Category Archives: Active transport

Are your parklands safe?

Parkland along the Koonung Creek is endangered. If North East Link goes ahead, the proposed Eastern Freeway widening may have a disastrous impact on the parkland and shared paths beside the Koonung Creek between Bulleen Rd and Springvale Rd. It … Continue reading

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An idea for Box Hill?

Streets only allow ‘ultra-low emission’ vehicles, walkers and bikes. Islington Council in London has banned petrol, diesel and older hybrid from nine London streets in Hackney in a “pioneering” scheme. Only electric cars, the newest hybrids, hydrogen vehicles and bikes … Continue reading

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Join Biketober Whitehorse!

Get on a bike this October… Rediscover the joys and benefits of cycling! Biketober Whitehorse is a fun and friendly cycling campaign to get more people riding in Whitehorse!  It doesn’t matter if you ride every day or haven’t been on … Continue reading

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Building a Cycling City

Urban Vitality – Its needed here too. In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to … Continue reading

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Project transparency and accountability

New benchmark set by Infrastructure Australia This applies to the NEL and the new Rail announcement: Infrastructure Australian says in guidelines published 24th July 2018 (https://goo.gl/ryN9P7): “Ultimately, we want to ensure that community needs are properly understood, all options considered … Continue reading

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