Merri-bek BUG

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Confirming that a VMS (sign) will be mounted just north of LaTrobe so you can detour before getting to the Swanston St closure down at Collins St. It will also be possible to walk 100m past the detour to continue down Swanston, at all times. Detour starts Monday.

We'll be at Fawkner Festa in just over a week doing free bike checks! Dust off yourbikes and bring them along for their spring spruce up! We'll also have infomration on learning to ride, finding people to ride with and more! All the details here: facebook.com/share/15f7dn4P…

Improving the Albert Street, Brunswick streetscape and walking and bike access, will make it easier and safer for everyone to use the street, when travelling locally and further through Merri-bek's transport networks. What would you like to see? conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/albert-street-…

🌟Announcing Critical Mass South 📌Meet 5.30pm, Fri 29 Nov State Library, CBD, riding south until we encounter a beach 🎂Nov is traditionally our birthday ride, happy 29 years strong to us! 🎉Bring your friends, family, bikes etc & have a party by the bay criticalmass.melbourne

New! @3CR podcast: Dr John Symons @BikeWestVic: When will Victorian government act to protect vulnerable road users? Dynon, Footscray Rd, WGT, will any of the 56 recommendations from 'Inquiry into the impact of road safety' be acted upon? @abcmelbourne 3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episo…

@MerribekBUG @bicycle_network @CoburgCycling My downstairs neighbour had one of these! It was probably the only thing keeping him alive 😆

In 2011 we gave away 500 new bicycles to residents of Coburg and Pascoe Vale (at Coburg North Primary School) as part of our O'Hea Bike Town project. Did you get an O'Hea Bike Town bike? We'd love to hear from you if you did! PM us or email committee@morelandbug.org

Vic govt must act on Inquiry into the Impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users recommendations as report tabled in May 2024 parliament.vic.gov.au/roadsafetybeha… 'The government is required to respond to a committee’s final report within 6 months' parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/i…

What could safe sustainable tranpsort options in Glenroy look like? @camoreland take a look: climateactionmerribek.org/2024/10/25/saf…

Melbourne Water have advised that the shared user path on the northern side of the Moonee Ponds creek between Margaret & Main Streets will be closed from 30 October until mid to late December 2024. Path detours will be in place via Margaret Street and Main Street.

This store owner gets it. Cyclists rolling through retail districts do so far more efficiently than a motorist, but with the freedom to “stop on a whim” the way a window-shopping pedestrian would. @DwntwnHamBIA @Barton_Village @LockeStShops @PrabSarkaria @AndreaHorwath #HamOnt

This is a devastating story. It’s bad enough when mistakes are made but when known issues and warnings are not addressed it really highlights priorities.

Swanston St south-bound between Collins and Flinders Lane intermittent closures from 7/Nov to 8/Dec. Watch this space for updates, and watch for updates on signage at LaTrobe St closer to the date. Metro Tunnel are removing a crane. Northbound will stay open.

@XtrapolisLegs This would never happen in Japan.

❤️ I love cross platform transfers ❤️

Need some guidance casting your vote in the City of Greater Geelong council election? 🗳 These candidates have taken the pledge to support safe and pleasant streets for people to live, work, play and move in via streetspeoplelove.org

Today our first Glenroy Wheel Sisters graduated with a multi-modal trip by bike and train. These women have only just learnt to ride, the third group of women we have taught in the north of Merri-bek. Looking forward to many more bike rides!

Critical Mass North: safe streets for all, meet 5.30pm Fri 25 Oct, State Library, naarm Melbourne CBD, riding to Northcote Town Hall. Pickup point: Gertrude & Nicholson St, Fitzroy 👻 Please dress suitably for Halloween👻 streetsalivedarebin.org/journal/critic…

Drawing inspiration from Amsterdam and Utrecht, Paris has opened a state-of-the-art 1,200-bike parking facility at Gare du Nord. A key link in a seamless and scalable intermodal system, it provides an elegant storage solution for local, regional and (inter)national passengers. 🧵