Plenty of people, young and old turned out to enjoy the winter sunshine and re-invigorate a few inner city lanes for the ‘better block’ event. The event strongly supported bike riders of all kinds with easy bike parking, coffee and a cycling forum. The forum at Beav’s Bar was stacked with people passionate about seeing…
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A seriously passionate assessment of Geelongs lack of accommodation for bike riders… Get a coffee or beer to read this work by Dane expat journo Mik Aidt. Call for more cyclists in the streets
What is it with bike riders and coffee… Fuel is a bike friendly cafe in central Geelong (map)… It brings together great coffee, cosy urban interior, hipster bike hangers and it is frequented by pretty people… lovely!
WOW… An all-star line up for the upcoming Cycling forum… This just in from the organisers: On Saturday June 15th Cycle Geelong will host a Geelong Cycling Forum: a public discussion about community bicycle transportation, covering aspects such as safety, infrastructure and networks in Geelong. This forum comes at a crucial time in the region with numerous…
A Geelong train station revamp is on the cards, thanks to the NDIS rolling into town and shaming the State Government into action. An upgrade to the station will accommodate people who have difficulty negotiating the existing stairs to cross the tracks. This is well overdue for the downtrodden pensioners, the disabled, mums with prams and bike riders….
Another cyclist is hospitalised in an incident in Geelong West – the cycling backspots of Pako have spread down Autumn St.
The cover of a recent edition of the famous New Yorker. Need it say anymore.
The Geelong Better Block, an get together held in central Geelong, will activate a section of inner city streets with community built street furniture, vegie boxes, local food, art installations, street performances, bicycle parking and a Cycling Forum at 1pm – to hear about what the Bike Safe team do and promote. The event encourages bike…
A great video on how the Dutch turned a car town into a mecca for bike riding. More about this clip and a great comparison to Australia’s reluctance to support bike infrastructure here
A tragedy struck today… A young boy was killed while riding to school in Corio. This is a sickening reminder of why Bicycle Users Geelong is here, and why we need to work even harder to improve safety for all bike riders. Better conditions for riders won’t always prevent shocking accidents like this happening, but while vulnerable…