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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
roger.bacon@tpg.com.au
Sunday 20 November 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
[Westconnex] Imagine if climate impact were factored into decision making. - Twitter [F Campbell]
[PDF] Reimagining Europe’s transport system - Euractiv
Electric vehicle shift alone will not solve urban transport woes: Portuguese minister - Euractiv
[UK] Local authority policy could remove one billion car miles a week: report - Smart Transport
COP27, SHARM EL-SHEIKH
PATH’s letter to governments & cities - Partnership for Active Travel and Health
A joint letter on cycling - Bicycle Network
Netherlands kicks off training of cycling & walking professionals worldwide - Dutch Cycling Emb
[Session recording] Building global momentum to decarbonise transport - Trpt Decarbn Alliance
[Session recording] Shifting gear: accelerating active mobility for future generations - YouTube
[Session recording] The role of cycling in the new mobility paradigm - YouTube
CORONAVIRUS - PLANNING FOR AFTER THE CRISIS
The pandemic bike boom survives, in cities that stepped up - Wired
NEW 'GREENLINE' PROPOSAL FOR THE EASTERN A.C.T.
Eastwick Greenline light rail and active travel corridor concept revealed - Fyshwick Business Assn
We welcome new Kingston to Fyshwick ‘greenline’ proposal - Pedal Power ACT
MICROMOBILITY CONFERENCE & EXPO, 25-26 NOVEMBER, SYDNEY & ONLINE
Some highlights you can see at the Micromobility Conference & Expo - Micromobility Report
REDUCING TRAFFIC SPEED ON SHARED STREETS
Precinct-wide speed reduction to improve safety and quality of public space - NSW Government
Lower limits don’t just save lives; they make NZ towns and cities better places - The Conversation
Londoners asked to have their say on TfL’s next stage of lowering speed limits - Trpt for London
[UK] Road Safety Week 2022: speed limits - Leigh Day
CYCLING SAFETY
10th International Cycling Safety Conference, 8-10 Nov, Dresden - icsc22.com
Dangerous junctions - London Cycling Campaign
Bicycle friendly driver training is now online - League of American Bicyclists
New city roads to include bike lanes, safety measures for cyclists - City of Gainesville FA
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High priority items below are in red type.

Local news
Tender out for promised duplication of Athllon Drive - RiotAct

National news
Hard graft takes Hodge to cycling’s pinnacle - Micromobility Report
Superblocks are not pro-bike or anti-car, they’re all about the evidence - SMH [free reg’n]
Design of road and streets guide - NSW Government
[Webinar recording] NSW Movement & Place Framework - Austroads
[VIC] Peak-hour protest looms as battle for future of Sydney Road heats up - The Age [free reg’n]
Brisbane riders are taking detours to avoid traffic stress - Bicycle Network

International news
NZ
New Zealand scored C+ for physical activity in children and teens - The Conversation
- [Australia scored C-]
Europe
[Online course] Being smart about cycling futures - Coursera
International Cargo Bike Festival summary - Mobycon
Traffic evaporation: findings from tactical urbanism interventions in Barcelona - Science Direct
UK
Storey sets out vision for boosting active travel in Greater Manchester - TransportXtra
[Podcast][UK] Active travel & the economy - Streets Ahead
USA
Going Dutch: translating best practice from The Netherlands to a US context - Dutch Cycling Emb
Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates increases in GDP for bicycling in US - People for Bikes
[New book edition] Walkable city (Tenth Anniversary Edition), by Jeff Speck - Macmillan
Elon Musk dismisses induced demand, a phenomenon first witnessed in 1866 - Forbes
Top quality cycling infrastructure in Canberra:
"💐 for @TCCS_ACT @actgovernment to all who designed & built this raised path and crossing near Clare Holland House. This is as good as those I 🚲 in Netherlands. More please."
- Paris Lord
Protected bike lane in downtown Vancouver
Portuguese Infrastructure Minister Pedro Nuno Santos speaking on 14 November at the Transport Research Arena conference in Lisbon, https://en.euractiv.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/special-report/Reimagining-Europes-transport-system.pdf
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