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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 9 May 2021

Headline news

The ACT Legislative Assembly declared a climate emergency on 16 May 2019.
CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION
Victorian Climate Change Strategy - Bicycle Network
France plans subsidy for packages delivered by cargo bike - Cycling Industry News
[UK] Government to scale back England’s £27 billion road program, reports BBC - Forbes
CORONAVIRUS - ACTION DURING THE CRISIS
Sydney’s most popular pop-up bike path overtakes city’s busiest - SMH [paywall quota]
[VIC] Heidelberg Road route continues to impress - Bicycle Network
[VIC] Pop-up upgrades set to expand in the inner north - Bicycle Network
How e-bikes can shake up the daily commute - BikeBiz
Coronapiste among 170 new words to enter 2022 French dictionary - Forbes
Cycling in Scotland: a year like no other - European Cyclists’ Federation
CORONAVIRUS - PLANNING FOR AFTER THE CRISIS
[VIC] Pop-up bike lanes ripped up, stalled despite cycling upswing - The Age [paywall quota]
Health for all by 2030: The time to act is now! - Vic Health
Celebrating cycling cities: sharing Europe’s best practices - European Cyclists’ Federation
Up to 48% more cycling in European cities - Velo-city 2021 Lisboa
[UK] Govt 2020 road traffic estimates show “highest level of cycling since 60s” - Cycling Ind News
REDUCING TRAFFIC SPEED ON SHARED STREETS
[VIC] Making walking and cycling safer in Moreland - City of Moreland
30 km/h survey - Dublin City Council
[UK] 20 mph speed limits - Chester Cycling Campaign
Slow ME Down - Bicycle Coalition of Maine
CYCLING SAFETY
[PDF][Australia] Bike rider fatality report 2001-2020 - Bicycle Network
Protecting people who ride in the NSW Road Safety Action Plan 2026 - Bicycle Network
Berlin, Paris and London demand safer trucks - European Transport Safety Council
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High priority items below are in red type.

Local news

BMX star Caroline Buchanan the ultimate role model for Canberra riders - CT  [paywall quota]
Coles stays quiet on start date for Dickson redevelopment - CT [paywall quota]

National news

Planning Festival 2021, 24-28 May - Planning Institute of Australia
New designs released for the Sydney Harbour Bridge bike ramp - Bicycle Network
Right of way at crossings - Bicycle NSW
Tamworth’s growing active transport network - Bicycle NSW
Brisbane council predicts cost blow-out in state’s Riverwalk pledge - The Age [paywall quota]
[QLD] UQ quiet on new green bridges, despite 35 per cent rise in cycling - The Age [paywall quota]
Hobart’s first separated cycleways get closer - Bicycle Network

International news

Europe
[Video] "A segregated bike lane is only as good as its junctions with minor streets." - Twitter
Cities reimagined: an interview with Helsinki’s cycling coordinator - We Love Cycling magazine
"What if we built roads for cars the way we build tracks for cyclists ..." - Twitter [Cycling Professor]
Nijmegen gets longest 3D-printed bicycle bridge in the world - Innovation Origins
UK
[Podcast] Ralph Buehler and John Pucher on Cycling for sustainable cities - Spokesmen
[Audio] Breaking barriers to cycling for women - BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour
Wheel spiels: high-heeled shoes on the Trans-Pennine Trail - York Cycle Campaign
How much are local authorities really spending on cycling and walking? - Cycling UK
USA
It's time to rewrite the road builders' rule book - Bloomberg
Queensbridge, Melbourne
Quote of the week

“Decades of male dominance have had inevitable repercussions for the built world, which has tended to be shaped, almost by default, for the needs of men. It is probably not a coincidence that in pretty much every country men and boys tend to be more active than women and girls. Both UK and global figures show that more women than men fail to meet minimum activity levels, usually by three or four percentage points. This gender gap is wider for children, particularly among adolescents.”

from Peter Walker, The miracle pill: why a sedentary world is getting it all wrong,
Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2021, p.139.  ©Peter Walker, 2021 
ttps://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Miracle-Pill/Peter-Walker/9781471192531
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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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