to lockdown - BikeBiz
AUSTROADS WEBINAR: CYCLING AND THE SUSTAINABLE CITY
[Webinar 19 Oct] Cycling for sustainable cities, with Ralph Buehler & John Pucher - Austroads
VELO-CITY 2021 LISBON, 6-9 SEP
Programme - Velo-city 2021 Lisboa
Velo-city 2021 Lisboa: “Cycle Diversity” takes centre stage - European Cyclists' Federation
CYCLING SAFETY
[Webinar recording] Review of the guide to road safety - Austroads
Participate in QUT’s Cycling Safety Survey - Amy Gillett Foundation
[TAS] Cycling safety projects lined up ready to go - Bicycle Network
[UK West Midlands] Police stop nearly 200 motorists during close pass operation - road.cc
Vehicle/cycle conflict halves in Glasgow trial of bike-activated traffic signs - road.cc
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High priority items below are in red type.

National news

Ten years of bike count data for public use - Bicycle Network
3 new cycleways open as rider numbers boom - City of Sydney
“Riding and walking: we're happy to say both are on the increase!" - Twitter [City of Sydney]
[NSW] Help shape Tweed's new bike plan - Bicycle Network
Revitalising the Healesville Freeway Reserve - Government of Victoria
Pedaling ahead with record spending on local cycle projects - Government of South Australia

International news

NZ
Green light for Wellington's $350m walking, cycling, public transport plan - NZ Herald
Europe
Bicycle planning is a joint affair - Cycling Embassy of Denmark
An outdated cycling bridge in Utrecht - Bicycle Dutch

Faster and cleaner: project tests cargo bike logistics in Brussels - European Cyclists’ Fed
"Welcome to Switzerland, where entire car lanes are now dedicated to bicycles!" - Twitter
Secret Cyclist: Let’s look at how Irish radio frames cycling - Irish Examiner
UK
[PDF][Final version] Making streets better: clutter buster - City Infinity
[Podcast] Accelerating the UK market for active travel - Connected Places
The rise of MTB - BikeBiz
Are e-bikes ruining mountain biking? - The Conversation

Power to the pedal: the galvanising effects of London by e-bike - Financial Times [paywall]
Wider pavements and greening will create a cycle-friendly Edinburgh - TransportXtra [paywall]
Canada
‘Bikelash’ for new lanes is only temporary - Bicycle Network
[Nth Vancouver] "This is what AAA bike infrastructure enables" - Twitter [Duncan Wilcock]

Kitsilano Beach Park Seaside Greenway improvements - Shape Your City Vancouver
USA
37 bicycle friendly businesses pedaling to new heights - League of American Bicyclists
New tool for helping communities evaluate Complete Streets projects - Smart Growth America

"Does induced demand apply to bike lanes?" and other questions - Strong Towns
Global
[Video][Humour] 14 creative & effective concepts for protecting road crossings - YouTube
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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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